After many years with the Argus, MARTIN WADE is moving on to pastures new and this will be his last Long View. Here he takes a look back at some of the tales of Gwent history he has told.
A war veteran, former Argus journalist and stalwart of Caerleon and Newport life has died at the age of 97. MARTIN WADE recalls the life of Henry West
AS Wales prepares to face the mighty All Blacks this weekend, MARTIN WADE recalls the last time New Zealand were beaten by the Welsh and the connection between Gwent, the RAF and that famous victory.
THE drive to raise a statue of a Newport boxing hero is continuing after fundraisers learnt they must pay part of the cost to prepare ground on which the statue will stand.
This weekend will see the last visit by Newport’s own Royal Navy ship, HMS Severn. MARTIN WADE looks back at the special relationship between the city and the ship.
THE project, called ‘Journey’s End’, aims to tell of the thousands of Newport men who lost their lives in the First World War. Its title reflects how many of them were buried here and how the search is hoped to be complete in time for the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War on November 11, 1918. It tells also how all their journeys were ended by the Great War.
THE campaign to pay for a statue of a Newport boxing hero is within sight of its £35,000 target, less than a year after the fundraising bid was launched.
Campaigners aiming to erect a statue of Newport boxing champion David Pearce will take their fight to Belle Vue Park in Newport this weekend as they recall a key moment in the boxer’s life which they say sums up the Pill man’s guts and determination. MARTIN WADE reports
FIFTEEN years ago this week in 2002, builders working on the Riverfront theatre in Newport found something incredible. MARTIN WADE looks back at the discovery of Newport’s medieval ship.
