AN AWARD winning inn situated in Monmouth has had their signs stolen which they say will have financial implications as they begin their busiest time of the year.The Inn at Penallt in Penallt village had two four foot tourist information signs stolen
NEWPORT leapfrogged their fiercest rivals Cardiff into seventh in the Principality Premiership after their stunning bonus point win over league and cup holders Pontypridd at Rodney Parade. It’s true the visitors weren’t at their strongest having
A NEWPORT forensic computing graduate is going from technology to taxis after taking over city firm Town Taxis.After graduating with a forensic computing degree from Bristol University in July 2013, Nav Iqbal, 24, has taken over the Newport taxi firm.Mr
HEALTH chiefs are forging ahead with a planned shake-up of stroke services with proposals to open a “centre of excellence” at Royal Gwent Hospital.Aneurin Bevan University Health Board unveiled detailed plans after figures showed that strokes
Will Bragg and Murray Goodwin helped Glamorgan recover from a shaky start to their second innings on a rain-disrupted third day of their LV= County Championship Division Two clash with Gloucestershire at Cardiff.After a delayed start, the visitors concluded
A DERELICT pub that was the focus of a row over a new convenience store in Newport is to be demolished.Tesco had wanted to open a store in the Black Horse Inn, Somerton Road, and had won a planning appeal to after permission to put in a new shop front
THE inaugural Wye Valley River Festival will be held from Saturday, May 3 until Sunday, May 18. It will follow the story of Ratty the Wye water vole, who is also leader of the Creatures’ Republic of Wye (CROW), and he is on the run from predatory
A GWENT music group held a concert to raise funds for a disabled boy from Cwmbran to receive a mobile hoist.Around 40 people attended the fundraiser held at the British Legion in Pontnewydd on Wednesday which raised £213 towards the £2,500
NEWPORT County assistant manager Jimmy Dack has revealed the Exiles are battling to stay undefeated for the rest of the campaign following a team meeting, writes Michael Pearlman.County’s horrible 2014 has improved markedly in recent weeks, losing
Schools are to face widespread disruption after teachers voted to stage further strikes, starting with a national walkout in the summer, in a bitter row over pay, pensions and conditions.The National Union of Teachers (NUT) vowed to step up their campaign
THE prices of meals in most Newport council schools is to increase by a penny following a decision by cabinet member for education Cllr Debbie Wilcox.Contractor Chartwells has decided to raise the price of school meals by a penny to £2.27.Newport
SOUTH Wales Argus racing writer Melissa Jones is still in the running to be crowned Britain’s top tipster as a national competition draws to a close on Thursday. Our Melissa has led the Racing Post/Coral £6,000 NAPS contest for nearly two months
CHEPSTOW Racecourse hosted its own special Easter event on Monday. It put on its own Easter Family Funday and entertainment at the racecourse included a Panic Circus, a reptile pen, an Easter petting zoo, a balloon modeller, donkey rides, face painters
THREE men from Newport will be donning wigs and dresses to star in their own comedy drama.Jason Russell, 41, of Durham Road, St Julians and Lyndon Derrick, 32, of Ringland have written their first ever comedy drama which will be performed by themselves
A GWENT granddad has claimed that One Direction star Harry Styles is named after him.Harry Styles, 72, of Cross Keys, was working as a St John Ambulance worker in Birmingham 22 years ago when he treated a pregnant woman for an injury at a car show.Mr
A MAN was left with a suspected broken leg and facial injuries after an alleged attack outside a Monmouth pub. Detectives in Abergavenny are appealing for witnesses in relation to the incident that occurred at 6.30pm on Saturday April 19 in Granville
GWENT Assembly Members have backed calls for wider distribution of life-saving heart equipment in public places, with one calling it a “first class campaign”.Newport nurse Phil Hill will give a presentation at the Senedd on April 29 in a bid
A NEW dispersal order aimed at tackling anti-social behaviour by giving the police power to move people on, has been granted in Newport. The dispersal order will deal with groups of young people congregating and causing a nuisance and run for six
NEWPORT council has objected to a raft of sites being included in Cardiff’s blueprint for the next 13 years – reiterating that the green gap between the two cities must be maintained.The authority has said that several of the proposed alternative
EGGHEADS star CJ de Mooi will be running in the inaugural Severn Bridge Half Marathon on Sunday, August 24.A keen runner and Monmouthshire resident, Mr de Mooi is running as part of his training regime for next year’s London Marathon, where he is
A TAXI driver has been fined after refusing a guide dog to travel with her registered blind owner in Newport.Suzanne James, 54, of Cormorant Way, Duffryn, is registered blind and called Dragon Taxi's in August last year to pick her and her daughter
YOUNGSTERS are making an urban music video with artist Lady Leshurr in a Welsh Government-backed project designed to help parents access support services at Newport hubs. The seven youths aged 11 to 12 have enlisted the help of Riverfront Theatre
THE ODDS would be short on Tyler Morgan's first appearance at the Millennium Stadium being his last. The 18-year-old made his RaboDirect Pro12 debut for Newport Gwent Dragons in the 20-10 loss to the Ospreys at the Judgement Day double-header.
