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Mon, 19 Apr 2021 04:00:00 +0100
Five marathons in five days for Pontypool mum with cancer
THE brother of a woman with terminal cancer which was misdiagnosed for seven months has completed a mammoth fundraising challenge which saw him and two others complete five marathons in five days.

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 04:00:00 +0100
House in Chepstow abandoned for 12 years is up for sale
A NINETY-YEAR-OLD family home in Chepstow, which has lain abandoned for 12 years, has been put on the market for the first time since it was built in 1934.

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 09:00:00 +0100
Former YMCA transformed into makeshift Newport school
A FORMER YMCA has been transformed into a makeshift primary school to house pupils who were unable to return to the classroom.

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 08:36:51 +0100
Gwent Police appeal as dog hit and killed in Monmouthshire
POLICE want to identify these bikers after a dog was hit and killed.

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 07:16:13 +0100
Covid: latest coronavirus news in Newport, Gwent and Wales
Keep up to date with the latest coronavirus headlines across Newport, Gwent and Wales

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 06:00:00 +0100
Look who’s been in court from Newport, Pontypool and Bargoed
A ROUND-UP of cases heard at Newport Magistrates’ Court and Cwmbran Magistrates’ Court.

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 04:00:00 +0100
Huge hello to these six bundles of Gwent joy
Here are more babies recently born in Gwent.

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 06:00:00 +0100
Pontypool man charged with robbery on M4 in Newport
A MAN has been charged with robbery and threatening to kill woman on a slip road that joins the M4 motorway.

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 06:00:00 +0100
Blaenavon councillor Alan Jones resigns from Torfaen council
BLAENAVON ward councillor Alan Jones has stepped down from his position on the council.

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 09:00:00 +0100
Oakdale gets new skate park for young people
A CAERPHILLY community has created a special space for its young people – with a replacement skate park.

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 07:00:00 +0100
Traffic hits six month high on day shops reopen in Wales
CAR traffic hit a six-month high on Monday as non-essential shops reopened across Wales.

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 08:57:09 +0100
Better jobs needed in Wales to support 'levelling up'
BETTER jobs must be created in Wales, as well as the North of England and Northern Ireland, in order to help the “levelling up” agenda, according to a new report.

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 08:00:00 +0100
Where and when you can donate blood across April and May
THE Welsh Blood Service is running a number of clinics throughout the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board region in April and May.

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 08:00:00 +0100
Monmouthshire Building Society donates £18,000 to Air Ambulance
SAVERS with Monmouthshire Building Society have donated more than £18,000 to the Wales Air Ambulance.

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 09:02:15 +0100
Rail union warns UK-wide strikes may be ahead
A LEADING rail union is stepping up a campaign warning of huge job cuts in the coming months amid the threat of a national industrial dispute.

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 09:00:00 +0100
Vets on Wales-England border crowned best in country
A VETS in Wales has been crowned the best in the country as part of top industry awards.

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 15:00:00 +0100
Cardiff man charged with killing Pontypool boxing champion
A MAN has been charged with killing a British and Welsh boxing champion following a road crash two years ago.

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 12:26:28 +0100
Monmouthshire, Torfaen and Caerphilly have lowest case rates in Wales
THREE of the Gwent authorities have recorded among the lowest case rates in Wales.

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 04:00:00 +0100
Family of Blaenavon man who took his own life in public plea
THE FAMILY of a Gwent man who took his own life have made a public plea to help raise money for his funeral.

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 00:07:27 +0100
Do you recognise these riders or bikes in Caerphilly?
DO you recognise these riders or bikes?

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 17:00:00 +0100
Newport dinosaurs call time on adventures after attacks
A GROUP of dinosaurs who have been spreading smiles throughout Newport during lockdown have had to call time on their shenanigans after being targeted by gangs of youths.

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 12:02:09 +0100
Abergavenny ice cream man named in the top three in the UK
AN ABERGAVENNY ice cream man has been named in the top three in the UK.

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 17:12:29 +0100
Coronavirus case confirmed at Llanwern High School in Newport
AN ENTIRE year group at a Newport high school must stay at home following a confirmed positive coronavirus cases among students.

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 16:00:00 +0100
The story of the family who bought a WW2 warship on eBay
IT sounds like the plot of the latest Netflix movie but a family from Wrexham really bought a World War Two warship on eBay.

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 16:58:13 +0100
Free Cuthbert sign in Cwmbran supports Aldi in M&S row
A CWMBRAN business has shown its support for Aldi in the dispute over Colin the Caterpillar cakes.

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 13:13:29 +0100
Burst pipe leaves Chepstow homes without water
A BURST water main is causing disruption to the supply of water to homes in Chepstow.

