PUBS, restaurants and other hospitality venues in Gwent and across the rest of Wales will at last reopen for outdoor service today.

A CRASH has blocked a lane of the M4.

Keep up to date with the latest coronavirus headlines as beer gardens and outdoor hospitality reopens across Wales.

Here are more babies recently born in Gwent.

A FIVE-year-old Newport boy is tackling his own fundraising challenge after being inspired by the story of Captain Tom Moore.

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

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

A MOTORIST was banned from the roads for 30 months for being more than four times the drink drive limit.

LOCKDOWN has been a struggle for many people – but for one South Wales family, it has been fun thanks to their new four-legged friend.

AN INDEPENDENT councillor has called for rules to be changed after he was blocked from being able to join Caerphilly council’s planning committee.

VIRTUAL attendees to the first ever Food Vale Festival were treated to a series of free online events and inspiring stories from some of the Vale’s most sustainably minded food businesses.

A man who travelled from London to the Brecon Beacons to celebrate his birthday has been rescued after falling 30 feet onto rocks.

Mark Collins QPM has retired from the role of Chief Constable of Dyfed-Powys Police.

A THUG repeatedly punched an innocent man after tripping him up while he and his friends went on a drunken rampage during a stag do.

FIRE crews are tackling a large grass fire on a mountainside near Risca.

A HOME in one of the most desirable locations in Newport is set to go under the hammer next week.

A GWENT man who threatened to kill his neighbour in what he described as an “angry drunken stupor” was sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court on Friday.

ARE you planning on going to sit outside a pub or a restaurant tomorrow, to meet friends and celebrate the reopening of hospitality venues in Gwent and the rest of Wales?

THERE have been no new confirmed deaths due to coronavirus in Gwent in the past two days - and the area has now gone a week since the last death was confirmed.

A MAGNET fishermen who pulls scrap from canals and waterways around Newport, Cwmbran and Pontypool has said that the more unusual finds such as knives, guns and a machete are not the reason he does what he does.

Here is a selection of dogs from Many Tears Animal Rescue which are looking for their forever homes.

AS temperatures soared this weekend many flocked to beaches, town centres and various other beauty spots as restrictions on outdoor gatherings are eased in Wales.

THIS is a round-up of drivers who have appeared in Newport Magistrates' Court and Cwmbran Magistrates' Court for drink driving or drug driving in Gwent.

A CAERPHILLY woman has been delighting family and friends throughout the Covid-19 pandemic with her poetry.

POLICE have issued warnings to several off-road bikers across Gwent, after one was injured in Pontypool.

AS VOTERS voters face the prospect of electing 60 members of the Welsh Parliament on May 6, they are almost certainly likely to adopt a well mannered approach, with some not even bothering to vote at all.

WE ARE lucky enough to live in a beautiful part of the country so this week we asked our camera club members to share pictures with the theme of a view.

IN 1970 construction started on the Severn-Wye Cable Tunnel with the aim of bringing high-voltage electricity transmission lines under the River Severn to operate between South Wales and South Gloucestershire. Taking three years to construct, ther...

INVESTMENT into green infrastructure could not only replace all Monmouthshire jobs permanently lost in the constituency due to Covid-19, but also provide a further 1,306 jobs within just two years according to research and analysis from Green New ...

THIS is a five-mile walk, which would be ideal to add to your list if you have signed up for the St David's Hospice Care 10,000 Steps a Day in May challenge - or if you just want to explore some lovely local countryside.

THIS picture from our archives is from the Newport Carnival parade in 1987.

OUR camera club members have been out snapping pictures of ducklings all over the region.

FUEDS , murder and going on the run, the tale of the ‘black legend’ is a rather dark page of Pembrokeshire’s history.

IN 2008 1,800 runners took part in Cwmbran's Race for Life in aid of Cancer Research UK.

MILLION Mile Clean is a new initiative from Surfers Against Sewage encouraging people to get out on the streets, countryside, parks, rivers, and beaches to tackle plastic pollution and litter. 

A RECORD rise in pothole-related breakdowns on UK roads has been recorded.

The law comes from 19th Century legislation but remains available to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to this day.

The DVSA have contacted all UK-based driving instructors to advise them of the most common reasons learners have failed their driving tests.

GRIFFIN Books in Penarth has chosen to take part in the 2021 Jhalak Prize National Book Token initiative.

SOME police forces did not follow self-isolation rules after staff came into contact with someone who had coronavirus symptoms, according to inspectors.

The move could make your cover invalid if you don’t know about the new change.

Budding astronomers are being told to prepare for a glimpse of the rare Pink Moon.

Nut allergies, salmonella poisoning, Hepatitis A and chocking hazards are just some of the reasons behind a number of urgent product recalls.

Bad digital habits appear to do everything but aid a good night’s sleep

NEWPORT County AFC will go silent on social media next weekend, joining forces with fellow clubs in a show of solidarity against racism.

WITH outdoor hospitality resuming in Wales tomorrow, our minds naturally wandered to pints.

THESE six men were recently handed prison sentences for offences like drug dealing, fraud, serious assault and aggravated vehicle taking.

THE OWNERS of a new adult store in Monmouthshire which has drawn plenty of controversy have said they’ve been delighted with how their first days open have gone.

A BARRY woman has expressed concerns about the treatment of her aunt in her final days.

We've been asking our readers what they like about living in Newport and Gwent.