A TEENAGER has been punched in the face in Abergavenny, in a suspected racially-motivated attack. Gwent Police are appealing for information following an assault that took place in Albert Road, Abergavenny on Monday afternoon. A 14-year-old
THE opposition party at Caerphilly Council are calling for the authority to rethink its decision on the introduction of parking charges for the country parks - saying it will be a disincentive to get people outdoors.Caerphilly County Borough Council is
A TURTLE that was found dumped in Blaenavon has been rescue by the RSPCA, who also saved three terrapins in Crumlin. RSPCA Cymru is appealing for information following the abandonment the turtle.The turtle was found in a lake at Garn Lakes nature reserve
HUNDREDS of visitors turned out to the annual Easter family fun day at the Newport Transporter Bridge yesterday.Parents and children alike got in on the Easter fun this Bank Holiday Monday which saw families enjoy the last of the Easter activities across
AN ENERGETIC Tintern resident celebrated her 100th birthday surrounded by more than 70 friends and family last week.Hilda Austin, of Pontyfelin, Tintern, was born on April 19 1914 in Wolverhampton and attended Wolverhampton art college on a scholarship
THE boss of Newport's council-owned bus company has pledged not to put up fares or cut routes while his firm rides a storm of funding squeezes and falling passenger numbers.Newport Transport has already been affected by Welsh Government funding cuts
A HUGE majority of Welsh people do not want Scotland to vote for independence and think it would be bad for Wales, the results of an exclusive poll have revealed. The results of the A YouGov survey, which questioned more than 1,000 Welsh adults on
YOUR comments regarding the draconian implementation of the Welsh Language Act struck a chord with me. If only for the fact that I have been calling for the Act to be curtailed for years. No one will ever convince me that the way that it has been
I HOPE the Argus will make a correction to my letter (April 16) concerning the Market Arcade, as it is between High Street and Market Street, not between Cambrian Road and High Street. I enjoy a few senior moments sometimes, but not this time.I wrote
WHAT ARE we to make of Tories’ claims that for the first time in four wages are now rising faster than inflation, with wages rising by 1.7per cent and inflation at 1.6per cent? Sadly, a closer look reveals the stark truth: once you take out the lucky
IN WHAT is a totally opposite approach to that used with other utilities, THE WAG’s latest madcap idea is to install a water meter for every home in Wales. Yes, with modern living there are increased numbers of automatic washing machines and dishwashers
I HAVE to applaud Torfaen council’s plans to strip graves of “over personalisation,” because it has gone completely over the top, with the cemeteries developing into mini Disneylands as in some cases families trying to outdo each other. What is the
A NEW archaeology and history society has made a discovery in the Cwm Celyn valley.The Aberystruth Archaeology and History Society, which was set up just a few weeks ago, is led by founding member and full time history and heritage student Ian Fewings
DOUBLE London Olympic gold medalist Laura Trott will be riding the roads of Monmouthshire this summer as she became the first major women's star to enter the 2014 British Cycling National Road and Time Trial Championships.The 21-year-old won gold
NEWPORT Cycle Speedway team suffered their first league defeat in 18 months in a South and South Wales regional league fixture at Swindon, going down 92-85. The much improved Wiltshire team have been boosted this year by the signings of world
When Help-to-Buy was introduced in England last April, we saw a strong upswing in business on the other side of the bridge.In fact, that trend continued until the end of the year and was partly responsible for November 2013 being one of our strongest
A NEWPORT family have joined forces with an arts house to cook up a Welsh-Indian fusion at a unique pop-up event. The event, Daavut – meaning Banquet, is at Barnabas Arts House this Friday April 25. It is the first “pop-up” event for
BECKY James' big sister Rachel James has come away from her first major competition with two World Championship titles and two world records.The Abergavenny Road Club cyclist only joined the British Cycling Para-Cycling Podium Programme in November
A Newport-based VAT consultancy has added a new senior manager to its award-winning team.Andrew Norris has joined Centurion VAT Specialists from KPMG where he gained a wealth of experience dealing with complex VAT issues.At Centurion, Andrew will be working
A VINTAGE drum specialist who supplies kits to UK pop stars is heading to Chicago for a major show next month.Nick Hopkin, 41, has been restoring and selling the rare kits, some dating back to the 1920s, at his shop in Union Road, Abergavenny, since 2012
Business investment in Torfaen and increasing customer demand are behind the opening of a new Enterprise Rent-A-Car branch at a commercial site on Llanfrechfa Way which has been unused for two years.Six jobs will be created by the new branch, two of which
The Welsh construction industry is set to receive a much needed boost following the announcement of a £3m pound support package, to be joint funded by CITB Wales, the Sector Skills Council and Industry Training Board for construction and the Welsh
