OH, THEY do like to be beside the seaside! Newport County AFC fans got a free shirt, welcomed back an old face and saw their team earn a comprehensive victory in a pre-season friendly at Weston-super-Mare. County finally revealed their new kits
TRIBUTES have been paid to a young rugby player who has died. Owen Bennett had recently joined Nelson RFC, having previously played for Caerphilly RFC for a number of years. He also represented the Dragons at U16 and U18 levels. News of
NEWPORT County AFC have finally revealed their new home and away kits as they become the latest club to join Paddy Power’s Save Our Shirt campaign with ‘unsponsored’ shirts for the 2019-2020 season. The Exiles join Championship side Huddersfield
"MORE and faster action" is needed on issues facing the steel industry, a Newport MP has said. Newport East's Jessica Morden has frequently spoken out in support of the industry, which has suffered in recent years under increasing energy prices
RESIDENTS living along one stretch of the A40 between Raglan and Abergavenny will benefit from Welsh Government plans to reduce road noise, but villagers a few miles away will miss out. As reported last week, work to mitigate the noise levels on
THE construction area of the A466 between Tintern and St Arvans will not be re-opened until the road is safe, Monmouthshire County Council reiterated in a recent statement. As reported last week, repair work to the roadside embankment on a stretch
THE Bellagio Boys are playing a show in memory of an inspirational woman. The Bright Blue Belles are a fundraising group, formed as part of St David’s Hospice Care by Jackie Lewis, who tragically died in April , following her own battle with
COUNCILS are hoping to encourage a take-up in electric vehicles (EV) by fitting new charging points in car parks across Gwent. Newport, Torfaen, Monmouthshire, Blaenau Gwent and Caerphilly are preparing a joint funding bid for 73 charge points across
DEMOLITION work has started on a landmark Newport pub. The Centurion in St Julian's is being demolished to make way for affordable housing. Newport council’s planning committee voted to grant planning permission for 10 affordable homes on the
Here's the latest Argus column by South Wales East AM Mohammad Asghar: SINGLE-USE plastics symbolise today’s throwaway culture. Plastic packaging accounts for nearly half of all plastic waste globally. Much of it is thrown away within a few
A 20-year-old from Crosskeys has celebrated surviving a rare form of cancer with a sailing trip. Tom Miles was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of cancer - acute lymphoblastic leukaemia - at the age of 18 and had to have a lifesaving bone
JO SWINSON has been elected to succeed Sir Vince Cable as the new leader of the Liberal Democrats. The East Dunbartonshire MP was elected to lead the party over Kingston and Surbiton MP Sir Ed Davey this afternoon. Ms Swinson, who served as
A CAMPAIGN calling for the costs of applying for visas to stay in the UK to be abolished for non-British members of the armed forces has been backed by a Newport MP. Any Commonwealth citizens serving in the British armed forces have the right to
EIGHT drug dealers were locked up for a total of nearly 20 years after being caught by an undercover police operation combatting organised crime throughout Gwent. Ashley Morgan, aged 18, of Ringwood Hill, Ringland, Newport, David Griffiths, aged
DEFENDER Mickey Demetriou says Newport County AFC will be a “marked team” after going so close to promotion last season, but he believes they have the squad to cope with raised expectations. Demetriou played a crucial role as the Exiles battled
7:26pm A press officer for the Severn Area Rescue Association said: "SARA have had 3 lifeboats involved in the ongoing
ACTION must be taken to ensure all pensioners entitled to Pension Credit are receiving the benefit, a Newport MP has said. Newport East's Jessica Morden made the appeal after a study found up to 1.3 million households entitled to the benefit - more
A POLICE officer who confronted a hammer-wielding woman in the street, despite being off-duty and having one arm in plaster, has been recognised for her bravery. PC Keldra Griffiths, of Gwent Police, was off duty and visiting her partner in Port
MANAGER Michael Flynn expects a “really good battle” for the Newport County AFC number one jersey this season. After the departure of long-standing first choice Joe Day to near neighbours Cardiff City, County fans will have to get used to a new
DELAYS are expected for anyone travelling on the M4 eastbound between J29 Castleton and J26 Malpas due to congestion from an earlier crash. Traffic Wales advised their Twitter followers of a crash and a closed lane and there is congestion.
