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Wed, 16 Jun 2021 04:00:00 +0100
Keeping history of Beachley army apprentice college alive
MILITARY memories, equipment and old photographs - some of which not seen for more than 30 years - is now in pride of place at the Army Apprentice College Heritage Centre at Beachley Barracks.

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 06:00:00 +0100
Christian Eriksen: All the defibrillators in Gwent
THE shocking collapse of footballer Christian Eriksen during Denmark's Euro 2020 clash with Finland at the weekend has shown the lifesaving importance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation - better known as CPR.

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 07:08:15 +0100
Coronavirus live updates for Newport, Cwmbran and Wales
Follow along live throughout the day, for all of the latest coronavirus headlines as they break. We will also bring you the most up-to-date stats from Public Health Wales at around midday

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 06:00:00 +0100
In court from Newport, Brynmawr, Undy and Blackwood
A ROUND-UP of cases heard at Newport Magistrates’ Court.

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 04:00:00 +0100
Residents' fury at uncertain future of Chepstow hospital
CHEPSTOW residents have branded the uncertainty over the town's hospital 'short-sightedness' after Chepstow Town Council revealed they had not been offered any assurances as to its future beyond 2025.

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 04:00:00 +0100
Petition against plans for homes in Llanfrechfa
NEARLY 1,000 residents have signed a petition against proposed developments in Llanfrechfa, but a council report says “it’s not the appropriate point” to consider and reject the site.

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 09:00:00 +0100
Chepstow ‘carved up’ by Monmouthshire ward boundary review
A CHEPSTOW county councillor has accused the boundary commission of ‘carving up’ the Thornwell ward and ignoring local views.

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 08:00:00 +0100
Flower garden for unpaid carers at Cwmbran Boating Lake
WORK has started on a new flower garden dedicated to unpaid carers in Torfaen.

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 08:00:00 +0100
Pat's Fine Foods open in Newport Market and Turners in Risca
A FOOD venue remains open in Newport Market – despite their supplier moving to Risca and the building currently being revamped.

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 06:00:00 +0100
St David's Hospice Care Moonlight Walk in Pen Y Fan in July
HAVE you got your head lamps and glow sticks ready for the most mystical walk of the year?

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 07:00:00 +0100
Unison study: Wales public service workers lockdown hardship
According to a study conducted by Unison Cymru Wales, many low paid, mainly female public service workers in Wales have been left worse off because of working from home costs.

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 09:00:00 +0100
Tramline plan for Cardiff Bay to replace railway
A PLAN to replace the railway to Cardiff Bay with a tramline could see many more links from Bute Street to Lloyd George Avenue.

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 07:00:00 +0100
Seven pictures: Rainbow colours from around Gwent
It's all the colours of the rainbow today from the South Wales Argus Camera Club. 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 page on Facebook. More ...

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 14:09:28 +0100
Newport woman who stabbed boyfriend jailed for 5 years
A WOMAN “could easily have killed” her boyfriend when she stabbed him after he told her he’d had enough of her pet caged birds.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 12:41:01 +0100
Trial date for Newport Gucci bag robbery murder accused
FIVE teenagers are set to go on trial this December accused of the murder and robbery of a man's Gucci bag in Newport.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 13:36:11 +0100
Met Police accused of corruption Daniel Morgan murder by panel
THE INDEPENDENT panel investigating the unsolved murder of private investigator Daniel Morgan has accused the Metropolitan Police of "institutional corruption".

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 12:32:02 +0100
Wales Covid case rate keeps rising - no new deaths confirmed
WALES' rolling weekly coronavirus case rate has topped 20 per 100,000 for the first time in around two-and-a-half months.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 18:00:00 +0100
Commercial Street in Pontypool to reopen after emergency work
A ROAD through Pontypool town centre which has been closed for a week for emergency repair works will reopen tomorrow.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 17:53:30 +0100
70 trucks hit the M4 for Action for Children
DOZENS of truckers took to the M4 at the weekend as part of an annual event raising money for a children's charity.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 16:00:00 +0100
Newport Cwmbran and Blackwood weather forecast for thunder
STARTING tomorrow evening, a yellow weather warning is set for most of Wales and parts of England – including Gwent.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 08:00:00 +0100
Daniel Morgan's brother on report mentioned in Line of Duty
THE brother of a Cwmbran private investigator whose murder became one of Scotland Yard’s longest-running cold cases hopes a long-awaited report into his death will find institutionalised corruption within the police.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 06:00:00 +0100
'She was a force of nature' - tributes paid to Monmouthshire Business Awards founder Janet Harris
Tributes have been paid to Newport businesswoman Janet Harris, who has died aged 80.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 04:00:00 +0100
Watch: Grass cutting policy blamed for 'out of control' rat problem in city estate
RESIDENTS of a housing estate in Newport have said rat problems in the area have "got out of control".

