Tristan Rees

Trainee Multimedia Journalist

Journalist for the South Wales Argus covering the Western side of Newport including Pill, St Woolos, Stow Hill, Gold Topps, Gaer, Maesglas, Baneswell and Ridgeway. I also cover news from Cwmbran and Pontypool for the Free Press and the Argus.

Journalist for the South Wales Argus covering the Western side of Newport including Pill, St Woolos, Stow Hill, Gold Topps, Gaer, Maesglas, Baneswell and Ridgeway. I also cover news from Cwmbran and Pontypool for the Free Press and the Argus.

Latest articles from Tristan Rees

Gareth Maule, former pro rugby player, featured on Tuesday's episode of Homes Under the Hammer.

Ex rugby pro's Pontypool renovation 'second to none' on Homes Under the Hammer
Former rugby professional appeared on Homes Under the Hammer.

Kids and parents had plenty of fun at Halloween events held at the Kingsway Centre last week

Kingsway Centre’s Halloween events draw crowds, with Christmas plans underway
The Kingsway Centre hosted a series of Hallowe'en events last week.

Newport councillors met with member of Wynne Construction to hand over the site of the new lesiure centre on the riverfront.

Work begins on ‘eagerly anticipated’ Newport leisure centre

Newport’s new leisure centre, one of the UK’s first to be net-zero, has been handed over to the firm that will build it.

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An un-named tributary of the Nant y Milwr in Henllys, Cwmbran, has been polluted by blue paint (October 2024) and white paint (July 2024)

Shock as stream turns bright blue in second pollution incident

Cwmbran stream was polluted for the second time in four months.

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Torfaen museum's exhibition of the 75th anniversary of Cwmbran will feature never-before-seen objects from the museum collection.

Museum exhibition to celebrate Cwmbran's 75th anniversary

The exhibition runs between November 6, 2024 and January 4, 2025.

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David Sisman, 21, was found guilty of murdering Lee Crewe

This is the man who murdered Lee Crewe on the streets of Newport last summer

David Sisman stabbed Lee Crewe in Maindee, Newport, earlier this year.

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Pontypool RFC lost 6-47 to the New Zealand All Blacks on October 18, 1989, at Pontypool Park. The match was watched by a crowd of 23,000.

Archive: 35 years ago Pontypool RFC hosted the All Blacks for the last time
On October 18, 1989, Pontypool RFC faced New Zealand at Pontypool Park.

Joseph Ross, 36, paid tribute to his cousin, Lee Crewe, who was killed in May earlier this year.

'Lee's got some justice today,' Crewe's family pay tribute after man guilty of murder
Lee Crewe's family pay tribute to him after it was found he was murdered in May this year.

Lee Crewe, 36, died from a single stab wound to the chest in Newport earlier this year

David Sisman found guilty for the murder of Lee Crewe

Mr Crewe, 36, died from a stab wound to the chest on Chepstow Road, Newport, on the evening of Tuesday, May 14, 2024.

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Lee Crewe, 36, died from a single stab wound to the chest in Newport earlier this year

Jury asked to decide if man was murdered or stabbed in self-defence
The jury will consider whether David Sisman is guilty of murder or whether Lee Crewe was stabbed in self defence in the Maindee area of Newport.