VICTORIA and Somerton recorded the highest number of coronavirus cases in Gwent in recent days as the Covid-19 picture continues to improve across the health board region.

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

A MAN who poured petrol over his victim's front door and threatened to "burn down" a building described the incident to police as "a moment of madness".

During the latest lockdown, you are not alone.

THREE cocaine dealers from Caerphilly county borough have pleaded guilty to Class-A drug supply offences.

The South Wales Argus Camera Club has more than 4,200 members and we regularly feature their pictures both in paper and online.

South Wales Argus Camera Club member set off on a walk round Newport with a new lens and these are the pictures she took. 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 vi...

The thin cake, made with batter and fried in a frying pan is perfect for a range of toppings with lemon juice and sugar the most traditional.

WHAT is your secret for a perfect pancake?

The next census will take part on Sunday 21 March 2021, and the ONS is currently hiring at least 30,000 field staff to help with the operation.

STAR of Netflix's Sex Education - which is filmed in Newport - Simone Ashley has been cast as the female lead in the second series of Bridgerton, the streaming service has said.

THE ringleader of a heroin supply network has been ordered to pay back a six-figure sum - but some of his co-conspirators will only pay back £1, a judge was told this week.

A PENSIONER who strangled his wife to death five days into the first UK lockdown has been cleared of her murder.

SEXUAL exploitation and aggressive begging in the Pill area of Newport could be targeted under a range of new measures being considered by the city council.

FOUR of Gwent's five council areas now have rolling weekly coronavirus case rates of below 100 per 100,000 population, as the slowdown in the spread of the virus continues.

INVESTIGATORS from the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) have served a misconduct notice on a South Wales Police officer.

A PERSON has been hospitalised following a crash in Newport.

Top row, left to right, Lee Prosser, Shalane Hodder and Elliot Blake, Bottom row, left to right, Tammy Williams, Jordan Barron and Gareth Rousen.

THOUGHTS are beginning to turn to what a post-lockdown Wales - and the rest of the United Kingdom - will look like, and when.

A WOMAN was taken to hospital following a crash in Six Bells yesterday.

Live updates on the coronavirus pandemic in Gwent and Wales after no deaths recorded in Gwent.

NO FINES were issued for fly-tipping in Blaenau Gwent last year, despite a rise in the number of reported incidents, it has been revealed.

COUNCIL tax across Gwent could increase by an average of 4.36 per cent for 2021/22.

HOUSE prices in Newport have reached a new record high.

THE Kent strain of coronavirus is currently the most prominent in Wales.

CONCERNS that some areas in Blaenau Gwent are still not covered by CCTV cameras have been raised, despite an upgrade of a previous “outdated” system.

PEOPLE with asthma who are not included in priority group six for coronavirus vaccination will be disappointed, Wales' health minister Vaughan Gething has acknowledged.

A PROPOSAL which could see a Newport school expanded by 303 spaces could move to a second consultation next week, despite concerns from residents.

ONE of Wales’ greatest snooker players has died aged 78.

LIDL has released a list of places where it wants to build new stores - including nine locations in Gwent.

A NEWPORT teenager and a six-year-old girl from Caerphilly have picked up awards at the annual Strictly Cymru competition.

A JUDGE has ordered that cocaine and other items seized from a drug dealer be destroyed.

PEOPLE aged 70 and older in Wales who have not yet been contacted about their coronavirus vaccine are being urged to get in touch with the NHS.

A 12-YEAR-OLD budding inventor is playing his part in the UK's rollout of the coronavirus vaccine.

A NEWPORT man who has been living on the city's streets for some time has turned his life around during the coronavirus pandemic.

Here are more babies recently born in Gwent.

RESIDENTS will soon be able to collect their prescriptions at any time of the day from a Newport pharmacy, after plans to install an automated collection machine were given the green light.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the system has been operating “smoothly” since it came into force at 4am on Monday.

TOOLS and a quad bike were stolen during a burglary in the Magor area.

THE 34-YEAR-OLD man who died following a road traffic collision on the M4 has been named as Richard Pring from Llanharry.

THE founder of the South Wales Miners Library and former Labour politician Dr Hywel Francis has died aged 74.

PETER Lawrence, father of missing chef Claudia Lawrence, has died at the age of 74 without ever knowing what happened to his daughter.

TWO pigeons were killed in a suspected double shooting in Cardiff.

POLICE are looking for a missing 22-year-old with links to Newport.

The US’s top infectious disease expert, Dr Anthony Fauci, has recommended the practise of double masking in the past.

MONEY Saving Expert Martin Lewis said he was "gutted" after a listener lost more than £20,000 to a scam.

Robinson appeared in Countdown’s Dictionary Corner for a week in 1987, when the show was hosted by Richard Whiteley.

The internet breaking hybrid which originally sold out within two days last year is on sale from today.

Wales has become the first UK nation to have given first doses of vaccine to more than 20 per cent of the population. The Welsh Labour Government and the Welsh National Health Service have excelled in rolling out the Covid-19 vaccination programme.