Welsh paper said police must remain local to stay accountable
The Argus
What we have written about The Argus
Newspaper's forest-saving project praised
Argus readers help raise £100,000 to restore woodland
Guantanamo detainee's fight taken up by The Argus
Journalist travels to Home Office to deliver paper’s dossier on local man’s case
Early success for car crime campaign
Home office figures show that a South Wales Argus campaign to cut car crime in Gwent is beginning to bear fruit. In the three months following the launch of the Car Safe campaign car crime fell by 25 per cent.
High praise for Argus crime fight
The South Wales Argus has been praised for its efforts in helping to cut car crime. Wales office minister Don Touhig said the Argus’s Car Safe campaign was helping Gwent Police’s own anti-car crime initiative, Operation Maple. And he said
Victory shows "power and influence" of the press
The Argus in Brighton has won a hard-fought and lengthy campaign to keep breast cancer care services in the city. The campaign was launched a year ago when it was announced that the Nigel Porter Unit was too small to
Paper's demand will be met
The key demand of a long-running campaign by The Argus is about to be met by Brighton and Hove City Council. For the past year the council has been drawing up a map of showing every mobile phone mast in
Paper's boost from £10m Euro fund
A campaign by the South Wales Argus to re-open a rail link to passenger trains has received a boost with the news that a bid is being prepared for nearly £10m in European funding. If successful, it would help fund
Paper prompts £1bn pay-out for sick miners
Energy minister Brian Wilson has revealed that £1bn has been paid out to sick and dying ex-miners since the South Wales Argus launched its Justice for Miners campaign three years ago. He praised the Argus’ campaign, which has called for
Special edition marks three-year push
The South Wales Argus marked the third anniversary of the launch of its Justice for Miners campaign with a special edition. The campaign began after the Argus revealed how a Government compensation scheme set up to help former miners crippled
Argus brings new hope for steelworkers
The South Wales Argus has launched a high-profile campaign to get Newport and Ebbw Vale Back on Track. A regeneration package already announced by the Welsh Assembly after hundreds of steel jobs were lost includes £15m of investment to re-open
Argus snappers in racism project
Racism is being tackled by The Argus with input from its staff into a new calendar. It is to promote the work of the Newport Forum to Counter Racial Harassment. The paper is joining the initiative in a bid to
Argus forces authorities into U-turn on road
South Wales Argus readers have forced an about-turn by the authorities. A controversial stretch of road in Newport has been given 30mph reminder signs. The Argus won a speed limit victory along Cardiff Road – one of the city’s worst
Argus aims to Keep Breast Care in Brighton
The Argus has launched a campaign to prevent breast cancer services being moved out of Brighton and Hove. Women living in Brighton and Hove are currently treated at the Nigel Porter Unit for Breast Care – but on October 16
Argus leads the way in support of Big Brother's Helen
The South Wales Argus has been campaigning to keep Big Brother housemate Helen Adams in the house – with national newspapers now following its lead. The Argus has been backing Gwent hairdresser Helen Adams for victory in the Channel Four
'Save our club' campaign launched
A sports and social club threatened with closure following massive redundancies at Newport steelworks could get a new lease of life from the South Wales Argus. The end of steelmaking at the giant Llanwern steelworks has seen nearly1,500 people lose