THE prosecution case was expected to be opened today in the trial of a Monmouth man charged with the manslaughter of a teenage army trainee during a caving exercise. Instructor Matthew Doubtfire, aged 33, of Rockfield Road, has pleaded not guilty to the
PLANS to reopen the Ebbw Vale to Newport and Cardiff railway line could be jeopardised by a new proposal for a disused colliery, a public inquiry was told. The bid to use part of Crumlin's Navigation Coll-iery as a rail transfer facility for aggregates
CHILDREN faced a walk through raw sewage to reach a Valleys primary school yesterday. And some young pupils even hitched a lift in the back of a pickup truck to get to lessons at Aber-carn Primary School as sewage continued to gush from a drain - 19 hours
It was mission accomplished for manager Mark Hughes as Wales came out of World Cup 2006 Group Six fixtures discussions with their gameplan intact. Wales have managed to avoid facing the group's big two, England and Poland, in the opening two fixtures
NEWPORT council chiefs are shelving their on-going debate over plans to create an international airport for the city. Proposals for a Severnside international airport collapsed in December when the government refused to consider the concept. Newport council
THE last resident to leave a squalid block of Newport flats today woke up in her new home. Last night Emma Talbot and her toddler son moved out of the filthy Bettws maisonettes - a boarded-up nightmare covered in graffiti and urine. The Argus revealed
NEWPORT Gwent Dra-gons number eight Ross Beattie is at the centre of a region v country clash. Beattie was a member of the Scotland squad during the World Cup last year and he is in the Six Nations squad under new coach Matt Williams. But that involves
COUNCIL chiefs are looking at new proposed sites for Torfaen's planned 'superschool' - after strong opposition to the earmarked location at Pontypool's Riverside. The results of a feasibility study on the council's proposal to build a £21 million Torfaen
A DRAMATIC change of heart by top television chiefs to avoid a massive rugby cup clash has been applauded by clubs. The Konica Minolta Welsh Cup tie between Cross Keys and Newport was due to be screened live on S4C's Saturday evening slot on January 24
SINGING to millions of people is a far cry from fitting kitchens, but it is a dream come true for one Newport man. Clive Davies, 41, always wanted to take part in ITV1's hit TV talent show Stars In Their Eyes. But the kitchen and bathroom fitter from
A DRAMATIC change of heart by top television chiefs to avoid a massive rugby cup clash has been applauded by clubs. The Konica Minolta Welsh Cup tie between Cross Keys and Newport was due to be screened live on S4C's Saturday evening slot on January 24
A FORMER Gwent health chief was condemned by Welsh Secretary Peter Hain yesterday, over a Bill aimed at banning smoking in public places in Wales. Baroness Finlay, of Llandaff, the previous director of Gwent Health Authority Professor Ilora Finlay, is
VERAGE house prices in Newport topped £100,000 for the first time in 2003, new figures show. Research by the Principality Building Society confirms a special investigation by the South Wales Argus last year which exclusively revealed that the cost of
A PRISONER on remand was rushed to hospital after trying to hang himself in the cells of Newport magistrates court. An investigation is in progress after a 32-year-old man, diagnosed as suffering from paranoid schizophrenia, was discovered by court security
THE Argus-backed Sparkle Appeal is set to build a high profile during 2004, with a series of events being organised throughout the year. Charity balls, concerts, sponsored walks, fun days, even a film premiere, are among the fundraising possibilities
