PUBS, bars, restaurants and cafes will be able to open indoors in the next month, Mark Drakeford has suggested.

A CONVICTED fraudster jailed for a major scam was back in court for swindling her new employers out of thousands of pounds.

WHEN 41-year-old Carys Evans went to the GP with stomach pain, she never imagined finding out two days later she had stage 4 bowel cancer.

FIRST minister Mark Drakeford has denied that his decision to bring forward the easing of some restrictions in Wales by two weeks is to do with the forthcoming Senedd Election.

A PONTYPOOL pub with a history of the paranormal will be going under the hammer later this month.

A DRINK-DRIVER was told he was lucky he had not killed two schoolgirls after he mowed them down when he mounted a pavement in a stolen car.

A FAMILY whose 12-year-old sheepdog died after being hit by an off-road motorbike, have told of their anguish and fears that someone could be hurt.

MORE people will be able to order lateral flow tests to their homes in Wales from Monday.

Follow this live blog for the latest coronavirus news and updates in Wales throughout the day.

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

DETECTIVES investigating the death of Tomasz Waga in Cardiff on January 28 have charged a third man in connection with his alleged murder.

REMEMBRANCE Day may still be a long way off, but one Caerphilly woman is preparing already, by making knitted poppies.

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

The review of the way English football is run has been ordered in the wake of the European Super League debacle.

WALLY the walrus has been showing his wilful side in a slipway stand-off with Tenby lifeboatmen.

THE last act in the saga of one of the UK's most polluted streets is set to begin next month when the demolition of 23 homes starts there, as part of a plan to improve air quality.

ELEVEN new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed today in Gwent, among 63 across Wales.

A RISCA woman is pleading with the UK Government to allow her family to be reunited - and for her husband to be able to be a father to their son.

A WOMAN who avoided going to jail for her part in a was back in court.

THREE dogs have been seized and one man arrested following multiple warrants in Newport today.

2:51pm The roads have cleared.

TWO drug dealers have been jailed after they were caught “playing leading roles” in trafficking cocaine and ecstasy in the Gwent Valleys.

A NEWPORT man who was found to have a large quantity of cash gained from drug dealing has received a suspended prison sentence.

A CRASH is causing tailbacks on the M4 around Newport.

A SOUTH Wales man, hit by a fireball, has thanked his heroic neighbour for saving his life.

A café in Newport has been handed an improvement notice for a second time after breaching coronavirus regulations.

NEWPORT city centre’s Debenhams store at Friars Walk will close permanently on Tuesday May 4, the company has confirmed.

- Newport recorded the second highest number of cases in Wales yesterday with seven - behind Cardiff with ten. - 18 new cases were confirmed across Gwent on Wednesday. - Foodbanks across Wales provided more than 54,000 meals to children over the l...

A PAEDOPHILE was jailed for nearly five years by a judge who condemned him for subjecting a girl to “cynical and repulsive grooming”.

WELSH Secretary Simon Hart visited Newport yesterday to talk up his party's plans to revive the M4 relief road project.

Coronavirus was not the leading cause of death in England and Wales in March for the first time since October, new figures show.

A NEW website and app has launched to help commuters in Newport.

FROM today, learner drivers in Wales will be able to take their driving test after months of waiting.

ANTI-social behaviour in parts of Chepstow has prompted Gwent Police to launch patrols in the town.

FOODBANKS across Wales provided more than 54,000 meals to children over the last year - one every ten minutes.

POLICE found designer clothes, nearly 100 street deals and cash when they raided a cannabis trafficker’s home.

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

NEWPORT residents stay in the same home for longer than people almost anywhere else in the UK, a study has shown.

CUTTING-edge kit designed by firefighters for firefighters has been revealed for the very first time in Wales.

THE family of a pedestrian who died after being struck by a bus have paid tribute to him.

SECRETARY of State for Wales Simon Hart will today visit a Newport haulage company to "emphasise the importance of the next Welsh Government delivering the M4 relief road".

A MCDONALD’S restaurant is closed for nearly three weeks.

PLANS to expand a special school in Ebbw Vale have moved a step closer after councillors gave the green light for a public consultation.

DO you want to improve your fitness and help raise funds for an important Welsh charity? Now you can do by taking on your own Marathon in May.

SUMMER is coming, restrictions are easing, and many people are hoping to have some fun in the sun - here's some of the top things to do in Barry according to TripAdvisor.

One publican claimed he was told that punters who pay by card “won’t notice".

20 celebrity contestants will go head to head to impress presenters by John Torode and Gregg Wallace.

BBC has launched a new wellbeing stream called Radio 1 Relax with Nick Grimshaw and Annie Mac teaming up to co-host for the first hour.

Imogen slammed Pete for his tributes to the late reality TV star on social media.

Households were charged on Christmas Eve for direct debits expected to go out at the beginning of January