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FLOOD alerts for three Gwent rivers are currently in place as the region continues to battle poor weather conditions and rising water levels.

THE NUMBER of hospital patients testing positive for Covid fell again in the first week after restrictions in Wales were eased.

Meanwhile, Storm Eunice is predicted to bring heavy rain and possible snowfalls on high ground from the Midlands northwards.

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

A PETITION to ban greyhound racing in Wales has been signed by more than 20,000 people as Wales’ only track aims to get its professional licence.

MEMBERS of a local Slimming World group have completed an ambitious step challenge.

WALES is to roll out one of the most generous basic income schemes ever trialled in the world to its care leavers this year.

TREASURY funding supposed to cover the £150 council tax rebate scheme has left the Welsh Government £9 million worse off than expected, the Welsh finance minister has said.

LABOUR shortages across the UK are largely a result of Westminster’s “excessively restrictive” immigration system, ministers from Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland have insisted.

It means people may need to pay for Covid testing in the near future.

Muggle, a poodle cross puppy, came to Many Tears from a breeder and has a high-grade heart murmur.

EXETER City moved into the top three of League Two thanks to a dramatic comeback against Harrogate but two of Newport County AFC’s promotion rivals slipped up.

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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

A SUSPECT on trial for murdering a father for his Gucci bag “smacked his girlfriend in the mouth” and filmed himself assaulting a young man.

A FURTHER 155 new covid cases have been confirmed here in Gwent according to the latest Public Health Wales figures as cases continue to fall.

Live traffic updates for Newport, the M4 and Gwent.

Residents in Cardiff Road, Newport have urged the authorities to improve road safety.

FINAL advice for vaccinating children aged between five and 11 against covid has been given to and accepted by the Welsh Government - meaning that all in the age bracket will be offered the vaccine.

FORMER Newport County AFC manager Michael Flynn is back in football after being appointed as boss of League Two strugglers Walsall.

A GWENT primary school has paid tribute to two of its young pupils after their death.

Thousands of households in Wales will receive a £150 payment to help with the rising cost of living, the Welsh Government has announced.

Newport man Wesley John Davies has been jailed for a machete offence.

RESIDENTS working to clear up a brook which has become blocked by falling trees and rubbish have renewed calls for help to remove the blockages after it came close to bursting its banks.

A POTHOLE on a busy one-way system in Newport which has caused numerous punctures over the weekend is “totally unacceptable” and should be repaired, according to residents.

PLANS for a new three-19 school in Abergavenny, described as one of the most significant developments in the town for a generation, have been lodged with Monmouthshire council.

ITEMS which might otherwise be thrown in the skip are being found new homes thanks to a reuse shop in Torfaen.

WORK has been completed on the garden of a blind woman from Pontypool who felt she had “been taken advantage of” after work left her garden "unsafe".

CONTENTIOUS plans to build up to 155 homes in Undy could yet take another twist after a request was made for the application to be determined by Welsh ministers.

A MILITARY helicopter was heard flying low over Caerleon last night and the MOD have answered what it was doing.

A FORMER railway barracks in Abergavenny could be converted as part of plans for 10 new flats in the town.

A WARNING has been issued to residents of Newport City Homes properties after reports of potential scammers operating in the Pill area of the city.

MORE than 200 households in Newport were reportedly without electrical power this morning.

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A 63-YEAR-OLD from Monmouthshire has been banned from the roads for two years after being caught driving high on cocaine.

THE way school pupils in Caerphilly County Borough learn about religion is set to change, with a new syllabus being introduced.

RESIDENTS have moved in to 22 new homes built in Cwmbran.

COUNCILLORS could “correct” an “injustice” suffered by some Blaenau Gwent staff who missed out on a government payment of £735.

BIRD flu is the cause of recent swan deaths in Barry.

The Duke of York has faced a civil sex case trial after a US judge dismissed a motion by Andrew’s legal team to have the lawsuit thrown out.

A document submitted to a US court said: “Virginia Giuffre and Prince Andrew have reached an out of court settlement."

TOP footballer Emiliano Sala felt pressurised into completing a multimillion-pound transfer to the Premier League shortly before he died in a plane crash as headed to his new club, an inquest has heard.

THE amount people pay to South Wales Police next year will rise by £1.20 a month for some households.

THE Dragons have confirmed the signing of Irish fly-half JJ Hanrahan from Clermont Auvergne on a three-year contract.

Pembrokeshire County Council has made an official statement following the incident involving hundreds of dead birds falling from the Pembrokeshire skies on Thursday evening.

The storms will bring strong spells of wind and possibly snow to the UK this week.

THE Welsh Government have announced that thousands of people will get access to antirviral drugs that reduce the risk of being hospitalised with Covid.

PEOPLE in Wales are to get extra help in the face of the cost-of-living crisis, with politicians in the devolved nation saying they are going “above and beyond” as they criticised the Chancellor whose offer they said “fell short” of what was ...