CAMPAIGNERS have expressed their delight that a popular splash pad which closed in 2014 could return next year. Tredegar Park’s now-defunct splash park, a £120,000 children’s play facility which was closed in 2014, could be re-opened next summer
A GRIEVING widower sent abusive messages to family members as he struggled to come to terms with the death of his wife who was killed in a car crash. A devastated Paul Devney left malicious voice mail messages for daughter Laura Devney and grandson
POLICE investigating a 'serious sexual assault' against a 20-year-old female jogger in the Croespenmaen area have released a man under investigation, and have warned people against making online comments. Detective Chief Inspector Nick Wilkie,
THE family of friends of the late Mel Harris, a former principal of Caerleon College and the Gwent College of Higher Education, have paid tribute to a “proud Welshman” who was “deeply committed to the value of education”. Mr Harris was born in
STAFF members from Abicare, a care provider for elderly and vulnerable people with a branch serving Pontypool and Usk, are attempt to cycle the equivalent height of Mount Everest as they raise money for good causes at home and abroad. As part of
THE 'INNOVATIVE' work by nominees for South Wales Argus’ Health and Care Awards was praised by judges. The awards celebrate dedicated workers in the health and safety sector, with sponsored categories including: Innovate Care in a Care Home Sector
**UPDATE: 6.10pm** THE incident is continuing to cause congestion, with slow traffic from Junction 29. -------------------------------------------------------------- THERE have been long delays on the M4 after an accident left one lane
BOSS Michael Flynn has the luxury of an almost fully fit squad to pick from for Newport County AFC’s clash with Yeovil Town at Rodney Parade tomorrow. Injured club captain Andrew Crofts, an unused substitute against Oldham Athletic last weekend
BOSS Bernard Jackman wants his Dragons side to build towards ending their Guinness PRO14 hoodoo on the road after making just three changes for the daunting clash with champions Leinster. Few are giving the Rodney Parade region any hope of triumphing
NEWS of Katie Hopkins turning up at a Newport High School was among our most talked about stories in the last week. The controversial figure tweeted a picture of herself with youngsters, as part of a visit to hear “frank views on the standard of
My family and I would like to thank wholeheartedly the good samaritans of Bettws, who help my 87 year old father who fell underneath a parked car. He was on his own and the good people of Bettws called an ambulance, stayed with him and contacted us
Reading the article about the Chinese dog eating festival and the petition, I was amazed at the rigmarole the Council has in operation. I thought handing it in to the Council was pretty easy : just go to the Civic and give it to Reception. How things
Mr Alun Cairns M.P. Secretary of State for Wales spent £40,000 on renaming the Second Severn Crossing. I travelled over this bridge recently and apart from a few tatty plastic signs on the toll booth barrier arms there are no name plates bearing the
I welcome the announce that the Council plan to build 46 new council houses in Caerphilly to help the 4.300 people who are waiting for a property. I have to ask why only 46 new houses? When the council has land at Pontllanfraith ( former office ) as
I agree with R Sims in the Argus 03/09/2018 about the parking in Newport. I would go further and call it lawless, never mind a joke. I would also add parking in zig-za lines and even disabled drivers do it. It is a penalty of six points and a £200
Following my letter about the 11 years of research that I have carried out in collating the names of well over 3000 war dead of Newport as well as the few hundred from Cwmbran along with approximately 1300 of Waterford City and county in Ireland, the
I am certain that there will be those who interpret this letter as being anti Welsh language. Nothing could be further from the truth. However, I have to question the wisdom of Welsh first where time is at a premium e.g. contacting the Police and various
J.Morgan had no luck in finding picture postcards of Newport. If he'd like to visit the Visitor Centre at Newport Transporter Bridge he'd find a selection of bridge photographs and of some interesting old ships. With Christmas coming there is a wide
PLANS to site a wind turbine near the Pen-y-Fan Country Park in Caerphilly have been thrown out over concerns about its visual impact. Councillors rejected the advice of planning officers who had recommended to approve an application for a 93-metre
England is bringing in the opt-out organ system already used in Wales. Very few country's use this system, they choose not to. With us being so desperate, are we keeping all organs donated in England and Wales just for English and Welsh people on the
Once again one of the regular wingers has popped their head up on the letters page and had nothing positive to say about the creative work of a local writer. There's a little gang of regular contributors whose sole aim in life it seems, is to simply
Whenever Newport Council is challenged regarding the problems being experienced, closure of care centres,a rundown shopping centre,lack of public toilets,poorly maintained roadsides and parks to name a few, the response is a lack of funds due to cutbacks
Whilst driving I was much saddened to view the high count of empty shops boarded , shuttered or otherwise left to decay. This was not abandoned area of a war-torn city, the rout I was driving was Clarence Place. Lest we forget, it is the part of the
I feel that I must remark on the picture shown in the Argus Politics File on Wednesday 29 Aug. Is it a view of some derelict football stadium or that of a local scrap yard with a pile of scrap steel out the front. Oh no it is a photo of the Senedd,
