Archive

NEWPORT County AFC have been drawn away to Championship club Millwall in the FA Cup third round. Michael Flynn's men, who have already beaten Grimsby Town and Maldon & Tiptree in this year's competition, will go to The Den over the weekend of January

TRAINER Gavin Rees was delighted to see protégé Jake Tinklin get through the toughest test of his professional career to date, even if he didn’t fully stick to the pre-fight game plan. Risca welterweight Tinklin outpointed Hungarian Zoltan Szabo

A WALK in Newport turned into a fight for survival for two dogs after a suspected poisoning left them in a critical condition and needing veterinary care. Airedale terriers Roland and Winnie were on a walk yesterday with owner Ben Jeffreys in the

WALKERS out and about in Pontypool Park on Sunday afternoon were met with an odd - if festive - sight, as 300 Santas strapped on their running shoes. This year's Santa Run arranged by Age Connects Torfaen saw 300 runners dressed as St Nick chase

A COCAINE dealer escaped going to jail after his case took 15 months to go to court and the judge heard the defendant had turned his life around during the long delay. John Cox, aged 27, of Mount Road, St Cadoc’s, Pontypool, was handed a suspended

Here's the latest Argus column by chief executive of the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Judith Paget: THE clocks have gone back and Hallowe’en and Bonfire Night are behind us – winter is definitely starting to make its presence felt. And

With the General Election less than two weeks away, the Argus is taking a look at each of the constituencies in Gwent. MICHAEL JONES looked at Islwyn. ISLWYN encompasses the towns of Blackwood, Newbridge, Cross Keys and Risca and suffered greatly

I NOW get it. I have seen that film. But only when you experience this wow of a show you see why audiences the world over just cannot get enough of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s Les Misérables. I am not sure why I didn’t see the

JUDGING by all the photos on social media over the weekend, many of you have already got your Christmas decorations up and trees adorned with baubles and lights. But, it's easy to get carried away with festive spirit and fill your home with decorations

A GAME of Thrones marathon descended into violence emulating that on screen when a guest stabbed his host with a knife during a heavy drinking session. The blade snapped after Ashley Morris attacked chef Kieron Jenkins when they argued whilst drinking

MORE than £2.1 million has been spent on gagging orders by the scandal-hit council which spent more than £4 million on a row over senior officers' pay. A Freedom of Information (FOI) request by Caerphilly’s Plaid Cymru group found that confidentiality

FA CUP hero Padraig Amond hopes his goal to put Newport County AFC into the third round will help manager Michael Flynn strengthen the squad in January. Amond headed in a stoppage-time decider at eighth-tier Maldon & Tiptree at the weekend to ensure

GWENT involvement in this year’s Betway UK Championship is over after Mark Williams and Jak Jones both lost their second-round encounters at the York Barbican. Two-time winner Williams was overpowered by fellow Welshman Michael White, who leading

Pontypool-based Freight Logistics Solutions was named the second fastest growing firm in Wales at the Fast Growth 50 Awards. FLS picked up awards for the Fastest Growing Firm in the Valleys and the Fastest Growing Firm in Business to Business Services

Today our businesses and personal lives are inexplicably linked to technology, from window cleaners accepting contactless payments to government organisations processing our most personal data. We are now in the matrix! For many years, the configuration

TIME is running out for bus pass holders to register for a new-style Concessionary Travel Card. People aged 60 and over, or who meet the Welsh Government's disability criteria, must apply for the new travel cards before Tuesday, December 31 – even

A GROUP of talented and environmentally-minded young people have been rewarded for their work on an anti-litter campaign in Chepstow. Town mayor Cllr Tom Kirton met the winners of a summer challenge organised by Plastic Free Chepstow (PFC) to create

A GROUP of lifesavers who carry out search and rescue operations in Gwent and further afield have been celebrated at a police awards ceremony. The Severn Area Rescue Association, or SARA, has been saving lives for more than 40 years. The organisation

A YOUNG scientist has impressed her teachers by building an interactive model cell as part of her biology studies. Hallie Lewis, a Year 7 pupil at Monmouth School for Girls, created the cell exhibit outside the classroom to help with her own studies

A WOMAN has spoken out after reportedly being told she couldn't use the toilet at a Royal Mail delivery office - despite being eight months pregnant. Chelsea Hastie, 23, said: “I was crying after it and it made me sick.” She went to the office

CROWDS gathered to Blackwood’s annual Christmas Fair on Saturday, announcing the beginning of the town’s Christmas festivities. A number of crowd-pleasing performers strutted their stuff on stage before Santa’s Sleigh parade signalled for the Christmas

A RUSH-hour collision between on the M4 motorway near Newport saw emergency services attend the scene. The incident, which occurred on the eastbound carriageway of the motorway between junction 24 - the Coldra - and junction 25 - Caerleon, is reported

NEWPORT RFC want to stay at Rodney Parade and intend to challenge the price hike to play at their historic home. The Black and Ambers sold the ground to the Welsh Rugby Union in the summer of 2017 as part of the governing body's takeover of the

NEWPORT County AFC manager Michael Flynn says he may be forced to re-register himself as a player at the age of 39 due to a mounting injury list ahead of tomorrow’s Leasing.com Trophy tie at Brighton & Hove Albion. County secured their place in

DEAN Ryan is set to call on his Wales World Cup stars for the Dragons' trip to Worcester on Saturday but lock Cory Hill will wait at least another week. The Rodney Parade region head to Sixways (kick-off 3pm) with a perfect record in the European

HERE'S a regular round-up of the cases which appeared before magistrates in Newport and Cwmbran during the last week. GARY ALAN CARGILL, aged 36, of no fixed abode, Blackwood, was jailed for four weeks after he pleaded guilty to stealing three

SCHOOLGIRLS in Wales interested in an career in the traditionally male-dominated field of cyber security are being called on to enter a competition run by the UK's intelligence service. Girls in year eight are eligible to entre the CyberFirst Girls

NEWS brands, and in particular local newspapers and their websites, have a critical role to play in the General Election, writes News Media Association chairman David Dinsmore. They are the most trusted source of local news and information in communities

BUDDING DJs at St Andrew's Primary School in Newport have launched a school radio station – with a little help from Capital FM presenters 'Josh and Kally'. Headteacher Joe Giles said she was “really proud of all the pupils”. “They have worked

With the General Election less than two weeks away, the Argus is taking a look at all the constituencies in Gwent. DAN BARNES took a look at Blaenau Gwent. BLAENAU Gwent stretches north of Newbridge, west of Pontypool and east of New Tredegar,

PANTO season is well and truly here - and this Cardiff New Theatre is putting on the fairy godmother of all shows, with Cinderella. The show - starring TV style guru Gok Wan as the Fairy Gok Mother - opens on Saturday, December 7, and runs until