HEALTH minister Vaughan Gething said the Welsh Government would not publicly be setting targets for the number of vaccinations it wants to see administered in the coming weeks.

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A WOMAN whose efforts to set up a cycle cafe at a lakeside site in Cwmbran is looking for another location in the town after an unsuccessful appeal against Torfaen council's refusal of planning permission.

A TEENAGE drug dealer who ran “a busy drugs line” and started trafficking cocaine just weeks following his 18th birthday, has been locked up.

A NEWPORT man, previously jailed for conspiracy to commit murder, for his role in a revenge street shooting has been re-arrested following a police appeal, after he breached his licence conditions.

A ROUND-UP of cases heard at Newport Magistrates’ Court.

A CRACK cocaine dealer carrying £2,500 worth of drugs was rugby tackled by plain clothes police after he tried to escape their clutches.

BRITISH Transport Police have appealed for information after a man and his mother were assaulted at Cwmbran railway station in October.

THE PRIME Minister has announced a new national lockdown for England, with people instructed to "stay at home".

A TAXI driver in Abergavenny has explained why he is committed to realising a long term family dream of bringing an adult shop to the town centre.

A CANNABIS factory manager was caught growing drugs with a “valuable potential yield” after a police raid.

EDUCATION unions have called on the Welsh Government to go further and vaccinate teachers following the .

PLANS have been lodged with Torfaen council for a new activities centre and café at Pontymoile basin, on the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal near Pontypool.

Our camera club members have been out and about in recent weeks taking some great pictures of Gwent. This is just a small selection of the pictures shared by members of the South Wales Argus Camera Club and you can see more by visiting the SWACC page...

ALL schools and colleges in Wales will move to online learning until January 18th, the Welsh Government has announced.

THE number of people in Gwent confirmed as having died of coronavirus has today topped 700, according to Public Health Wales.

A MAN has been taken to hospital following a medical emergency in Newport city centre this morning.

A SECOND coronavirus vaccine is being rolled-out across Wales from today.

THE PRIME Minister has announced a new national lockdown for England, with people instructed to "stay at home" as they did during the first in March.

A JOINT statement from UK Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) recommend that the UK Covid-19 alert level move from level four to level five.

HEALTH MINISTER Vaughan Gething said he expects to see a stepping up in the number of vaccines available to people in Wales over the course of February.

AS we reach the end of 2020, we look back at the stories of those across Gwent who helped during troubling times.

THE Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine programme began in Wales today in the fight against Covid-19.

A MAN was told to expect a long prison sentence after he admitted stealing two mountain bikes, boxing gloves and cans of lager in a burglary.

KEEPING schools in Wales closed is a last resort, but a "serious consideration" in light of the developing situation with coronavirus, health minister Vaughan Gething said today.

A CEMETERY in Newport is currently closed for all access.

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GERWYN Price beat Gary Anderson 7-3 on Sunday evening to become the first Welshman to win the PDC World Championship.

IT IS unlikely any major changes will be made to Wales’ coronavirus restrictions this week, First Minister Mark Drakeford has said.

Here are more babies recently born in Gwent.

A MAN banned from many Newport city centre shops was jailed after he attacked an emergency worker over the Christmas holiday.

AS THE lockdown across Wales kicks in, we are highlighting the places that are available to help if anyone is in need.

PEOPLE must not go back to what was their normal behaviour once vaccinated with either the Pfizer/BioNTech or Oxford AstraZeneca vaccines, health minister Vaughan Gething said.

BORIS Johnson will be making a televised address at 8pm tonight, with even stricter lockdown measures likely to be announced in England.

THERE are no plans currently for regional mass testing programmes - such as the ones in Merthyr Tydfil and Lower Cynon Valley - to be introduced in Wales' worst hit areas, Vaughan Gething has said.

A MUCH-LOVED Newport butchers has marked its final day in the city's market, after almost 60 years serving the community.

GWENT Police thanks communities across the area following a busy Christmas and New Year.

THE USE of temporary coronavirus testing facilities in Caerphilly has been extended.

A BLAENAU Gwent-based end of life care charity celebrated the lives of patients it has cared for in the past year - albeit in a different way to usual.

CONDUCTOR and former Monmouth schoolgirl Jane Glover has been recognised in the Queen's New Year's Honours.

PRESENTER Jeremy Vine had shared his experience of coronavirus.