THIS dramatic police dashcam footage captures a learner driver speeding through the streets of Newport at nearly 90mph in 30mph built-up areas during a hair-raising chase.

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A MONMOUTHSHIRE mum has backed a Welsh hospice's plea to the Welsh Government for more funding to keep their vital services going.

Here are more babies recently born in Gwent.

CORONAVIRUS was the leading cause of death in Wales last month for the fourth consecutive month.

WALES' health and care system faces a 'long journey' to recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic - but there is now an opportunity to transform how services are delivered, and to tackle heralth inequalities, says Vaughan Gething.

A WOMAN from Abercarn will be representing South Wales in a UK-wide pageant.

THE M4 relief road will get the go-ahead if the Welsh Conservatives win a majority in May's Senedd Election, the party has pledged.

GWENT Police are appealing for information in relation to a missing Blaina man.

The Argus' Pride of Gwent awards were held earlier this month, in which a plethora of dedicated volunteers were hailed for their hard work during the pandemic. Here we highlight just one of them.

Here are the reasons why you are unable to choose which coronavirus vaccine you are given.

THE pandemic has created the biggest challenge for Newport-based St David's Hospice Care in its forty-plus year history. The hospice's financial life blood, fund-raising events have been cancelled and its retail shops closed. Despite all this the ...

THE weekly coronavirus case rate in Wales remains unchanged, at 42 per 100,000 people, for the second day in a row.

AN ARSONIST who set fire to a metal cage full of cardboard outside a petrol station before running off has been jailed.

A YEAR group at a Newport school has been told to self-isolate - less than a week since older pupils were allowed to return to the classroom.

A GRAPHIC designer in Monmouth has given the town’s Savoy Theatre a miniature creation of the building to mark one year of closure during the coronavirus pandemic.

SUPPORT groups have been the lifeblood of St David's Hospice Care over the decades - none more so than one started in Cwmbran which in 40 years has raised more than £205,000.

POPULAR fried chicken chain KFC looks to be coming to Chepstow after a job advertisement was circulated online.

WORK to prepare for a new city centre footbridge to replace an unpopular subway will be completed by the end of the year.

A CRASH involving a pedestrian has resulted in the closure of a road in Monmouthshire.

RESIDENTS of Caerphilly had an unusual visitor to an iconic attraction in the town this weekend, as a cat became stuck atop one of the towers of the castle.

A NUMBER of schemes across Gwent are being given funding as part of a scheme aiming to encourage healthy travel.

TORFAEN residents have raised concerns over some of the proposed sites in the council’s replacement Replacement Local Development Plan (RLDP).

This week's theme for the camera club was abandoned. And what a selection of images from across Gwent they sent us. 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 visit...

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

A far-wandering walrus, who made headlines after washing up in western Ireland recently, has come even closer to home, being spotted in south Pembrokeshire yesterday, March 20.

GWENT Police's rural crime team were investigating reports of nighthawking in Caerwent this morning.

THE Welsh Government has today announced a new international learning exchange programme, following the UK Government’s decision to withdraw from the popular Erasmus+ scheme.

The Argus' Pride of Gwent awards were held last week, in which a plethora of dedicated volunteers were hailed for their hard work during the pandemic. Here we highlight just one of them.

THE Welsh Conservatives have ruled out doing any post-election deal with a party that is campaigning to abolish the Senedd.

Chepstow's Town Gate through the Port Wall used to be the only route in and out of Wales for many before the town was bypassed and the Severn Bridge was opened in the 1960s.

A VALE of Glamorgan archaeologist and author has released a book covering some of the Vale’s ghost stories.

ADVENTUROUS boarders at Haberdashers’ Monmouth Schools have climbed Everest - or the equivalent of it - to raise more than £500 for a mental health charity.

THERE'S not a lot we can do during the current lockdown - but we are allowed to get out for some exercise.

THE British Book Awards have announced a Penarth bookstore as the winner of the Welsh Independent Bookshop of the Year award.

The Argus' Pride of Gwent awards were held last week, in which a plethora of dedicated volunteers were hailed for their hard work during the pandemic. Here we highlight just one of them.

A DAY out to Barry Island beach resort is a must for so many people in south Wales, and who can blame them. With golden beaches, cafes and chip shops, slots, fairground and beach huts it has all the elements for a great family day out.

WEEKLY Zoom workout classes in Newport have proved popular during lockdown - with one participant even tuning in from the USA.

Another splendid front page to Thursday’s Argus, featuring our majestic Transporter Bridge, and reporting that work will start on the £12m restoration project in May, following the Welsh Government’s agreement to contribute £1.5m. That adds...

A NEW touring festival launches this year - and debuts in the Welsh capital.

THE Welsh Conservatives are pledging to build 100,000 new homes over the next 10 years should they form the country’s next government.

A NATIONAL ID scheme for young carers has been launched in Torfaen.

Car tax changes 2021 - What they are and how they will affect you

KINGSWAY Shopping Centre has been located in the heart of Newport since 1968.

PROPERTY prices always seem to be getting higher and higher, but every now and again a property comes up that is an absolute bargain.

MANY small businesses are facing huge challenges as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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It is fantastic to see Wales leading the way in the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccination programme.