THE Royal Mint at Llantrisant really is worth a mint. Property experts value it at over £17m. The Mint produces all the coins in circulation in the United Kingdom as well as for many other countries. Chris Clarke, of property advisers Chesterton, considered
DEATH is a grim business but, as the undertakers are fond of saying, there will always be demand for it. With the boom in the pet industry over the past decade, some Gwent entrepreneurs are ensuring that deceased pets get the same lavish attention they
THE Newbridge Memo played host to a whole range of big name musicians when it was a thriving dance hall. Tom Jones played there before he achieved worldwide recognition,and Joe Loss was another famous band leader who once graced the stage. Now a group
David Griffiths has stepped up from assistant manager to become team boss at Caerleon, the only Gwent club competing in the top flight of Motaquote Insurance Welsh League. Griffith was number two to Denis McCoy who has moved on to the administrative side
GANGS of drunks are turning one of Gwent's top tourist villages into a danger area, it was claimed today. One pub landlord even closes down on bank holidays to avoid trouble and a meeting will take place next week to discuss an outdoor drinking ban in
BEDWAS Rugby Club have suffered a double blow with the loss of two of their best and most experienced players to player-coaching roles with other clubs. Outside half Paul Williams has joined his former club and Bedwas' Welsh Premier Division rivals, Bridgend
MOTORISTS are being warned they will be caught as a summer drink drive campaign gets underway in Gwent today. Figures for Wales show a higher percentage of drivers are found over the limit in the summer months than during the Christmas period. Gwent Police
CORUS jobs could be bolstered by a huge order for ready made 'prefab' soldiers' barracks. The metals giant will design and build a prototype block that could lead to a deal to house 10,700 military staff. The Llanwern plant in Newport will roll metal
DAVID Rees, the Wales Under-21 coach formerly in charge at Premier Division Cross Keys, is the new coach of Newport Rugby Club. Newport are still declining to make a formal announcement, but it is understood Rees has already begun supervising training
AN EX-steelman has left the blastfurnace for heat lamps in a new career as a sports therapist. Andrew Battle, of Ebbw Vale, went back to college after redundancy ended his 12-year career at Corus. He has now opened his own practice, Sportfix, to treat
A GWENT woman who was unemployed for 30 years now has two jobs. Janet Bird, 56, of Croesyceiliog, works as a part-time cleaner at an office and a supermarket, and has been named overall winner of the first south east Wales New Deal achiever awards. The
An outrageous gamble or an inspired choice? Only time will provide the answer about Newport Gwent Dragons' decision to go for top Australian rugby league coach Chris Anderson as their successor to Mike Ruddock. Anderson has been over here twice from his
THE sacrifice made by three Gwent war heroes has finally been recognised - 60 years after they were killed in action. The names of Crumlin servicemen Stoker First Class John Webb, Lance Corporal Calip Gwilliam and Private Henry Hughes were added to the
AN endless stream of visitors, being mistakenly asked to join the Mother's Union - these are just some of the experiences of a vicar's husband. A new website, ironically titled www.cucumbersandwiches.org, provides a forum for spouses of clergywomen to
CARDIFF baseballer Chris Duffin becomes Wales' most capped player when he turns out in this season's international against England in Newport. The Les Croupiers Caerau player will win his 17th cap, beating the great John Smith's record of 16, at Coronation
HUNDREDS of people attended Undy Fun Day to help support the Argus Sparkle Appeal. The day was packed with face painting, entertainment, games and traditional fair amusements. More than 500 people packed Undy football fields and raised more than £3,000
THIS is the latest artist's impression of Newport's £5 million state-of-the-art swimming-pool which is set to open to the public in January 2006. The pool will be the latest addition to the city's International Sports Village in Spytty - already home
NEWPORT opening batsman Ian Thomas hopes his brilliant unbeaten Twenty20 Cup century in Glamorgan's impressive win over Somerset at Taunton last night can now kick-start his career. Thomas, from Machen, blasted an incredible seven sixes and 11 fours in
AN EBBW Vale man suffered serious injuries when he was stabbed in the town's High Street last night. A man has been arrested on suspicion of assault occasioning grievous bodily harm. Inspector Simon Powell-Jones, of Gwent Police, said officers were called
A GWENT police officer was given a two year conditional discharge after pleading guilty to common assault on a 14-year-old girl. Michael Anthony Thomas, aged 27, of Church Road, Risca, who was based at Bargoed police station at the time, committed the
KOSOVAN teenager Edmond Pone today tells of his hell as he waits for the letter that will tell him when he must leave Britain. But he says he has still not abandoned hope of staying in the Valleys. Mr Pone, 19, who lives in Blaina, says he expects to
