Gwent | Archive | 2005 | January
Safaris don't always have to be in Africa, as Ken Bennett discovers. DEEP in the forest of bright green ferns there was a resounding crash, a rustling and, after a short silence, a delighted bellow. more...
VISITORS to the Holiday and Travel Show, Cardiff, in February, can sign up for an exclusive IMAX cinema experience of the world's greatest natural attraction. more...
Ken Bennett explains why he thinks the Portuguese are unsung culinary heroes more...
Ken Bennett outdoes Jules Verne by whizzing Around The World In 80 Minutes - Las Vegas style - and gives some dollar-saving tips along the way, too more...
Chris Higham visited Helsinki with no idea what her weekend trip would entail - but was still surprised to come face to face with hordes of red squirrels and some cowboys. more...
THE MAN who created a membership-boosting database for Newport & Gwent Chamber of Com-merce has responded to the Asia crisis by devising an e-business helpline for donating goods, services and time. more...
SIXTH form students have gone to the aid of Gwent businesses in a three-day engineering workshop at the University of Wales, Newport. more...
REMPLOY aims to make 2005 a year in which we encourage employers in Wales to give more job opportunities to disabled workers than ever before. more...
MY mantra during 2004 was that Wales possesses a vib-rant manufacturing base well able to meet the challenges of the modern world. more...
KITCHEN installation contracts worth £500,000 a year are up for grabs as IKEA Cardiff gears up for fitting its kitchens in homes across South Wales. more...
THE POST Office has a new swagger in its step since its last set of financial results and its latest target is capturing a five per cent stake of BT's residential telephony market. more...
ORGANISERS of the first Welsh Good Homes Show say that interest in the event is exploding. more...
IT'S not often you find a 6m Premiership footballer working in the kitchen of a Gwent restaurant. more...
A ROGIET-based engineering support business is celebrating its first anniversary. more...
LAST year saw several significant developments for Swalec in Wales and we're looking forward to continuing this trend in 2005. more...
AN ENTERPRISING recruitment agency is setting up a new training division to benefit both clients and jobseekers. more...
IF 2005 is remembered for anything it will hopefully be the year all the hot air talked about the skills gap was turned into action. more...
AN ELDERLY woman died and a man is fighting for his life today after a hit-and-run crash in Crumlin. more...
POLICE are calling for a Newport school site to be closed after-hours in a bid to curb gangs of youths who residents say are "terrorising" them. more...
POLICE are investigating threatening letters sent to a Gwent councillor by an inmate at Cardiff prison. more...
JANE Hutt's departure has been greeted with a mixture of relief and regret in the health community, while despite shouting long and loud for a new face, political opponents seem distinctly underwhelmed by the change. more...
HOPES of building the world's largest freshwater aquarium in Gwent, bringing with it millions of tourists, were dashed yesterday. more...
CAMPAIGNERS fighting against the housing of sex offenders at Prescoed prison are calling on their MP to put pressure on the Government - or face losing his seat. more...
A GWENT community was angered last night when council chiefs recommended closing a secondary school despite massive public opposition. more...
A NEW recycling centre in Blaenau Gwent aims to dramatically increase the amount of waste recycled in the county borough. more...
TICKETS for the Tsunami Relief Concert, which is to bring together some of the biggest names in pop, have sold out. more...
A GWENT travel firm at the centre of a redundancy row is having its licence revoked, it has been revealed. more...
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons coach Chris Anderson believes the team possess the tools to do the job against Newcastle on Sunday and secure a last gasp qualification for the quarter-finals of the Heineken Cup. more...
NEWPORT County boss John Cornforth, pictured, is backing his side to move clear of the Conference South relegation dog-fight, but admits he is fast running out of options to turn things around. more...
WHO is on the back foot now? Who's under pressure this week? It's none other than Wales' favourite Englishman Rob Andrew. more...
GLAMORGAN batsmen Michael Powell believes England Academy's planned tour to Sri Lanka could be beneficial to the disaster-struck region. more...
Monmouthshire County Council are just one of many organisations that will be recruiting at Job Scene The Roadshow presented by the South Wales Argus after the popular event returns to the Newport Centre on 17 March 2005. more...
Employers in the UK are expressing their strongest New Year hiring intentions since records began, according to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey. more...
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