WORK is set to begin on a 528 home, £85 million development at the site of a former Newport steelworks.

A GRADE II listed building in Newport can be used as a crisis centre for victims of rape and sexual abuse, following the granting of planning permission.

THE UK Government has committed to investing £15.9 million in to low-carbon heavy goods vehicles built in Cwmbran.

A TREDEGAR business is aiming to create 200 new jobs in the Valleys by 2024.

ANEURIN Beavan University Health Board will receive £17 million as part of plans announced by new health and social services minister Eluned Morgan to kick-start the health and care system in Wales.

Keep up to date with the latest coronavirus news across Newport, Gwent and Wales

AFTER closing to the public 14 months ago, Greenmeadow Community Farm in Cwmbran will reopen on Saturday.

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

PLANS to convert a farmhouse and its grounds in Bassaleg into a school have been given the go-ahead, paving the way for a Newport private special school to expand and relocate there.

A NINE-year-old girl raised £700 by walking three kilometres a day each day for a month.

A THIEF stole a cyclist’s £3,800 electric bike after threatening his mother he was going out to rob someone after she refused to give him money.

A FORMER pub in Blaenavon will be used as supported living accommodation.

HERE is a round up of the public notices which have appeared in the South Wales Argus over the last week:

The South Wales Argus Camera Club has more than 4,400 members and we regularly feature their pictures both in paper and online.

A THUG left his ex-girlfriend with bald patches after he grabbed her by the hair and swung her around in an alcohol and cocaine-fuelled attack.

SEVENTEEN new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Gwent today, out of 44 across Wales.

PUBS were able to open to customers indoors this week for the first time in five months, and now we're looking forward to the the first weekend since they returned.

A MAN with a history of violence left a man with a punctured lung after attacking him on the roof of a car dealership.

POLICE are appealing for help to find a missing woman.

A MAN has been arrested for assault after a car hit a woman.

A MARRIED couple have been left “horrified” and wanting to move house after a thief stole sentimental jewellery following a raid at their bungalow.

THE Met Office have issued a weather warning for Gwent to end the week.

THE family of a Cwmbran private detective who was murdered 30 years ago are “outraged” after the report into his death was delayed by the Home Office.

A THIEF who burgled a 74-year-old woman in a night-time raid and stole her pension money as she slept has been jailed

THE stars of a gripping new drama said they relished the chance to work in the "astonishing" beauty of South East Wales.

A WOMAN with a history of assaulting emergency workers is back in jail for another attack on a police officer.

THERE have been 41 recorded cases in Wales of variant of coronavirus first identified in India, first minister Mark Drakeford has confirmed.

NEWPORT County AFC manager Michael Flynn felt his side should have killed off their League Two play-off tie with Forest Green Rovers after triumphing 2-0.

Keep up to date with the latest coronavirus stories across Newport, Gwent and Wales

GWENT Police have issued a warning to car owners following a spate of thefts in the area.

With both her parents involved in politics – her father was an MS and her mother was, for a time, a mayoress – it’s fair to say that politics runs in Natasha Asghar’s blood. But her path to becoming the first women of colour in the Welsh ...

CHARITY the Dogs Trust has announced it will be bringing even more canine capers to South Wales next year, by extending its A Dog’s Trail with Snoopy art trail into Caerphilly and Porthcawl.

A WOMAN who did a runner from a taxi to duck handing over £7.50 has been ordered by a court to cough up £246.50.

A POPULAR play area in Chepstow which has been used by families for many years, is to be completely revamped.

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

THE five Gwent councils are raising awareness of male foster carers as part of the annual foster care fortnight.

CALDICOT residents are being invited to get involved in helping to shape and develop ideas for a new community wellbeing centre.

POLICE have arrested a man following a spate of burglaries.

THE report into the murder of a Cwmbran father and private detective has been delayed again - after Home Secretary Priti Patel ordered a review.

PRO-WELSH independence campaigners were out and about in Gwent at the weekend.

HOUSE prices in Newport have reached a new peak this year.

Some 2,886 people aged 30 and older are being recruited at 18 NHS sites from London to Glasgow.

WALES has the highest rate of children living in poverty in the UK, a study has found.

The guidance comes after the government has given the green light for international non-essential trips for the first time this year.

As lockdown restrictions ease across the country, Brits have revealed the films they can’t wait to see on the big screen.

A change in the law which takes effect this week will mean people could see shopping rules change once again at their local supermarket.

Boris Johnson is preparing to face questions over the confusion over International travel in the UK.

Councillors in Gwynedd had suggested a fee to climb the mountain as a potential solution to overcrowding and its impact on small rural communities.

A COMMUNITY centre has 'finally' opened in Barry - with residents already booking the space.

Who is sick of this rainy May? Every time we look out of the window it seems to be raining. So today we are bringing you some bright and sunny pictures of blue skies over Gwent from members of our camera club. This is just a small selection of the pi...