A GWENT father is set to give his Paralympian son the gift of a life after crucial tests proved he was a donor match for a kidney transplant. Trevor Myers, pictured with son Gareth Duke, is set to give the 19-year-old a kidney early next year. In August
AVOID this pair like the plague - that is the advice Wales coach Mike Rud-dock is giving his team going into Saturday's final Autumn series Test against Australia at the Millennium Stadium. Ruddock is talking about the two number sevens Australia employ
LONG-SERVING Newport councillor Miqdad Al-Nuaimi is set to become the city's first Muslim mayor next May. The 60-year-old, who was nominated by councillors this week, said he would be proud to make history in the city. He could now replace current mayor
Newport-born Matthew Watkins, pictured, has waited two long years for the chance to start a major Test match for Wales and after being named at outside centre for Saturday's clash with Australia he declared: "My time has come". Wales boss Mike Ruddock
NEWPORT County boss Peter Beadle was rightly pleased with his young charges after they comfortably beat a spirited and determined Risca to advance to the semi-final of the Gwent FA Senior Cup. The rearranged tie, played at a bitterly-cold Spytty Park
GARETH Cooper, faces one of the toughest tests of his career on Saturday when the Wales scrum half takes on George Gregan, the world's most capped player. Gregan, who has been Australia's captain since before the 2003 World Cup, wins his 117th cap, two
A Newport baby is facing open heart surgery after being born with a serious cardiac condition. Five-month-old Kalise Cameron has already spent two months of her short life in a hospital bed and requires nasal feeding five times a day, after doctors discovered
WORK is under way on a £4.75m primary school at Ebbw Vale. The ground on which the new Willowtown Primary will stand was blessed by a local vicar. The oldest and youngest pupils of the existing school helped in the service. The Rev Geoff Waggett, rector
AS 24-hour drinking came into force today, some pubs in Gwent were opening their doors at breakfast-time. JD Wetherspoon pubs across the UK - including the Godfrey Morgan in Newport's Chepstow Road and the John Wallace Linton in the city's Cambrian Road
WORKERS at a Gwent factory rejected a package of cost-cutting measures which includes the loss of 156 jobs. But union bosses are still hopeful of striking another deal with Pontypool factory TRW Automotive, the Argus learned. The Argus reported in August
A TANKER carrying a hazardous load of liquid petroleum gas (LPG) overturned in Abergavenny early today, blocking a country road. Police, who said there was no immediate danger to the public, closed the Hardwick roundabout at 11.30am while the tanker was
AUTHOR Roald Dahl had an eye for the wicked - so he may just have appreciated the treatment one of his most famous tales is being given by a group of amateur actors in Newport. Rugby players in drag, and more innuendo than a Carry-On film, are a festive
VIOLENT and threatening behaviour towards employees at a Gwent council is on the increase, the Argus can reveal. And Torfaen council - which is vowing to get tough with those responsible - has taken ground-breaking steps by compiling a blacklist of 51
DETECTIVES hunting fugitive paedophile Roger Gardener are hoping a new website launched to track down wanted criminals could provide the key to his capture. Police are hoping Gardener's photograph and details will soon be posted on the Crimestoppers'
CAMPAIGNERS are calling for safety measures at an accident blackspot to be installed as soon as possible in the wake of yet another collision. On Tuesday night, one person was hurt in a two-vehicle collision on the notorious stretch of the A40 near the