THREE Caerphilly council executives appeared in court this morning charged with misconduct. Michael Anthony O'Sullivan 55, of Merthyr Tydfil, Nigel Barnett 51, of Aberbargoed and Daniel Perkins 48, of Brynmawr, are each charged with misconduct
The announcement that the NATO Summit will be held in Newport has received a mixed reaction from Newportonians, perhaps caused by memories of the promises made about the Ryder Cup. That sports event was treated with great fanfare and was supposed to lead
Small businesses across Gwent are being urged to spring clean their finances after a raft of changes were introduced from April.John Thomas, who runs TaxAssist Accountants in Newport, said: “Small businesses should ensure they make the most of the
1. How did you get into your current job?As a volunteer, I set up a housing association for single mums with babies and nowhere to live. Later, when I needed a job, I was offered an opportunity to set up a promotional housing association which became
A MAN was rescued from a canal in Govilon last night. The man, 74, was pulled from the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal, near Blaenavon Road, at about 7pm. A Welsh Ambulance Service spokesman said paramedics were called at 6.54pm and the man
There is now a little over a month to go until the European elections, and while it can sometimes be hard to relate to what happens at an EU level, events there have a real impact on companies here in south east Wales.On one hand, the single market creates
Independent trade union Community has appointed Watkins & Gunn Solicitors as its legal partner for members in Wales and the South West.The regional law firm, which has offices in Newport, Pontypool and Cardiff, will provide personal legal services
A PROJECT run by Abergavenny midwives which seeks to train new ones in Ethiopia has been given a funding boost by the Welsh Government. Midwives@ ethiopia will be given £9,000 as part of the Wales for Africa Health Links grant scheme.
An Oakdale-based electrical company, JR & Ag Diack Ltd, has been honoured for putting equality, diversity and good employment practice at the heart of itsbusiness.The firm was among 31 Welsh employers from a broad spectrum of industries which were
THE sky is the limit for Gwent serial entrepreneur Ross Porter, who has returned to his roots to establish a new recruitment business in his home town.Ross, who first made his name as a successful businessman with Draig Personnel, has this month launched
Many of the first companies forced to auto enrol their staff into a pension scheme have been left daunted and confused. The Pensions Act 2008 introduced new legal requirements which mean that all employers in the UK must automatically enrol eligible
With temperatures below -30 C the North Pole Marathon is known as the 'coolest' marathon on earth.Newport-based businessman and adventurer, marathon man Gary Parker, competed in the annual event which takes place at or near the North Pole each
Work on the Newport city centre Admiral building is almost complete, and staff from the insurance giant's Langstone base are looking forward to moving in next month.Admiral head of property Huw Llewellyn said: "The construction of the building
Jen Finch has joined South Wales legal practice Everett Tomlin Lloyd & Pratt as head of conveyancing.A solicitor specialising in all aspects of residential conveyancing including transfers of equity, right to buy, Help to Buy, purchases, sales and
Chester Outlets is celebrating Festival Park’s most successful trading year since the centre opened in 1997, with 150 new jobs also being created there since 2009. All the more remarkable is that this has been achieved during the deepest recession
THE Arriva Trains stations manager for Lydney, Chepstow, Caldicot and Severn Tunnel Junction, Georgia Cottrell, has met councillors and rail lobby groups to learn of their concerns.Ms Cottrell has only been in the job for five weeks, having previously
FLANKER Lewis Evans believes Newport Gwent Dragons got their pride back at the Millennium Stadium and has demanded that they reproduce the same never-say-die attitude to finish their season in style.The 26-year-old led from the front while deputising
NOW for some moans about loans.Once upon a time, the loan system was utilized properly, as it has been by, for example, Newport County this season.Be it young players in desperate need of games like Deji Oshilaja or Kevin Feely, or a more senior player
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons head of conditioning Alex Lawson has left to take up a role in Japan, writes Chris Kirwan.The 40-year-old, who was a fly-half/full-back for Newport RFC between 1996 and 1998, joined the Dragons in the summer of 2010.After four seasons
IN the coming days your Argus will be asking you to name your Newport County and Newport Gwent Dragon of the season. While it would be remiss of me to begin to pretend to know who should scoop the award for the Dragons - for the record I vote
A NEWPORT woman is taking on a 100km night-time bike challenge next month to raise money for cancer charities. Christine Smith, of Llanwern, is 61-years-old and will be one of 2,000 women cycling 100km through the streets of London on May 31. The 100km
IMPROVING Newport can end their season on a high by taking the scalps of two top four Principality Premiership sides in their pair of remaining games.The Black and Ambers face reigning league and Swalec Cup champions and current table toppers Pontypridd