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 04:00:00 +0100
Caerphilly paedophile, 26, caught with child abuse films
A PAEDOPHILE was caught with nearly 800 child abuse films and pictures he downloaded from the dark web after Gwent Police raided his home.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 18:00:00 +0100
Tourism tax for visitors to Wales would 'benefit the industry', says first minister
A PROPOSED tourism tax charged to people visiting Wales would “benefit the industry”, the country’s first minister has claimed.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 18:00:00 +0100
Monmouthshire review: one extra councillor, one fewer ward
MONMOUTHSHIRE council would gain an extra councillor, but the number of wards would fall by one in the final recommendations for the county’s ward boundaries.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 15:00:00 +0100
Senedd Members call for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's release
THIRTEEN female MSs came together with members of the Cardiff Amnesty Group to stand in solidarity with Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who remains detained in Iran.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 11:00:00 +0100
Newport and Ebbw Vale to host walk-in Covid-19 vaccine clinic
PEOPLE living in the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board region will be able to get walk-in vaccines without appointment later this month.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 08:00:00 +0100
Man arrested in Risca after Holly Road armed police incident
A MAN was arrested in Risca on Saturday on suspicion of threats to kill and two counts of assaulting an emergency worker.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 07:29:00 +0100
Newport Cwmbran and Wales' up to date Covid news
The latest Wales new relating to Covid-19 after Boris Johnson announced England's lockdown restrictions will remain in place for another four weeks.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 06:00:00 +0100
Ex-council leader calls for free parking in Monmouthshire
FREE parking in town centres around Monmouthshire and a voucher scheme encouraging people to shop local are both needed to boost footfall around the region, politicians from the area have warned.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 00:01:00 +0100
Mark Drakeford announces priorities for Welsh Government
INVESTMENT in mental health services, paying carers a living wage and building 20,000 new social homes for renters are among the pledges laid out by first minister Mark Drakeford for the next five years.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 20:24:16 +0100
David Longe-King moves to Grimsby after Newport County exit
DAVID Longe-King has signed for Grimsby Town on a two-year deal after being released by Newport County AFC.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 19:00:00 +0100
Calls for four UK nation finance meeting with the Chancellor
MINISTERS from the devolved governments of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have joined forces to call for a four-nation approach to the UK's financial recovery from the Covid pandemic.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 18:00:00 +0100
Powys-based ex-police officer on BBC photography contest
A former policeman who was left suicidal by PTSD after a samurai sword attack says his life has been saved – by photography.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 17:00:00 +0100
Man broke into woman’s home and got in bed with her
A POWYS man has been jailed for more than two years after he broke into a woman’s house and climbed into her bed beside her.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 15:00:00 +0100
New German Doner Kebab restaurant to open in Cwmbran in July
A NEW kebab restaurant will open in Cwmbran next month.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 11:45:00 +0100
Abercarn man Niall Bright wanted by police for investigation
AN Abercarn man is wanted by the police as part of an investigation.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 10:00:00 +0100
£5m announced to tackle Long Covid in Wales
A £5 MILLION package of support for those suffering with long Covid - dubbed 'Adferiad' - has been announced by health minister Eluned Morgan after visiting a rehabilitation centre in Newport

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 19:04:02 +0100
Pontypool's own Luke Evans in Beauty and Beast prequel
PONTYPOOL-BORN Hollywood superstar Luke Evans and Josh Gad will reprise their roles for a Beauty And The Beast prequel series for Disney+.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 19:00:00 +0100
Yr Wyddfa petition receives more than 5,000 signatures
A petition to drop the English names for Wales' highest peak and the national park surrounding it has attracted over 5,000 signatures.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 14:00:00 +0100
How to relieve hay fever symptoms as pollen levels rocket
The high pollen levels could make allergy symptoms unbearable for millions of sufferers across the UK.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 06:00:00 +0100
Smart sensors put stop to farm crime
WELSH farmers are using wireless technology to combat farm thefts as new figures show that around one in five were victims of crime in 2020.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 20:00:00 +0100
Tenby RNLI launched to boat at St Govans & Tenby beach faller
THERE were two shouts today, Tuesday June 15, for Tenby’s lifeboats.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 17:00:00 +0100
Young woman dies in crash in Pembrokeshire over the weekend
POLICE have confirmed the identity of the person who died in the crash on the B4341 outside of Haverfordwest on Sunday evening.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 16:00:00 +0100
Penybanc crash near Ammanford
TWO men have been arrested and a man remains in a 'critical' condition after a crash in Penybanc Road, Ammanford on Monday night.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 07:00:00 +0100
Behind the lens: 'Just get out there and enjoy clicking away'
The South Wales Argus Camera Club has more than 4,400 members and we regularly feature their pictures both in paper and online.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 20:00:00 +0100
Stena Europe due back on Fishguard-Rosslare route on June 24
FISHGUARD'S Stena Europe is still out of action as a 'combination of complex engineering tasks and issues sourcing parts' have caused her to remain in dry dock longer than anticipated.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 19:00:00 +0100
New shops and holiday apartments coming to Pembroke
The Northold Group has been on a mission to restore the empty buildings in Main Street, Pembroke that housed the former Co-Op supermarket.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 19:00:00 +0100
BBC condemn abuse of journalist Nick Watt
Mr Watt was forced to run through the mob beyond a line of police officers as people shouted “traitor” and other slurs at him.



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