Get featured in South Wales Argus
News for Newport and Gwent
We write a custom feature about you and manage the placement. You approve every word before it goes live.
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How do I get featured in South Wales Argus?
We develop your story, write the feature to editorial standard, and manage the placement. You approve every word before anything goes live.
About South Wales Argus
The South Wales Argus is a Newsquest newspaper based in Newport, covering Newport and the wider Gwent area, including Caerphilly, Torfaen, Monmouthshire and Blaenau Gwent, in print and online.
Why a feature here matters
It is the main local news title for Newport and Gwent, so a feature here reaches people who live, work and do business across south-east Wales.
Best for: Newport and Gwent businesses, founders, hospitality and retail operators, health practitioners, charities and community organisations.
How coverage happens at South Wales Argus
There are two ways in. The first is to contact the newsroom yourself. The Argus site explains how readers can get in touch with the editorial team and send in news, and that route suits genuine local news and community stories. It is free, but it is slow, there is no promise of a reply, and the editors decide what runs. The second is to work with DNA. We develop the angle with you, write the feature to the Argus standard, manage the placement and send you the draft first. Nothing goes live until you have approved every word, and we will tell you plainly if your story suits a different outlet better.
The kind of story that lands
The Argus is built around Newport and Gwent. Its pages cover Newport, Cwmbran, Pontypool, Caerphilly, Abergavenny, Chepstow, Monmouth and Ebbw Vale: council decisions, crime and courts, schools, health services, business and community life, with sport led by Newport County and the Dragons. The stories that suit it have a clear local connection: a Newport employer growing, a Gwent founder solving a problem for the area, a Monmouthshire hospitality business with a story behind it, or a practitioner with practical advice for local readers. Welsh angles matter, from Senedd decisions to local culture. A story with no Gwent connection belongs in a national title instead.
How to Get Featured in the South Wales Argus
What the South Wales Argus is
The South Wales Argus is the local daily newspaper for Newport and Gwent, based in Newport and published by Newsquest. It publishes in print and online at southwalesargus.co.uk, covering Newport, Caerphilly, Torfaen, Monmouthshire and Blaenau Gwent.
If you want to get featured in the South Wales Argus, there are two realistic routes. You can send a story to the newsroom yourself, which is free but leaves the decision with the editors. Or you can work with an agency such as DNA, which develops a feature about you, writes it to the paper's standard and manages the placement, with your approval on every word before it goes live.
What the South Wales Argus covers
The Argus news pages follow council decisions, crime and court cases, schools, health services, transport and housing across Gwent, from Newport and Cwmbran to Abergavenny, Chepstow and the valley towns. Welsh politics matters too, because decisions made by the Senedd and the Welsh Government shape local services. Business coverage looks at local employers, openings and investment in the region. Sport is a major strand, led by Newport County and the Dragons, with grassroots rugby and football alongside. There is also community news, what's on coverage and readers' letters.
How to get featured in the South Wales Argus
Start by deciding what you have. News, such as a new site, a significant contract, a local first or a community campaign, belongs with the newsroom. A view on a local issue suits a letter to the editor. A profile of your business, your expertise or your personal story is a feature, and that is where most people want to land.
For news, contact the Argus using the details it lists on its own site. Lead with the Gwent angle, name someone who can speak to it and attach usable photographs. For a feature, DNA develops the angle with you, writes the piece to the paper's standard and manages the placement, and you approve every word before it goes live.
How to submit a story to the South Wales Argus
People searching for how to submit a story to the South Wales Argus usually want to tip off a reporter, share community news or get their business written about. The paper's site explains how readers can contact the newsroom and send in news, and that is the right place for the first two. We are not going to quote an address or a form here, because contact details change and the Argus site is the reliable source.
What happens to a submission is up to the newsroom. There is no promise of a reply or of publication, and a business announcement without wider local interest is unlikely to run as news.
What makes a strong piece for the South Wales Argus
Local relevance comes first. A Newport employer creating jobs, a Caerphilly founder solving a problem for the area, a Monmouthshire hospitality business with a story behind it, or a health practitioner with practical advice for Gwent readers all fit. Named places, real people and a reason the story matters now carry more weight than adjectives. If your audience is UK-wide rather than local, a title such as The Independent may suit you better, and we will tell you if that is the case.
How the process works with DNA
We start with a conversation about your business and what you want readers in Newport and Gwent to understand about it. We find the local angle that suits the Argus sections and write the feature to its standard. You receive the draft, ask for changes and approve every word before anything goes live. We then manage the placement and keep you updated as it progresses.
How long it takes
Expect weeks rather than days. Shaping the angle, gathering details and agreeing the draft all take time, and a busy local news cycle can move things around. We do not promise a publication date or an outcome.
How we get you in South Wales Argus
Questions about South Wales Argus
Is the South Wales Argus coverage a real, published feature?
Yes. It is a genuine article published on the outlet, written about you and your work — not an ad you design yourself.
How long does it take?
Most placements take weeks rather than days. We give you a realistic timeline for South Wales Argus before we start, and never promise a date we cannot control.
What if I am not happy with the draft?
You review and revise until it is right. Nothing publishes without your approval.
How do I submit a story to the South Wales Argus?
Use the newsroom contact details on the Argus site. Keep it short, lead with the Newport or Gwent angle, include a named contact and add photographs. The editors decide whether to follow it up.
Which areas does the South Wales Argus cover?
It covers Newport and the wider Gwent area, including Caerphilly, Torfaen, Monmouthshire and Blaenau Gwent, with towns such as Cwmbran, Pontypool, Abergavenny, Chepstow and Ebbw Vale.
Can a local business be featured in the South Wales Argus?
Yes, when the story has a genuine Gwent angle. DNA can develop the feature, write it to the paper's standard and manage the placement, and nothing goes live until you have approved every word.