Within hours of the South Wales Argus highlighting the appeal, the target has been met

PUPILS at a Newport school will stay in their temporary facilities for a further two years.

PLANS have been announced to lower the default speed limit on residential roads and busy pedestrian streets in Wales to 20mph by 2023.

PILLGWENNLY Primary School has launched a website as part of a diversity project funded by Arts Council Wales.

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A NEWPORT man has been jailed for 12 months after sending revenge porn to his ex's new boyfriend.

A NEWPORT-BASED company is going to be part of the next industrial revolution according to the Welsh Government’s economy minister.

A NEW coffee shop is opening in Monmouth this weekend.

A NEW interactive map has launched to help Newport residents identify the ideal spots to reclaim public space for people rather than vehicles.

MONMOUTHSHIRE County Council’s Five Lanes Recycling Centre in Caerwent has officially opened with bargains and treasures to be uncovered.

NEWPORT East’s Senedd member John Griffiths and former Welsh Youth Parliament member for the constituency Charley Oliver Holland are encouraging young people across the area to stand in the upcoming youth parliament elections.

Industry leader urges Welsh and UK governments to avoid more delays to freeport plans.

A DRUG dealer has been jailed for more than two years after leading police on a chase through a pub.

Work is well underway to give the former eyesore building a new lease of life

GWENT has not reported a confirmed coronavirus-related death for four weeks - but the area's rolling weekly case rate has, as expected, climbed above 100 per 100,000 people.

A BLAENAVON man who suffered a heart attack just last month has joined a campaign launched by the managers of a pub in the town to install defibrillators across the area.

A FOSTER carer and cancer survivor has accused a major letting agency of costing her income and of breaking the contract agreement.

NEWPORT MPs have commented on how scrapping the £20 top up to universal credit will affect constituents.

THE sale of a Newport microchip manufacturer to a Chinese firm is to be investigated by a top national security advisor.

SWIMMERS can now take to the water in the open air at a lake straddling the Torfaen-Monmouthshire border.

A RETIRED nurse living in the Monmouthshire countryside has beaten wine legends from across Europe to win a top award for her “deliciously fresh” pinot noir.

Wales make three changes for Saturday's game against Argentina at Cardiff's Principality Stadium.

USK Town Council members may have caused passers by to double-take on Monday after they took part in a national event to show thanks to healthcare workers by having a tea party in the middle of the river Usk.

The change in the rules will take place on July 19, when most Covid restrictions will be lifted in England.

A TV film crew were spotted working in Pontypool Park on Monday.

A SCHEME finding homes for asylum seekers in the UK will see five families moved into Caerphilly county borough.

A 31-YEAR-OLD man from Tredegar has been charged following reports of arson.

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The band last released new music in 2019, but a social media post has gotten fans' hopes up

THIS man is wanted to speak with the police relating to an incident that happened last month.

A CHEF was about to bite into his KFC meal when he found what appeared to be ‘brain’.

A CWMBRAN woman has been fined after stealing more than £200 worth of alcohol from a Tesco store in Cardiff.

UPGRADES to Chepstow and Abergavenny leisure centres will be decided by Monmouthshire’s full council.

THERE has been a substantial increase in the use of non-prescribed 'prescription' medication in Wales, a study has found.

TWO Blaenau Gwent residents are raising money for a dementia charity.

A SERIES of special cigarette bins have been set up around Blaenau Gwent in a bid to stamp out litter.

TWO teenaged girls have taken responsibility for recent vandalism on Barry Island.

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

A SYSTEM giving English MPs a veto over laws only affecting England has “not served our Parliament well” and will be removed, Michael Gove has said.

AN off-duty paramedic has been thanked for their swift response after a person was injured at a north Pembrokeshire beauty spot.

Wales has one one of the lowest survival rates for cardiac arrest.

A man who was arrested in 2019 for smuggling £60 million of cocaine has been forced to pay back approximately £330,000.

The Prince of Wales, on his summer tour of the country, visited St Martin of Tours Church in Haverfordwest to mark its 900th anniversary.

THE keenly-anticipated Kaiser Chiefs concert at Ffos Las Racecourse has been postponed for a year due to coronavirus restrictions.

THE Duchess of Cornwall has revealed she is looking forward to leaving her facemask at home, telling a Welsh college student “I can’t wait to get rid of these”.

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

ONE lucky ticket-holder has won the £13.1 million jackpot in Wednesday’s National Lottery draw.

Her Majesty enjoyed a 40-minute tour around the set and the studios of the famous ITV set.

It follows the warning from Chris Whitty that the number of long Covid sufferers will increase, particularly among young people.

33 million people in the UK are now fully vaccinated against Covid-19.