Five young Cardiff men – Lewis Aquilina, Ethan Strickland, Elliott Fiteni, Kyle Raisis and Joseph Jeremy – are on trial accused of the murder of Newport dad Ryan O’Connor

THE LOSS of a "crumbling" medieval church would leave an "abyss" in the heart of Chepstow according to a conservation group aiming to save the structure.

A NEWPORT man has been jailed for more than two years after a "sinister" campaign of harassment culminated in sexual assault in the city centre.

BBC’s political programme Question Time returned to Newport tonight for the first time since 2014.

He is next set to appear at Cardiff Crown Court next month

THE business model of an innovation centre in Cwmbran is to be reviewed after several companies left the site, leaving Torfaen council facing financial losses.

PLANS to convert a former social club in Cwmbran into accommodation for homeless people have been lodged with Torfaen council.

Lateral flow testing kits are being made available at a number of “hubs” across Newport, as part of the city’s plans to tackle covid.

PUPILS in Monmouthshire are missing out on Welsh medium education due to a “lack of provision”, a meeting has heard.

As Covid cases continue to decline, updates are being made to the current UK travel rules

POLITICIANS in Blaenau Gwent won’t have much say on bids for money in the next round of the UK Government’s Levelling Up Fund.

WALES are asking for more of the same from rising Dragons star Taine Basham despite his back row switch for the Six Nations clash against Scotland.

NEWPORT County AFC have no fresh injury concerns ahead of tomorrow's League Two clash with Oldham Athletic at Rodney Parade.

RANDOM acts of kindness, art exhibitions, and more in store throughout February thanks to a Newport theatre.

Adam Kay has announced he is going on tour in September 2022 and is coming to Cardiff, here's how you can get tickets.

Five Cardiff men – Lewis Aquilina, Ethan Strickland, Elliott Fiteni, Kyle Raisis and Joseph Jeremy – are on trial accused of the murder of Newport dad Ryan O’Connor

COVID passes will no longer be needed in venues in Wales from next week after a change in the rules by the Welsh Government.

A SUSPECT accused of murdering a father in a random attack “went nuts and stabbed him to death”, a jury was told.

THIS film shows the suspects in the Ryan O’Connor murder trial being chased through Cardiff by police in a high-speed pursuit after they allegedly killed the Newport man.

ROSS Moriarty has replaced Dragons teammate Aaron Wainwright in the Wales XV for Saturday's Six Nations clash with Scotland.

A DRUGS gang boss who led a £2.9 million conspiracy to flood the streets of South Wales with heroin, cocaine and cannabis was jailed for 18 years.

HOME Office data has shown that Gwent Police made considerably more drug seizures during 2020-21 than year preceding.

BBC's flagship political programme Question Time takes place in Newport tonight. Fiona Bruce is joined by Conservative George Eustice, Labour's Vaughn Gething, Plaid Cymru's Delyth Jewell and Sebastian Payne of the Financial Times and Cardiff Univers...

PUBLIC Health Wales has reported five Covid-related deaths – with two of those in Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (UHB).

AN AUDI driver from Cwmbran has been banned from driving after being caught speeding and more than four times over the drug driving limit on the M4.

A CAERPHILLY man has been charged with murder following the death of a 43-year-old woman in 2020.

A TEENAGE paedophile wept during his arrest for having a 30-minute child abuse video and told police he didn’t want to go to prison.

A ‘VERY SMALL’ number of cases of Tuberculosis have been identified after screening at a Caerphilly borough school.

NEWPORT County AFC could lock horns with a pair of familiar faces when Oldham head to Rodney Parade on Saturday.

Emergency crews are on-scene in Ty-Sign and the air ambulance has also landed as part of an ongoing operation

NEWPORT County AFC stalwart Mickey Demetriou has warned that League Two strugglers Oldham Athletic will fight for everything at Rodney Parade.

EBBW Vale boss Jason Strange is relishing a busy few months as he helps to plot St Helens' Super League title defence.

GERAINT Lewis is encouraged by the work ethic of the Ebbw Vale squad after returning to the Premiership strugglers as forwards coach.

Follow along live for all of the latest on the roads throughout our area

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

AN EXTRA £4 million will be pumped into Blaenau Gwent schools from April - while council tax bills rise by four per cent.

A MONMOUTHSHIRE mum is hoping to set a positive example for her daughter about the importance of a healthy lifestyle by encouraging others to lose weight.

A DRUG dealer “well-connected in the criminal underworld” who made £200,000 selling heroin and cocaine was ordered to pay back just over £4,000.

FINAL budget plans in Torfaen will include a 1.95 per cent increase in council tax bills and the introduction of the real living wage in the social care sector.

UNIONS have raised fears that thousands of jobs are under threat after a winding up order was filed against a steel firm that employs around 180 people in Gwent.

The empty shop could be brought back into use

He was handed a suspended sentence

A man who killed a badger in Powys, stole a red kite chick and kept a fox cub in his bedroom has been handed a suspended prison sentence.

FIRST minister Mark Drakeford has tested positive for coronavirus and is self-isolating.

BRITISH Transport Police are investigating an incident of homophobic assault which occurred on a train from Cardiff to Newport.

THE River Wye will be in an irreversibly worse condition within two years unless swift action is taken, politicians and regulators have been warned.

Chris Howells' dog Tasha has been missing from Risca since January 28.

THIS week we asked our readers to share their best pictures of the region - and hundreds responded.

SOUTH Wales Fire and Rescue Service (SWFRS) is proposing to increase contributions from residents in the area to its budget by more than two per cent next year.

RUGBY legends and endurance cyclists are embarking on 500 miles of cycling in 48 hours - ending at Cardiff's Principality Stadium.