TAULUPE Faletau says his injury frustration has increased his hunger for Test rugby after a season on the sidelines. The number eight endured a nightmare 2018/19 after two broken arms limited him to five games for Bath and meant he didn't add to
THE Newport County AFC Supporters’ Trust board has two new directors after the premature end of the election process. The Trust announced on June 27 the intention to hold elections in August to fill five vacant positions on the board. As at 5pm
EMERGENCY services from both sides of the Bristol Channel were called out this weekend to reports of a man in distress on the M48 Severn Bridge. The man had climbed up onto the suspension cables of the bridge and SARA and Portishead lifeboat crews
THERE was a real community spirit in Bettws this weekend as the annual Bettws Big Picnic returned for another year. Organised by Bettws councillors Kevin Whitehead, Janet Cleverly and Jason Jordan, this year’s event was held in support of Women’
By Zep Bellavia, managing director of Newport-based solicitors and accountants Bellavia & Associates WHAT was more popular than Beyoncé and Kim Kardashian in terms of Google searches just over a year ago? The somewhat surprising answer
An off-centre look at life in Newport... It has kind of been swept under a very large carpet, but there is so much of it to sweep away that you can see the bulge. And now the closure of radiator manufacturer Quinn has again shone an intense
We catch up with Stuart Hammond, the new CEO of Newport’s St Joseph’s Hospital... The Business: Who are you? Stuart Hammond: I’m CEO of St Joseph’s Hospital in Newport and my role is to continue to develop an environment where people really
BeTheSpark is a movement whose mission is to create a more visible, simple and connected ecosystem in Wales – three words which may seem obvious yet will take the collaborative impact and drive of an entire ecosystem to achieve. The movement was
A ROAD accident is causing delays on the M4 around Newport. One lane was blocked and there is slow traffic due to an accident on the M4 westbound from J26 (Malpas Road) to J27 Glasllwch Crescent (Highcross). At least two cars are involved.
TESCO has increased prices on more than 1,000 products in the past two weeks - including staples such as bananas, cheese, pasta and jam - new internal documents seen by PA show. The supermarket, which has said cutting prices to compete with discounters
ACADEMY graduate Momodou Touray has been challenged to prove that he’s good enough to force his way into the Newport County AFC first team squad. Touray showed his potential with a successful loan spell at Barry Town United last season, scoring
SPOTTED flying ants in your garden yet? Or maybe you've had to walk home through a swarm of them. If you haven't already spotted them, chances are you will soon as we edge closer to Flying Ant Day. In fact there were so many of them along the
PRO-BREXIT protester James Goddard is expected to avoid an immediate jail term when he is sentenced this afternoon for harassing Remain-supporting MP Anna Soubry. The 30-year-old, of Kelvindale Drive, Timperley, Altrincham, is due at Westminster
CARDIFF Central station is to undergo a multimillion-pound upgrade to ease crowding and congestion. Up to £58 million has been committed by the Department for Transport to provide improved access and platforms suitable for longer trains with more
IT’S the start of a new week and, although the kids have six weeks off, many of us have to make our morning commute. We’ll keep you updated on traffic in Gwent throughout the morning, but here are some issues reported so far: A broken-down
NEWPORT city centre was filled with the sound of laughter from thousands of families who gathered for the popular Big Splash. The annual event puts on an array of both unmissable and unforgettable street performances. Some of the events which
A FORMER Gulf War veteran who spent his brother’s entire inheritance on mortgage payments and trips back and forth America has avoided prison. Michael Evans, who served in the RAF for a decade, appeared before Newport Crown Court yesterday after
WALES' new tax-raising powers could be used to improve population health and reduce deaths from non-communicable disease, a review has concluded. The review of existing health literature from Public Health Wales found that novel approaches to tax