A SELFLESS couple whose lives have been dedicated to helping others less fortunate than themselves are in line for a major award. Jeff and Lynne Gornicki, from Wyllie, near Blackwood, have been nominated for a Wales Care Award in recognition of
A FORMER nurse from Caldicot, who has spent more than a decade supporting people with Parkinson’s, will take part in a wing walk later this month to raise money for Parkinson’s UK. Anne Hughes, 73, formerly of Tutshill, will fulfil a lifelong ambition
RESIDENTS of Gwent are wanted to join the board of a major south Wales prison, and help monitor conditions at the site. Cardiff Prison wants people from the area to help bring any concerns to the attention of prison managers and the Ministry of
Cardiff manager Neil Warnock plans to talk to Chelsea about signing Wales teenager Ethan Ampadu on loan in January. The Bluebirds travel to Stamford Bridge in the Premier League on Saturday, and Warnock says he will speak to Chelsea officials about
PLANS to spend £350,000 clearing unexpected asbestos at two Monmouthshire schools would represent a “very minor overspend” in the wider redevelopment of both sites, a meeting has heard. Asbestos has been unearthed at previously unreachable areas
WALES half-back Sian Moore will captain the Dragons when they get their Women's Regional Championship under way against Cardiff Blues at Pontypridd tomorrow. The new competition features five rounds of Sunday double-headers with the Dragons kicking
PLANS to spend more than £4.1 million improving the busiest road junction in Monmouth are set to be signed off by the local authority. The A40 Wye Bridge Transportation Improvement Scheme aims to improve traffic flows and ease congestion on the
A SPEEDING driver who killed a “prized father and loving son" has been jailed for nearly five years. Blane Nunes, of Jenkins Street, Newport, killed Vladimir Cech after driving a modified high performance VW Golf GTi on a city residential street
TEACHERS in Wales look set to get a pay rise after additional funding was granted by Westminster to the Welsh Government. The UK Government announced yesterday (September 13) that the Welsh Government will receive additional funding of £23.5m as
In a modern purpose-built building is a school that teaches children to live fulfilling lives as responsible members of their communities. ANGHARAD WILLIAMS takes a tour of the outstandingly happy Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Helyg. IN THE heart of a community
SECURITY guards were headbutted and racially abused at a busy shopping centre in front of horrified Christmas shoppers after violence erupted. James Rugless, his friend Tonya Price and Jamie Challis caused uproar in Newport’s Friars Walk on December
THE WEEKEND is here and there are some great events taking place throughout Gwent. • Today, an immersive production on domestic abuse will be shown at the studio in The Riverfront theatre in Newport. ‘35 Times’ is produced by Mercury Theatre Wales
BERNARD Jackman has stayed true to his pledge of keeping changes to a minimum for the Dragons’ daunting Guinness PRO14 trip to face champions Leinster. The head coach tinkers with his XV that beat Southern Kings 27-22 – their first league win since
THE Dragons A have bolstered their pack by bringing in Huw Taylor for their Celtic Cup clash with Connacht Eagles at Ystrad Mynach, writes Chris Kirwan. The summer recruit from Worcester featured as a replacement back row forward in the opening
AN APPEAL for information has been launched after a chicken was found with its head cut off. The decapitated chicken was found in Pontypool and RSPCA Cymru have launched an information appeal. The dead hen was found on Sunday, September 9 up
THE WORLD's biggest youth film festival is returning to Wales for its sixth year. Into Film festival will have nearly 45,000 free cinema tickets up for grabs for pupils in the UK and Wales, including Newport and Cwmbran. Throughout the UK the
AN EBBW Vale woman celebrated her 100th birthday last week with three generations of her family, some of whom flew in especially from the other side of the globe. Joyce Tamplin, who was born in Abergavenny in 1918 but spent her adult life in Ebbw
ONE of the city's most iconic landmarks has celebrated a big anniversary of when it opened. Newport Transporter Bridge was built and officially opened by 1st Viscount Tredegar Godfrey Morgan 112 years ago on Wednesday. And to mark the joyous
A NEW government savings account will help more than 100,000 people on low incomes by rewarding savers with an extra 50p for every £1 they save. Help to Save is aimed at helping people on low incomes to build up a ‘rainy day’ fund, and at encouraging
NEWPORT County AFC’s superb start to the season makes promotion from League Two all the more possible, according to on-loan defender Cameron Pring. Pring got his Exiles career up and running at Swindon Town on Tuesday night, playing the full 90
SPEED of ball is vital in rugby and after two rounds of the PRO14 it is something that needs to be quicker for us and slower for our opposition, so it’s a good time for us to welcome flanker Nic Cudd back into the fold. Cuddy is set to feature against
CROSS Keys will aim to start as they finished out west when they entertain Neath in the Premiership tomorrow, writes Chris Kirwan. The men from Pandy Park host the All Blacks on the back of a 41-28 loss at Carmarthen Quins, making a shocking start
TOMORROW’S South East Wales derby at the Arms Park in Cardiff will be a good test of Newport’s mental strength, says Black and Ambers head coach Craig Warlow. Back-to-back bonus-point wins in their first two games of the new Principality Premiership
THE family of Lucy Ellis, a schoolgirl and talented gymnast who died of sepsis earlier this year, took to the streets of Newport yesterday (September 13), which was World Sepsis Day, to raise awareness about the illness. Lucy, 16, died at the Royal
GROUPS of travellers have been spotted in two different areas of Newport this week. About seven caravans have returned to the former grounds of Poundstretcher in the Maesglas retail estate. They were last on the vacant site in August 2017.
