GWENT will be well represented on the hockey pitch at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester with three players being named in the 16-man Welsh squad. Jamie Westerman who has played for Wales for the last four years will provide both pace-up front and experience
A QUITE wonderful week in a wonderful setting. County cricket does not come much better than this - four days of hard fought, competitive cricket ending with a Glamorgan victory. And a thoroughly deserved one it was too. I thought we played some exceptional
NEWPORT dustmen had to make two rounds of rubbish collection in Caerleon yesterday because of the build-up caused by last Wednesday's council workers' strike. Residents were furious following the usual early morning collection beca-use only the green
PEOPLE in Gwent have a year in which to decide whether an international airport in their area will be an economic saviour or an environmental nightmare. On Tuesday, the government included plans by a private consortium to build the £2 billion, 30,000-
MEET PJ and Jade - they're looking for a new home. But don't worry, the Bermondsey girl hasn't been thrown out of the Big Brother house while you've been away from the screen. This PJ and Jade are homeless rats that staff at a Newport veterinary surgeon's
WE sent former altar boy EDWARD DAVIE, son of a Church of England priest and grandson of a bishop, back to his ecclesiastical roots - to congratulate Dr Rowan Williams on being appointed the Archbishop of Canterbury designate, and to chat to Dr Williams
NEWBRIDGE have swooped to boost their already strong Welsh First Division squad by signing three newcomers, including a South African wing. The Southern Hemisphere player is Dawid Venter, who joined his girlfriend in this country only recently and is
ATOMIC Kitten star Jenny Frost was fined £400 after Gwent Police collared her for speeding. And now the star of the band after whom a British Touring Car Championship team was named has been banned from driving for 28 days. The pop star whose band has
THERE was something about Cathy Freeman's success at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Canada which had a lasting effect on the sporting world. The Australian sprinter took gold in both the 200m and 400m, the first woman in the history of the competition
THE grief-stricken family of a 13-year-old boy say they intend to sue the hospital which sent him home just hours before he died. Jonathan White collapsed at the home of his grandmother in Pill, Newport, after suffering a heart attack. It was found that
ENERGY Minister Brian Wilson (pictured) says he is on track to meet his pledge to the Argus of making 50,000 full and final lung disease offers to former miners by the end of the year. And new figures show that four constituencies in Gwent have seen some
MORE THAN 20,000 drivers in Gwent were caught speeding by police in the last three months, the Argus can reveal. The figures are for the three months since Gwent Police joined a new speed enforcement system - and have led to a minimum £1.2 million in
A BOTCHED operation ruined a Gwent army major's sex life and ended his career, a court was told yesterday. Now Richard Morgan, 39, of Undy near Magor, has launched a High Court battle for more than £500,000 in compensation. Mr Morgan suffered sciatic
NEWPORT are swamped by night time rugby again at the start of the new season. Six of their first seven matches are on a Friday or Saturday night because of television demands. Only last season, Newport protested about the high number of games they had
TWO horses were shot dead in a shocking incident on the outskirts of Tredegar. The horses - Jack and Lucy - are part of a group owned by John Pardoe and graze on Mynydd Bedwellty. The horses, shot on Tuesday, were found by a farmer. Charmain Porter, aged
THERE will be no prouder man than Darren Campbell when the Commonwealth Games are opened by the Queen tonight. He has bounced back from the depths of almost giving up on athletics and will carry the flag for England, knowing great things are expected
NEWPORT are swamped by night time rugby again at the start of the new season. Six of their first seven matches are on a Friday or Saturday night because of television demands. Only last season, Newport protested about the high number of games they had
