2+ hour, 55+ min ago   (509+ words) A second petition has been launched opposing possible M4 junction closures around Newport, as concerns over the future of the motorway continue among residents. The latest petition, created by Danielle Powell, has attracted 239 signatures and is now just 11 short of the…...

2+ hour, 55+ min ago   (268+ words) Each week, we take a look in the South Wales Argus archive for 10 pictures taken across Gwent 20 years ago, and this week we focus on pictures taken in the week from September 14, 2006. We have pints named after Newport, a 108th birthday,…...

15+ hour, 11+ min ago   (362+ words) THERE is a better chance that the next golfing superstar from Wales could be honing their shot-making skills in Blaenau Gwent. At a meeting of Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council’s Planning Committee on Wednesday, September 9, councillors received a report on…...

7+ hour, 25+ min ago   (215+ words) This letter was sent to Newport East MP Jessica Morden. Newport city centre is a filthy, grubby environment, strewn with rubbish, dirty paving, boarded-up shops complete with graffiti, together with the powerful smell of cannabis in the air. Youths in…...

12+ hour, 55+ min ago   (464+ words) Videos of a mass brawl that broke out in Newport over the weekend have sparked outrage and concern among Argus readers, social media users, and locals to the city. The brawl was posted to social media on September 12, with the…...

15+ hour, 35+ min ago   (204+ words) A road closure is in place for a road in Torfaen until Tuesday (September 15). Crumlin Road in Pontypool is closed due to emergency works by Dŵr Cymru (Welsh Water). The road was closed on September 10 and will remain closed until…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (491+ words) Until recently, everything I knew about pickleball could probably have fitted into one sentence. I knew it involved paddles, a plastic ball with holes in it and that, for reasons I did not entirely understand, everyone suddenly seemed to be…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (472+ words) Fists flying, swear words exchanged and shocking footage of people stamping on other people lying on the floor, this was all caught on camera in the centre of Newport on Friday night. The brawl that broke out on Upper Dock…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (327+ words) Wales has welcomed its first female Bishop of Bangor following a historic consecration service. The Rt Revd Dr Manon Ceridwen James was ordained at St Woolos Cathedral in Newport, becoming the 82nd Bishop of Bangor and the first woman to hold…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (567+ words) It’s a rare piece of industrial history suspended in the sky. Standing tall above the River Usk since 1906, Newport’s Transporter Bridge has become a symbol of the city. For generations, it has evoked memories of steelworks, shipyards, and the daily…...