ANOTHER man was due to appear in court today charged in connection with the probe into the death of popular Newport character Lemy Bullock. A 50-year-old man from Pill was yesterday charged with perverting the course of justice and was due to appear before
NEWPORT women rallied to raise money, inspired by a friend who is battling breast cancer. A group of friends from Newport dressed in pink and organised a coffee morning for their friend Claire Cooper, from St Mellons, who is receiving chemotherapy after
Nimby opposition to renewable energy schemes like wind farms will be explored in a new £500,000 study, it was announced today. How to convince the 'not in my back yard' brigade that alternatives to fossil fuels are more than blots on the landscape will
GWENT supply three boxers to the Wales squad of nine who will compete in the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in March. One, Mo Nasir of the St Joseph's Club, Newport, had been pre-selected along with Kevin Evans (Carmarthen) and Darren Edwards (Cwmavon
THE Pontypool front row, stars of Wales' golden decade in the 1970s and immortalised in song by Max Boyce, are back in the limelight during the week of the Wales-New Zealand game. Graham Price, Bobby Windsor and Tony 'Charlie' Faulkner are to be entered
Wales' largest independent insurance broker has kicked off a major fundraising initiative for the NSPCC with a charity football match. Protectagroup has made a commitment to raise £100,000 for the charity's Full Stop Appeal. Protectagroup challenged employees
Hill Station plc, the British ice cream manufacturer and marketer, looks set to buy the entire issued share capitals of Granelli McDermott Limited and Loseley Dairy Ice Cream Limited, which has a base in Cwmbran. The acquisitions are conditional on, among
South Wales law firm Harding Evans has expanded its commercial property department with the appointment of solicitors Paul Jones and Darren Hek. Paul joined Harding Evans from Edwards Geldard and has a range of expertise including planning matters, drafting
Old-fashioned business principles and innovative ideas strike the perfect balance for Geoff Smith of Dimension 8, whose moves into digital printing have boosted his business, with assistance from Newport & Gwent Enterprise. Dimension 8 is a thriving
South Wales-based office design and fit-out specialist Office Visions Ltd has marked its 30th year in business by posting record profits in 2005. The company has also marked three decades at the forefront of Welsh enterprise by hosting a glittering black-tie
Reseiclo, the wood recycling company, offers a two pronged service to the people of Newport. Since the company's formation in May this year, Reseiclo has provided a waste wood collection service to business customers. The company will pick up any waste
Fifty jobs are on the way to Abertillery with the launch of a £200,000 packaging venture. Alliance Integrated Solutions has set up business on the Roseheyworth Business Park, with the support of business-backers UK Steel Enterprise and other investors
A £12m business park providing work for more than 1,000 people is due to start taking shape at Langstone, near Newport, this month. Property company Rombourne Limited will begin work on the first phase of the project due to be completed next spring. The
A GUNMAN brought terror to a normally quiet Gwent village, firing a shot into the ceiling of a takeaway during a bungled armed robbery. The armed man burst into Kam's Chinese and fish and chip takeaway in Markham, near Blackwood, at 7.30pm on Sunday.
An insight into Intellectual Property will be the theme of the next Caerphilly Business Forum event on November 15, which is being held at Llancaiach Fawr Manor, Nelson. The event will provide a plain guide to what every business needs to know, and will
Time really is money at a talented new South Wales design house whose first lifestyle product, a funky floppy rubber fridge clock, is now rolling off the production line. Mode Product Design is a new product design company launched by talented young product
Despite a wealth of specialist advice available to people thinking about starting a business, new research from Barclays reveals that more than a quarter still don't seek professional guidance when starting up a business in Wales. The bank warns that
STAFF at a Newport school say they are "sickened" after vandals caused up to £1,000 worth of damage in a spate of attacks during half-term. Last week Durham Road Junior School in Newport had 13 windows smashed, money stolen and graffiti scrawled across
Help is available for local businesses in Caerphilly County Borough to develop their ICT skills and utilise the latest internet technologies to benefit their business. The Caerphilly Bisnet team, part of the Caerphilly County Borough Council's Economic
The prospects for the continued success of the crucially important Welsh contact centre industry will come under scrutiny this week (November 3) at a groundbreaking conference. The £400m-a-year industry in Wales, which employs in excess of 24,000 people
Coach Mike Ruddock today remained confident Wales could defeat the All Blacks in the opening game of the Autumn international series at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday - despite the likely absence of six British Lions. Cardiff skipper and flanker Martyn