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 11:05:37 +0100
Year 8 class at Croesyceiliog School in Cwmbran to self-isolate
A CLASS at Croesyceiliog School has been asked to self-isolate after a student tested positive for coronavirus.

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 04:00:00 +0100
Diamond day for couple who met in the Far East
A NEWPORT couple who met in 1956 in the Far East have celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary.

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 18:00:00 +0100
Senedd election: Welsh councils could face £178m funding gap
The budget for councils could be squeezed even further if the next government decides to direct funding towards addressing the growing costs of the pandemic.

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 16:00:00 +0100
The amazing story of the Chartist milkman
In spite of the cancellation of the 2020 Newport Chartist Convention, local research into Chartism continues.

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 06:00:00 +0100
Blaenavon woman four times drink drive limit in Newport
A MOTORIST was banned from the roads for three years and handed a suspended prison sentence for being more than four times the drink drive limit.

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 06:00:00 +0100
Ex-Dragons star Ed Jackson launches podcast after to inspire
A FORMER Dragons rugby player has launched his own podcast four years after being told he would never walk again.

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 04:00:00 +0100
Look who’s been in court from Newport, Risca and Caerphilly
A ROUND-UP of cases heard at Newport Magistrates’ Court and Cwmbran Magistrates’ Court.

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 18:56:54 +0100
Body found by police in Bishopston, Swansea
A BODY has been found in the Bishopston area of Swansea this afternoon.

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 18:00:00 +0100
Derelict Normandy house in Penarth is structurally unsafe
WORK has begun on Normandy house in Penarth after years of it being derelict and boarded up as it is structurally unsafe.

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 15:02:12 +0100
Welsh Tories pledge to end social distancing in June
A WELSH Conservative government would end all social distancing measures on June 21 if the decision was backed up by the science, the party’s leader in the Senedd has said.

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 14:58:18 +0100
Newport man Bryan Chubb wanted back to prison
A NEWPORT man is wanted for breaching his licence conditions.

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 14:00:00 +0100
Tree-mendous images from around Gwent
TO CELEBRATE spring, we asked our camera club members to share pictures of trees with us this week. 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 pa...

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 10:00:00 +0100
School of the week: Rougemont School, Newport
THIS week's school of the week is Rougemont School, Malpas Road, Newport.

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 06:00:00 +0100
Let's go for a walk: The Crawshay Bailey Trail, Brynmawr
NOW that we can get out and enjoy the countryside, we are featuring walks from further afield.

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 10:00:00 +0100
Chepstow carnival - take a look at our archive photographs
IN THE summer of 2006 a parade of colourful floats passed through Chepstow for the annual town carnival. To the delight of hundreds of people the event included bands, a jester and the traditional carnival queen.

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 08:00:00 +0100
Monmouthshire barn conversions could be perfect project
COULD this be the idyllic property project you've been looking for as we come out of lockdown?

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 20:00:00 +0100
Piles of litter, urine in streets and disturbances in Tenby
OUTDOOR drinkers in Tenby created an evening of disturbances for residents and a morning of cleaning up by council workers.

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 18:00:00 +0100
RNLI Penarth reopens shop doors - and volunteers are wanted
RNLI PENARTH is looking for a new volunteer shop manager to join a team of committed volunteers as the station’s shop on Penarth Esplanade gets ready to open its doors for the first time in over a year.  

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 14:00:00 +0100
Wally the walrus enjoys seaside sunshine at Tenby
IT's another day in paradise for Wally the Tenby walrus, who has been having a flipping great time in the sunshine this morning, Saturday April 17.

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 12:00:00 +0100
New Canton Road Crossing – Steffan Dafydd wins the vote
CHAPTER has announced that artist Steffan Dafydd’s design has been selected to be installed on a new Cardiff road crossing, located in Canton on Cowbridge Road East.

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 12:00:00 +0100
Gwent supporters of CND protested against nuclear bombs
THIS picture dates from 1988 and shows a group of Gwent Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) supporters setting off on an eight-day, 130-mile trek to Aldermaston.

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 10:00:00 +0100
Queen B Boutique raises £1,500 for City Hospice in Cardiff
A SMALL business owner overcame the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic to raise thousands for a good cause.

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 08:00:00 +0100
Nathan Jones on his steampunk book Travelling Without Moving
A NEWPORT man has published his first book - which he started more than a decade ago.

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 18:00:00 +0100
Rob McElhenney gives nod to Wrexham AFC during Mythic Quest
FANS of new Wrexham AFC co-owner Rob McElhenney will have noticed a pretty big nod to his new football club during an episode of his new TV series.



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