South Wales Argus editor Gerry Keighley has spoken out after the paper was banned from naming a man who admitted makingand possessing more than 100 indecent images of children on his computer. Gerry Keighley The judge at the man’s trial
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Principle of open justice 'under attack' – editor
The South Wales Argus has again been hit by a “back door” bid to ban the identification of adult defendants accused of offences against children. For the third time in recent months a Gwent council has sought – and been
Proposed FOI changes could see campaigning papers 'punished'
“The applicant who regularly appeals against refusals may be made to pay a price for doing so”
Food risks, droppings and kitchen filth uncovered by paper's FOI quest
Argus reveals shocking state of school kitchens
Latest resolved complaints dealt with by the PCC
Reader’s concerns are addressed with follow-up article – plus more news from the PCC
Resolved complaints
Resolved complaints dealt with by the PCC during July, August & September 2001 The majority of complaints made to the Press Complaints Commission, which raise a possible breach of the Code of Practice, are resolved directly between the Commission’s staff,
Minister says the press "got it wrong"
A row has broken out between the South Wales Argus and the Department of Trade and Industry – after Government officials claimed the paper got its facts wrong. The Argus said Secretary of State Stephen Byers back-tracked on a pledge
Prince's support for miners
The Prince of Wales has spoken of his compassion for Welsh miners waiting for compensation for lung disease, after a South Wales Argus readers sent him a copy of the paper. The paper is running a campaign to get the
Fresh Argus bid to speed up cash for sick miners
A campaigning newspaper has launched a bid to pay every sick miner £10,000. The South Wales Argus is calling on the Government to make the payment immediately and has launched a petition to get backing from its readers. It is
High calibre backing forArgus campaign
Senior politicians have taken up the South Wales Argus’ Justice For Miners Campaign and pledged their support. Big names that have thrown their weight behind the campaign include: Caerphilly MP and Assembly Member Ron Davies; Blaenau Gwent AM Peter Law;
Argus wins ambulance campaign victory
The South Wales Argus has won a major victory in its campaign demanding a shake-up in Gwent’s ambulance service. It comes after the Newport-based evening paper revealed a series of blunders by the under-fire service in which 999 emergency calls
Argus turns its patch plastic in bid to make night's out safer
The South Wales Argus is turning its patch plastic after calling on local pubs and clubs to do more to combat instances of ‘glassing’. The Newsquest evening title is driving a campaign, supported by Gwent Police, to persuade all the
Argus claims victory as police merger plans are scrapped
Welsh paper said police must remain local to stay accountable
Newspaper's forest-saving project praised
Argus readers help raise £100,000 to restore woodland
Car crime plummets during Argus campaign
Car crime in Gwent has plummeted thanks to a special South Wales Argus campaign. Gwent Police says the Argus’ Car Safe campaign has contributed to falling crime figures by encouraging the public to be more vigilant. Until the scheme was
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.