Three areas of Gwent have among the highest Covid case rates in all of Wales

Good morning everyone, here are some of the top stories from today.

The South Wales Argus Camera Club has more than 4,500 members and we regularly feature their pictures both in paper and online.

WITH the summer holidays coinciding with the easing of restrictions, there are plenty of outdoor events that are fun for all the family to enjoy this summer.

THERE has been a car crash on the A4042 this morning.

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

PLANS have been approved to demolish four flats and replace them with 10 affordable homes in Pontypool.

Interest in Monmouthshire homes has more than doubled over the last year.

THE Downing Street inquest into New Labour’s narrow 1997 Welsh devolution referendum victory suggested the “language mafia” had an impact on the underwhelming result, newly released memos show.

CALLS have been made by councillors to re-introduce a service catching stray animals in Blaenau Gwent County Borough.

NEWPORT-BORN Team GB medal hope Lauren Price told the Duke of Cambridge that boxing gold at Tokyo 2020 would top everything in her extraordinary career.

There are already 20 Welsh athletes selected for Team GB to go to Tokyo next month following in the footsteps of many Welsh people before them.

Toy retailer The Entertainer has issued a major warning about Christmas 2021 to parents planning to get gifts for their children.

A THIRSTY burglar ended up giving himself away when he left his DNA on a milk bottle after going into his victim’s fridge for a drink.

THE latest figures from Public Health Wales have revealed that Gwent has had 265 new cases of coronavirus and no new deaths.

A NEW KEBAB restaurant has opened in Cwmbran town centre.

A WEATHER warning is in place for extreme heat across Gwent and many parts of the UK.

Lockdown restrictions across the border have been drastically lifted today (July 19), and the covid rules in England and Wales have never been more different.

The lifesaving kit is not currently available for use

Parts of the M4 will be closed around Newport, as well as some of Gwent's busiest roads

GWENT Police are appealing for information on a man who may have information on a recent burglary in Newport

We've all been enjoying the sunshine over the last few days and we asked readers to send in pictures of them making the most of the summer weather in their gardens.

GWENT Wind Band had their first rehearsal since February last year due to the coronavirus pandemic this weekend after what's been an 'awful' year for musicians.

All the main news from around Gwent today as temperatures remain high.

Here are more babies recently born in Gwent.

PEOPLE in Wales are being urged to think carefully before calling 999 for an ambulance – after the Welsh Ambulance Service have declared a ‘Business Continuity Incident’.

All-weather pods could be coming to the popular Newport cafe

ALL activities in Cwmbran Stadium have been cancelled with immediate effect.

CONTROVERSIAL plans to continue using an industrial estate site in New Inn as a waste transfer station have been refused by Torfaen council.

DEAN Ryan has bolstered his front row with the addition of Fiji international Mesake Doge.

PERSISTENT anti-social behaviour and criminal activity has seen a Caerphilly borough property closed down.

THIS week pupils from the John Frost School in Duffryn have been helping Newport-based Artist Andy O’Rourke transform an underpass on a major cycle route.

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

A MAN who broke his victim’s jaw in a pub assault and was jailed for a separate bar room brawl has “rediscovered his faith in God”.

Caravans and motorhomes could soon be crossing the border in their hundreds

If you live in Wales and have had both vaccination doses Denmark will let you in

Jollibee has stores across the world, but is opening its first branch in Wales next week

FIVE schools across South Wales will benefit from a project to help develop mental and emotional wellbeing thanks to support from the Edenstone Foundation.

GWENT Police have launched an appeal to help find 37 year-old Ephrem Kassay, who has gone missing.

This weekend a walk-in vaccine services is available in Gwent.

A film academy in Gwent is back after being quiet for months due to Covid restrictions.

While many are driving off for their summer holidays, there are a number of alternatives

AN ADVENTUROUS dog was rescued by RNLI after three hours lost at sea.

COUNCILLORS have welcomed the chance of being able to help decide which roads in individual Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council wards need fixing.

Mooney announced as Chief Executive of the Football Association of Wales

Share of people in Wales experiencing severe mental health issues more than doubled during pandemic, report finds

A COUNCIL house tenant from Carmarthenshire didn’t tell the authority she had moved to Cyprus and carried on claiming Universal Credit and council tax relief,  a council report said.

A man approached by a stranger on a Pembrokeshire beach and asked if he was English was then punched in the face, a court has heard.

The council has been awarded the Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award for its support towards the Armed Forces community.

A £380,000 GRANT programme to encourage people from disadvantaged communities across Wales to get in touch with nature is launching today.