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The South Wales Argus has launched a Young and Positive Award aimed at highlighting goodnews about teenagers in its circulation area.A £500 cash prize, donated by sponsors Consignia, is on offer for the mostoustanding example of a young and positive

Readers say "no" to £40m chamber

South Wales Argus readers have given a massive thumbs-down to plans for a new £40m debating chamber for the Welsh Assembly. An exclusive Argus telephone poll took nearly 400 calls from readers in just four days. And they voted by

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The Fourth National Newsplan Conference will take place on Tuesday April 9 at the British Library. The Newsplan 2000 Project was formed to take forward the Heritage Lottery Fund award of £5m for microfilming fragile and unique local newspapers from

Argus steps up hunt for mum

The hunt for the mother of a baby abandoned outside a couple’s front door has been boosted by the South Wales Argus. A series of police appeals for his mother to come forward has met with no response. Now the

Argus readers say "no"

Readers of the South Wales Argus have given a resounding “no” to the euro after the paper ran a week-long phone and website poll. Following a recent Welsh opinion poll that found a slim majority in favour of the euro,

Electronic election for the Argus

The South Wales Argus has taken the General Election campaign online. The paper’s recently-launched thisisgwent website has a special election section featuring full details of the six constituencies in the Argus circulation area, candidate profiles and results from previous Westminster

Newspaper pregnancy plea success

A newspaper feature carrying a desperate plea from a childless couple has resulted in the birth of their “miracle” twins. The couple advertised in the Newport-based South Wales Argus in December 1999 and the newspaper picked up the story for

News anchorman found dead

Tributes are flooding in for journalist Huw Weekes, who was found dead on a Welsh beach. The 43-year-old HTV presenter, who previously worked at the Weston-super-Mare Mercury and the Bristol Evening Post, was last seen on TV presenting the lunchtime

New faces and promotions at Sunday title

Andy Mallabone (39) has been appointed head of design on the Sunday Mercury, the Birmingham-based Trinity Mirror tabloid. He was previously on secondment from the Birmingham Evening Mail and had been heavily involved in the recent relaunch of the title.

Relaunch for Newsquest Wales weeklies

Two free weeklies in Newsquest’s Wales & Western region stable have been relaunched as paid-for titles. The Monmouth and Abergavenny Free Press papers join two existing paid-for sister titles covering Pontypool and Chepstow. In March the Pontypool paper will be

Two step up the ladder at Wales and Western

Two senior editorial appointments have been announced in Newsquest’s Wales and Western region. Ryland James (26) has been appointed deputy sports editor of the South Wales Argus. And Sian Matheson, (22), has been appointed deputy chief sub-editor for the region’s

Has Helen turned her back on the Argus?

It seems that Big Brother star Helen Adams may have turned her back on the newspaper that helped save her from eviction. During Helen’s nine weeks in the house the South Wales Argus ran a campaign supporting Helen and urging

Popular and respected journalist dies at 73

Former South Wales Argus journalist Tom Ellis has died suddenly at the age of 73. He was returning to his Newport home after collecting a copy of the Argus from his local newsagent when he collapsed. He was a hugely

Unexpected Hess exclusive for Argus reporter

South Wales Argus reporter Iwan Davies scooped a world exclusive when he went to interview Ian Brewster, the head of crime scenes for Gwent Police. Originally, Iwan had planned to write about him being the first forensic scientist to be

Argus backs Helen

South Wales supporters of Big Brother housemate Helen Adams are campaigning to keep her in the house with the help of the Argus. Hairdresser Helen is facing eviction for the second time in seven weeks after being nominated by her

Transatlantic joy for Gemma

South Wales Argus trainee Gemma Collins has won a £1,000 bursary to travel to the United States. Reporter Gemma won the first Nick Lewis Memorial Trust Travel Bursary. Nick was a former Argus trainee who died last year at the