THE nephew of missing pensioner Marie Veronica Reynolds to-day tells the Argus he fears his aunt is dead. Mrs Reynolds, who is known as Veronica, went missing from her home in Hollybush Avenue, Malpas, Newport, on August 8. This week specialist search
WORKERS at a threatened Gwent poultry factory face a week-long wait to learn whether their jobs are safe. The Transport and General Union will have on-going meetings with rec-eivers Pricewaterhouse Cooper over the next seven days on the future of the
ARCHAEOLOGISTS who rescued Newport's medieval ship are suing the city council for more than £100,000. As the Argus revealed at the beginning of March, the Glamorgan Gwent Archaeological Trust claim Newport city council owe them five weeks work for lifting
A NEWPORT thug was used in Parliament as an example of a failed anti-social behaviour order. Mark Wainfur (pictured) was made subject to the city's first ASBO aged 13, with his brother Peter, 16, last year. It banned the pair, of Palm Square, Somerton
AN IRAQI-born councillor says he is delighted that Saddam Hussein's regime was toppled - and now hopes to visit the country he has not seen for almost 30 years. But Newport city councillor Miqdad Al-Nuaimi (pictured) is still anxiously waiting for news
A COUNCIL is celebrating a £1 million grant which will help turn its plans for a futuristic community centre into reality. The cash will be used to build a new family meeting-place and centre for lifelong learning for south west Cwmbran called the Power
NEWPORT has a new nautical link - thanks to the Royal Navy's newest ship. Mike Buckingham reports on the friendship between the city and HMS Severn. The mayor of Britain's newest city and the captain of the Royal Navy's newest ship have symbolically '
NEWPORT give a chance to several youngsters to stake a claim for places in next week's Principality Cup semi-final against Bridgend in their league dress rehearsal at the Brewery Field on Saturday. Rhys Jones and Gareth Gravell both step into the back
NEWPORT County defender Jason Perry (pictured) is looking for his full Welsh set. The 32-year-old centre back has been impressive since returning to the Exiles scene after being frozen out of the first-team for eight months following a bust-up with previous
A MAJOR clean-up and crime crackdown was launched in Newport yesterday. Operation Cable - being carried out in the Pill area - involves around 50 people from the police, city council, the DVLA and other agencies. The operation is based on the results
HERO policeman Scott Arthur kicked his way into a burning house to save a toddler and his father trapped inside. The police constable broke down the door of the blazing home in Six Bells, Abertillery, and carried Connor, who is two next week, from the
ALL five Welsh regional teams will be accepted into the Heineken Cup next season. That is a boost for the new Gwent team, which is likely to be the weakest of the regions and could have been forced to play in the lesser Parker Pen competition. Cardiff
Mark Williams protected a remarkable five-year unbeaten record in Edinburgh last night but then revealed how the climax to his season was almost wrecked by a freak accident. Williams, pictured, defeated Nottingham's Michael Holt 5-3 to complete the Regal
NEWPORT give a chance to several youngsters to stake a claim for places in next week's Principality Cup semi-final against Bridgend in their league dress rehearsal at the Brewery Field on Saturday. Rhys Jones and Gareth Gravell both step into the back
TODAYis the fifth anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. As a Northern Ireland minister and now secretary of state for Northern Ireland, Torfaen's MP has played a key role in the peace process. Edward Davie travelled to Belfast to find out what happens
EBBW Vale have thrown the European Rugby Cup disciplinary committee's credibility into doubt, club chairman Marcus Russell (pictured) describing action taken against them as a 'charade'. ERC have imposed a fine of around £16,000 on stunned Ebbw Vale for
