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Eluned Deluded Morgan thinks that Newport is up & coming. She should have gone to Specsavers. Dave Woolven, Newport.
The first minister Eluned Morgan urgently needs a visit to an optician if she sees Newport as an up-and-coming city with an exciting future with...
Up and Coming? As a 76-year-old native of Newport, far be it for me to disabuse the comments of First Minister Morgan’s assessment of the city’s...
The Welsh Government has announced plans for Wales to become the first nation in the UK to ban greyhound racing. Huw Irranca-Davies, the deputy...
On Friday, February 7, I held a joint advice surgery with Argoed Councillor Walter Williams at the Markham Community House and Centre. Numerous...
Thanks to our Labour Government more than 1,600 former mineworkers in Blaenau Gwent & Rhymney are now receiving an extra £29 a week in their pensions...
Senedd members rejected calls for a Wales-wide independent inquiry into child sexual exploitation by so-called grooming gangs, supporting plans for an...
Child sexual exploitation is a heinous crime and it has been harrowing reading about and listening to details of the sickening abuse inflicted on the...
Couples seeking fertility treatment in Wales face a postcode lottery in terms of access to services, a Senedd member warned. James Evans, the...
Senedd members paid tribute to Dafydd Elis-Thomas following the former Plaid Cymru leader’s death on Friday. Lord Elis-Thomas served as the first...
This was a light but very professional concert that used the movies as the way of presenting some of the most popular music from the operatic...
Street lights in Newport will be turned back on and public toilets will be reopened, the city council leader has pledged. Cllr Dimitri Batrouni...
I would like to thank residents across the Caerphilly County Borough who have taken the time to fill in our budget survey for 2025/26 or took part in...
It was with some excitement that I attended the WNO’s production of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff on...
A Senedd member accused the Welsh Government of failing to heed repeated warnings after the national museum was forced to close its doors. Heledd...
Senedd members criticised a “power grab” from Westminster, describing plans for UK ministers to make laws in areas already devolved to Wales as an...
As regular readers of this column will know, I really believe good mental health is as critical to our wellbeing as physical health and key to that...
Cleaning up our rivers was one of my key promises when running for MP, and since being elected, I have made this issue one of my top priorities. I...
As a supporter of Brexit, I am willing to concede that it has had a detrimental effect on UK's economic progress, though my reasons for wanting to...
The seemingly never-ending month of January has finally come to a close, and we’ve welcomed in a new month of 2025. We have dived headfirst back...
Local authorities face ongoing uncertainty over who will fund increases to National Insurance contributions, councillors in Newport have heard. The...
The recent comments by the finance minister and former leader, and former minister for health, Mark Drakeford, haven't gone unnoticed. Mr...
THE biggest mission for this Labour government is growth. You might hear politicians use that word a lot and wonder what it really means for your...
Senedd members criticised Cardiff University’s plans to cut 400 jobs and courses including nursing. Members called for ministers to intervene to...
The Pensions ‘Triple Lock’ has been back in the news again recently, with stories suggesting it might be scrapped, followed by stories that seemed...
I don’t think any Argus readers are surprised anymore about negative coverage about the Grange Hospital. Despite the best efforts of the dedicated...
More council staff in Newport should return to the office to improve customer service levels, a councillor has suggested. Cllr Mark Howells said the...
Councillors in Newport have backed calls to ban the release of helium balloons from public land, over concerns for wildlife and the environment. The...
Award season has begun and many people are heading to the cinema to check out the films up for the biggest recognitions in the film industry. This...
Senedd members called for social housing standards to be extended to the private rented sector amid widespread concerns about poor quality homes. ...
The Conservatives criticised the UK Government’s record six months on from the general election, accusing Labour of doing “not a dickie bird” to...
South Wales offers a number of fantastic venues for you to find your new favourite band. Located in the town centres and surrounded by transport...
A Senedd member denounced his colleagues' "absolutely stupid, behind-closed-doors” decision to nominate themselves for positions on an...
Newport City Council was thrown a “hospital pass” when handed responsibility for dealing with controversial speed limit changes, its leader has...
The start of a new year is an opportunity to reflect and look ahead. I am very grateful to all the community groups and schools that invited me to...
Nigel Farage says people are angry that there has been no full public inquiry into the grooming scandal. There was a full public inquiry, which was...
Councils in Wales face budget pressures of £559m next year, equivalent to a 26 per cent council tax rise or the loss of nearly 14,000 jobs, a...
Senedd members’ basic pay could rise by more than £4,300 to £76,380 a year in 2025/26 while the country grapples with a cost-of-living crisis. ...
Dozens of stretches of road across Caerphilly County Borough could revert to 30mph speed limits, the Local Democracy Reporting Service understands. ...
After being the second person banished from the Traitors’ Castle, leaving both the grounds and the show, Welsh contestant Elen Wyn was shocked at a...
Newport City Council has proposed reverting 16 roads to a higher 30mph speed limit across the city. The proposed changes follow a public...
It’s hard to believe that six months have passed since I was elected MP for Monmouthshire. I’m incredibly grateful for the trust my fellow...
This year the 'Everyone Deserves a Christmas' campaign once again delivered hampers across South Wales in the run up to December 25, providing...
Tributes have been paid to former Caerphilly county councillor John Bevan, who has passed away. Cllr Bevan, who grew up in Phillipstown, also...
I write this column still thawing out after a cold but uplifting Carols under the Arch service with Noddfa chapel and the community. Hundreds of...
The Gavin And Stacey finale has been praised by fans and critics as a “comedy masterpiece” and an “extraordinarily poignant bonanza of...
John Griffiths MS - Argus Column - Thursday 26th December (Boxing Day) Happy Christmas and no doubt Christmas Day would have been a busy day for...
It is that time of year again. Although it can be lovely - a time to reflect and be around loved ones, it can also be a time of increased stress,...
More council assets in Caerphilly could be handed over to community groups in an attempt to save money. But councillors stressed that interested...
Newport City Council has adopted new Wales-wide regulations for tattoos and piercings, requiring practitioners to pay for new licences. The...