TWO of Newport County's top players were yesterday warned they could face prison after being convicted of what a judge described as an act of "gratuitous violence". A jury unanimously found defender and club captain Darren Jones, aged 23, of Maesglas
The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with General Dynamics UK Ltd, Paradigm Services and Newport-based EADS DS, to deliver the Joint Networks Integration Body (JNIB) programme. The JNIB has been established by the MoD to identify and deliver
The new Wyastone Business Park will attract investment into the rural Wye Valley and create more local job opportunities, said Monmouth AM and MP David Davies. Officially opening the business park, Mr Davies said it was a prestigious site which would
Celebrating the arrival of a new baby may never be the same again - thanks to a Welsh company. The Flower Stork is the first firm in the UK to make and sell Babywear Bouquets, a new trend popular in many other countries. Rather than perishable flowers
TWO of Newport County's top players were yesterday warned they could face prison after being convicted of what a judge described as an act of "gratuitous violence". A jury unanimously found defender and club captain Darren Jones, aged 23, of Maesglas
Unless you've been hiding in a cave for the past couple of months, you will have heard of the recent Five Counties Business Week. The annual event, organised by ngb2b - the Newport and Gwent Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise & Industry, was sponsored
The Ebbw Vale Innovation Centre has become established as one of the leading business locations in North Gwent in the last two years. The prestige development, built at a cost of £2.76m, is now home to businesses employing more than 200 people in a wide
A GWENT grandmother who was the victim of a cruel burglary was so frightened she left her flat and moved into an elderly peoples' home. The daughter of 82-year-old Joan Church told the Argus she is angry that her mother has had to leave behind friendly
HEAVY rock music is not normally to National Assembly Member William Graham's taste. But to promote an anti-drugs message he is forming an unlikely partnership with the wild frontman of rockers Motorhead. The South-East Wales AM, who has long campaigned
Visitors to Associated British Ports' Port of Newport would normally expect to see harbour cranes loading a vessel. Yet in a turn of events, two 40-tonne capacity cranes were recently unloaded from a barge at Newport, having been shipped up the Severn
eCommerce advice and support organisation Opportunity Wales has announced that during the last six months it has provided advice and support to more than 300 businesses in the Objective 2 Core and Transitional areas of Wales. The Opportunity Wales' Objective
Robbed - a Wales-New Zealand game is normally something special, but not this time, thanks to a horrifying list of absentees from the Welsh team. There are always injuries, of course, but the list is so horrendous this time that Wales will go into the
THERE'S a touch of South America in the South Wales countryside - thanks to a top banker. The alpaca, a close relative of the llama, is native to the Andes Mountains in Peru and Chile, but is now making the fields of Monmouthshire its home-from-home.
Gwent contact centre dial were in the pink when they spiced up their usual dress down Friday. dial decided to involve its 300 strong team in one of Breast Cancer Campaigns largest event. October sees Breast Cancer Awareness' 32nd anniversary and Cwmbran-based
PROSTATE cancer caused years of unbearable heartache for Christine Hill - but she is determined to prevent others from living through the same tragedy. The 56-year-old from Castleton has seen both her husbands die from the disease after two happy marriages
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water has launched a new guide for the building and property development industry, to help support sustainable economic development in Wales. The Developers' Guide sets out the essential steps for those wishing to make new connections
A Gwent-based urban regeneration specialist has been appointed to pioneer a £1.5m scheme that will give social housing in Bridgend a major facelift. As part of a pilot programme that is the first of its kind in Wales, Valleys to Coast Housing Association
All Blacks scrum-half Byron Kelleher has turned the heat up on Wales insisting, 'we're here to recreate history.' New Zealand take on Mike Ruddock's Wales side on Saturday night and the Waikato star admits that a 'Grand Slam' tour is in the back of everyone's
The range of people attracted to a ground breaking conference exemplifies the importance now being placed on successful leadership and management in Wales, organisers claim. Lead On 2005, organised by Wales' leading management bodies, aims to help change
Reseiclo, the wood recycling company, offers a two pronged service to the people of Newport. Since the company's formation in May this year, Reseiclo has provided a waste wood collection service to business customers. The company will pick up any waste
A Welsh galvanizing company has spent more than £2.5m modernising its new factory in a move that will safeguard 45 local jobs. Newport Galvanizers has relocated from Mendalgief Road in Newport to a factory in excess of 20,000 sq ft adjacent to Corus'
