3+ hour, 25+ min ago   (397+ words) The remains of a submerged cottage have re-emerged after 70 years beneath a Welsh reservoir. Esgair y Gader Cottage was hidden beneath the waters of Claerwen Reservoir in the Elan Valley, for seven decades before resurfacing after months of dry weather....

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (386+ words) A TIMBER fence nearly seven metres tall at the side of a road intended to protect an ancient monument has been given planning permission. Although the fence was put up without approval from council planning chiefs or the highways department…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (852+ words) A magnet fisherman has uncovered a haul of suspected Second World War weapons and historic finds hidden beneath Welsh waterways. Darren Rice, from Newport, began magnet fishing during the pandemic, and what started as a hobby has turned into a…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (553+ words) Back in 2002, during construction of Newport’s Riverfront Theatre, builders hit something unexpected in the mud of the Usk. At first it looked like old timber. Then archaeologists arrived. Then the scale of it became clear. Newport hadn’t just found some…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (329+ words) A cave painting in Wales has been confirmed as the oldest known rock art in the UK. New research conducted by an international team of archaeologists has dated the artwork, found in the Bacon Hole cave on the Gower Peninsula,…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago   (472+ words) Two fishermen have recalled how they unexpectedly hauled in a “yellow submarine” off Islay more than 20 years ago, with their surprising catch prompting a months-long mystery. John Baker, now 69, was working a few miles off the coast of the Inner…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (355+ words) Urban explorers have ventured into a former college site — and what they’ve found offers a striking glimpse into its recent past. The group, known as ‘Abandoned Explore Wales’ with 25K followers on Facebook and 9,299 on TikTok, explored the former Coleg Gwent…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (425+ words) A key piece of Newport’s history has been unearthed by sheer chance. The news has just broken that a significant historic discovery was made at the site of Newport’s new leisure and wellbeing centre, though the find itself was uncovered…...

5+ mon, 1+ day ago   (38+ words) South Wales Argus Find events in South Wales and the surrounding areas using the South Wales Argus local events calendar today. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services....

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (418+ words) A Gwent couple touring Northern Spain were thrilled when on a visit to Guernica, they came face to face with an evocative connection to back home. Journalists David and Jo Barnes, from Chepstow, were amazed to see one of Newport…...