The South Wales Argus celebrated a major cup final win for its major sportingteam in style. Newport RFC, the best-supported rugby club in Wales, clinched the Principality Welsh Cup at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff for the first time in
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Kids produce spread every day of the week
The young and the old played key roles in the South Wales Argus’ coverage of Local Newspaper Week with more than 50 people who have been reading the Argus for 40 years or more being featured. Four pages a day
Blondes have more fun… or do they?
After reporting how scientists were to conduct research to see if blondes really do have more fun, the South Wales Argus decided to carry out its own – slightly less sophisticated – test. The paper sent Miss Wales – beautiful
Argus is the fastest-growing
The South Wales Argus has been named the best in Britain thanks to its growing army of readers. More than 2,100 new readers joined the Argus ranks every day last year and the paper has now been named Britain’s fastest-growing
Nicole moves up at the Argus
Nicole Garnon has been appointed assistant editor of the South Wales Argus. She has been news editor of the Newport-based evening paper for the past three years and has spent more than 13 years with the Argus. Nicole, 37, started
Ben's winning his fight
Ben Turner, a senior reporter for the South Wales Argus, has endured eight weeks of frantic fidgeting, as he gives up smoking in a National Assembly-inspired campaign.He is based out at the Abergavenny district office, but that doesn’t mean he
'Overwhelming' support for jobs campaign
Newsquest can claim to have the ear of many in the corridors of power – if the recent lobbying of MPs about steel job losses is anything to go by. After Corus announced 6,000 job losses last month, Newsquest editors
Sudden death of Argus worker
Staff at the South Wales Argus are mourning the death of their colleague Richard Evans, who is thought to have died of adult respiratory distress syndrome. The 25-year-old worked in the Argus press room. Press room manager Peter Squibbs said:
Argus action after steel jobs blow
Massive job losses at steelworks in South Wales brought a lightning responsefrom the South Wales Argus news team. Towns in the Argus’ heartlands – Newport and Ebbw Vale – bore the brunt of the 6,000 job cuts made by steel
Sunday Mercury to be "lighter and brighter"
A major re-launch of the Birmingham-based Sunday Mercury this weekend aims to make it “lighter and brighter”. The radical redesign, including a host of new features, comes just 10 weeks after editor David Brookes and deputy editor Paul Cole took
Argus overturns court ban
The South Wales Argus has overturned a court order banning the naming of an alleged attack victim. The Argus persuaded magistrates, sitting in Newport’s youth court, to lift an order made under Section 49 of the 1933 Children and Young
Awards hopefuls line up for prestigious BT final
The cream of the regional media will be saluted on Thursday as the prestigious BT national awards for excellence are handed out. A quality field of entrants, already crowned regional winners in nine heats across the country, has been chosen
News Photographer of the Year
BT Welsh Press and Broadcast Awards 2000 by HoldTheFrontPage staff News Photographer of the Year Judge Andy Blackmore, picture editor of the Independent on Sunday, said the standard of entries was excellent, with many terrific images from the Rugby World
Daily Newspaper of the Year
BT Welsh Press and Broadcast Awards 2000 by HoldTheFrontPage staff Daily Newspaper of the Year Winner: Western Mail The paper won the title last year and in 1992. Judges said “the depth and intelligence of its political analysis and the
Editorial Designer of the Year
BT Welsh Press and Broadcast Awards 2000 by HoldTheFrontPage staff Editorial Designer of the Year Winner: Nick Clarke, South Wales Argus. All the entrants in this class did credit to their craft, the judges said, but Nick was chosen for
Newsquest fails to block naming injunction in HIV case
Mother’s identity is kept secret to prevent damage to children’s welfare