NEWPORT city centre has marked more than just the return of shoppers and non-essential traders this week.

Updates throughout Wednesday, April 14 on the coronavirus situation for Newport, Gwent and the rest of Wales.

THESE are the areas across Gwent which have seen the highest number of crimes reported in one month.

A NEWPORT hotel is up for sale for almost £700,000.

A STALKER was spared going straight to jail for breaching a restraining order and sending “extremely offensive” messages.

A CONTAINER-style food courtyard proposal in Rogerstone could soon be granted a licence for alcohol, entertainment, and late-night refreshments.

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

A BUSINESS born out of lockdown in Chepstow is proving that good things really do come in small packages.

ADULTS in Wales who live with people who are immunosuppressed and have weaker immune systems will be offered a coronavirus vaccine as a priority.

A WAR memorial in Risca is line for a revamp - with help from a local supermarket.

TRADERS in Chepstow have questioned the timing of works to make the town more pedestrian friendly, as shops re-opened this week.

The streaming giant has already announced the popular show will return for a second season.

Meghan Markle has not travelled to the UK and has remained in California after she was not given medical clearance by her doctor to travel.

THREE men have been found guilty of killing a drug dealer who died six days after being savagely beaten in his flat during a robbery.

A YOUTH worker was jailed after he fell into a trap set by paedophile hunters who duped him into believing he was "grooming" a 10-year-old schoolgirl.

PLANS for a new factory in Cwmbran, which could keep around 170 skilled jobs in the town, may be given the green light by councillors this week.

A SENIOR police officer has condemned a robbery gang after a jury convicted them of the “horrific” killing of a drug dealer in his Newport home.

NO new cases have been recorded in four of the five local authorities in Gwent on Tuesday, Public Health Wales have confirmed.

THE funeral has taken place in Blaina today of a sergeant in the Welsh Guards from Gwent, who was killed during a training exercise in west Wales last month.

A NEW five-year plan aiming to “radically reduce litter and fly-tipping” in Blaenau Gwent has won the backing of councillors.

'SIGNIFICANT' damage was caused to vehicles and a house in a Gwent town last weekend, say police.

TWENTY-ONE dogs were recovered and two men arrested in Newport yesterday.

WALES has become the first country in the UK where more than half the population has received a vaccination against Covid-19.

A WOMAN was fined more than £1,700 for breaching coronavirus lockdown regulations.

- Updates throughout Tuesday, April 13 on the coronavirus picture for Newport, Gwent and the rest of Wales.

THE Cwmbran Boating Lake site has fully reopened to the public following tree-felling work.

GWENT Police have made an appeal for information after plastic fencing was set on fire outside Tredegar Park in Newport, yesterday evening.

A CRUMLIN-based manufacturing company has developed a new mobile feature to enable the creation and sharing of digital Covid test certificates.

A ROUND-UP of recent sex offender cases heard at Cwmbran Magistrates’ Court.

A BLACKWOOD man has avoided jail after being found attempting to buy drugs while having a knife with a 12cm blade, and cannabis, with him.

A MAN who harassed a woman to the point where she no longer felt safe in her own home, has been handed a suspended prison sentence and served with a 10-year restraining order.

ABOLISHING the Senedd, scrapping sex education in primary schools, and allowing people to smoke in pubs are among the proposals in UKIP Wales' “people powered manifesto” for the upcoming Senedd election on May 6.

A LONG-AWAITED second recycling centre in Blaenau Gwent will open next week.

A HEROIN trafficker was jailed after he was caught by undercover cops in a sting targeting drug dealers in Newport.

AMENDED plans to move a Lidl store to a bigger site in Cwmbran, and to redevelop a Stagecoach bus depot, will be considered by Torfaen council this week.

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

WELSH businesses could be hit worse by flooding - after a prediction of more floods in Wales over the next few decades.

The law change could be coming into place to maximise safety of journeys of disabled and visually impaired pedestrians.

IN 1975 the Duke of Edinburgh paid a visit to Caldicot Comprehensive School.

GWENT schools are able to access two health, wellbeing and building resilience programmes for their pupils for free.

American regulators have already suspended the rollout where six cases have been identified among 7 million doses.

Good Morning Britain’s resident medical expert was discussing concerns over the jab during Ramadan on Tuesday morning’s instalment of GMB.

Covid restrictions mean the funeral of the longest-serving consort in British history will very much be a family affair.

Although mosques will be able to welcome worshipers, there will still be changes to celebrations of Ramadan this year.

The South Wales Argus Camera Club has more than 4,300 members and we regularly feature their pictures both in paper and online.

How the action unfolded when Newport County AFC drew 0-0 with Carlisle United in League Two.

Dwayne Johnson, Molly-Mae Hague and Maura Higgins are among the stars to have shown their support.

Noel was reporting live from Minnesota in the US following the fatal police shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright.

The deal is being released to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the popular coffee chain’s launch.

The character first appeared in series five, she was brought in as an independent investigator as Ted Hastings integrity was called into question.