ASSEMBLY candidates Joseph Biddulph and Fiona Pinto, pictured, were arrested and charged with a public order offence yesterday - for showing people a picture of a 21-week-old aborted foetus. The pair - standing as Pro Life candidates in the Assembly elections
CWMBRAN Town's togetherness and spirit has pulled them through their most difficult season, believes temporary boss Roger Gibbins. But the Crows could still make it their best season in a decade. Manager Tony Willcox's death has put football in perspective
THE campaign to recover the stern of Newport's medieval ship ended yesterday - when the area where it may be was covered in concrete. Contractors extended the foundations of the city's new theatre and arts centre - and ended another chapter in the long-running
YOUNGSTERS hoping to join the latest craze by owning their very own Yo-Ball, will be sorely disappointed - because the toys have been banned by the government. Supply of the toys, which are made of a jelly-like material, was banned after tests showed
BRYNMAWR threw down the gauntlet to Ebbw Vale this week, as one Valleys town challenged the other to a battle of bravery and brawn. Sue Ball and Andrea Durban, of the Brynmawr Town Partnership, dressed up in their finery as Edwardian ladies to challenge
A PONTYPOOL father-of-two, seriously injured in an unprovoked attack, has finally been allowed home from hospital. As the Argus reported, the 34-year-old, who does not want to be named, was out with friends on April 5, when they were set upon in a vicious
VISITS to a hospice and a young people's activity day concluded the busy two-day visit to Gwent by the Earl and Countess of Wessex. The royal couple visited the St David's Foundation Hospice in St John's Road, Newport yesterday morning and spent an hour
PONTYPOOL 'Totstar' Demi Holborn will not be making a new album this year, say her parents. Fans of the ten-year-old singer from Trevethin will now have to wait until next year for any new releases. Since winning GMTV's Totstar competition last year Demi
Residents' fears over a controversial nursing home which could house patients from high security hospitals are "ill-founded and ill-informed", a public inquiry heard yesterday. Independent Community Living (ICL) was granted planning permission to open
IT'S do or die for Ben Breeze tonight -- the Newport wing who has been out for the entire season has got to impress against Cardiff if he is to make the cup final team next week. Breeze badly damaged cruciate knee ligaments in a pre-season friendly against
PUPILS of fire-gutted Rogerstone Primary School have found a new home - in the empty classrooms of closed Westfield School. At a meeting at Bassaleg High School last night, worried parents heard Newport council unveil plans to bus 260 pupils from the
CONDUCTOR Charles Farncombe wanted to host performances on his doorstep - so he turned a former barn into a concert hall. The 83 year old - one of Britain's top conductors - converted the 17th century barn into his own 120-seater concert hall and community
OUTSPOKEN trainer Enzo Calzaghe has claimed that his son Joe may take on former heavyweight great Evander Holyfield before the candle burns out on the Welshman's career. Enzo revealed his amazing ambitions for Calzaghe just 48-hours after former double
SHAMELESSLY marketed as a George Clooney vehicle, despite the fact he only appears briefly in about three scenes, this is an endearing comedy caper about the world's most incompetent crooks. Directed by the Russo brothers, Joe and Anthony, it is a remake
