RESIDENTS of a Valleys village have scored a victory over mobile telephone giants Vodafone UK. The company was refused planning permission by Caerphilly council to erect an 18-metre mobile phone mast within a fenced compound at Llyspentwyn Farm in Oakdale
GWENT councils are facing a crisis in primary education with nearly 6,000 empty desks, the Argus can reveal. There are more than 50,000 places in Gwent primary schools with 5,668 unfilled -- leaving almost one in ten desks spare. Councils say a drop in
WALES' form in the Autumn internationals followed up by their first victory over England in Cardiff for 12 years and a six-try win against Italy in Rome is earning them a respect in the game that they haven't enjoyed for some years. Nowhere is that more
ELECTRONICS firms across Gwent have come out in support of a national call for action by the Department of Trade and Industry's Electronics Innovation and Growth Team (EIGT). An EIGT report, Electronics 2015 - Making a Visible Difference, calls on government
NEWPORT council has settled a long legal dispute with the archaeological trust that recovered Newport's medieval ship. The Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust claimed the council owed them more than £118,438 for reclamation work when the 15th century
LET'S get a few things straight just for starters -- Newport Gwent Dragons are NOT going bust, they are NOT in dire financial straits and they'll be around for some time to come. So mischief makers like Eddie Butler can stop taking a perverse delight
OUR man in Japan was born in Newport and comes from a Valleys steel family. Dr Robert Parry is head of WalesTrade International's Tokyo office and is about to host a delegation of 17 Welsh firms alongside a visit from economic development minister Andrew
WALES are bracing themselves for a French backlash when they take the field in Saturday's Six Nations clash at the Stade de France. Despite winning both their first two games in this year's campaign the French public have turned on their side for not
RESIDENTS of a small village in the Valleys are furious after a council barred the communities "main life line". The people of Cwm Argoed, near Blackwood, are warning that lives could be lost due to Caerphilly council's decision to shut to through traffic
A NEW coffee shop in Abergavenny has brought its owner one step closer to his ambition of creating a chain of outlets across South Wales. James Shapland, from Radyr, has opened his sixth Coffee1 shop in the town as part of a plan to create a chain of
Brive full-back Julien Laharrague will make his France debut against Wales after being included by coach Bernard Laporte in the starting line-up for Saturday's RBS 6 Nations Test at the Stade de France. The 26-year-old was brought into the team to replace
WALES are bracing themselves for a French backlash when they take the field in Saturday's Six Nations clash at the Stade de France. Despite winning both their first two games in this year's campaign the French public have turned on their side for not
AN EMPLOYERS' fair at the University of Newport attracted more than 20 South Wales-based companies. Held in the main hall at the university's Allt-yr-yn campus, students had the opportunity to check out a diverse range of career options. Careers service
NEWPORT face a stiff examination of their Welsh Premier Division title aspirations tonight when they face Ponty-pridd at Rodney Parade. Newport have not given up on their title hopes, though they are currently lying fourth having been deducted three points
A FURTHER 15 Gwent police officers have left this week for Thailand to help with the grim task of identifying British victims. A mixture of police officers and support staff flew out to the resort of Phuket where they will be based for the next two weeks
AN IMPULSIVE decision to buy a pub has paid off for a former carpenter as his establishment has just been declared Gwent's Pub of the Year. The Goose and Cuckoo is a remote watering hole which clings to a mountainside above Upper Llanover near Abergavenny
THE owners of what will be a new nursery in Chepstow are appealing to local residents to help them find out more about the history of their building. Sunnybank Nursery, which will be based at Regent House, near Somerfield in Chepstow, used to be the old
OUR man in Japan was born in Newport and comes from a Valleys steel family. Dr Robert Parry is head of WalesTrade International's Tokyo office and is about to host a delegation of 17 Welsh firms alongside a visit from economic development minister Andrew
A VAN driver smashed into a lamppost and through a Newport man's garden wall before driving away. The actions of the driver have been labelled "disgusting" by the owner who said it's lucky his grandchildren were not in the front garden at the time. Reg
Brive full-back Julien Laharrague will make his France debut against Wales after being included by coach Bernard Laporte in the starting line-up for Saturday's RBS 6 Nations Test at the Stade de France. The 26-year-old was brought into the team to replace
WALES' form in the Autumn internationals followed up by their first victory over England in Cardiff for 12 years and a six-try win against Italy in Rome is earning them a respect in the game that they haven't enjoyed for some years. Nowhere is that more
