An incident on the M4 eastbound in Newport is causing long queues and traffic delays.

VANDALS have targeted a memorial to 176 men and boys who died in in the explosion at Llanerch Colliery outside Abersychan in February 1890.

An elderly bound Newport man faced homelessness in a hotel reception after no further housing plans were put in place.

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

Construction work is due to take place at Panteg house, the work will replace the entire roof and a new three zone central heating zone will be fitted.

A DRIVER who tried to avoid five speeding fines has narrowly avoided jail.

Visitors will be able to discover the more mysterious tales from Tredegar House’s history this October with the National Trust’s ‘Folklore and the Unexplained’ guided tours.

A husband-and-wife partnership who own and run Heads of the Valleys Tang Soo Do Martial Arts have opened a second fitness studio next door.

THREE Gwent Police officers have had allegations of gross misconduct proven and have been dismissed for their actions three years ago.

Pupils at this Newport school welcomed Ashley Williams and Offrande Zanzala as part of the 30th birthday celebrations of the Premier League.

The emergency services were rushed to Tredegar Park Primary School, in Partridge Way, Duffryn, at around 7.50pm yesterday (Monday).

A PAEDOPHILE "groomed a 12-year-old schoolgirl” he met online after pretending he was a teenage gardener.

Newport and the Gwent were hit with a heavy thunder and rain storm last night.

A DRUG dealer tried to escape the police by running across a busy dual carriageway before being caught after he was rugby tackled by officers.

A man who admitted stealing hundreds of pounds worth of goods from two north Pembrokeshire businesses, including a woollen mill which has become a favourite with the Royal Family, has been jailed.

A FORMER Methodist chapel in Abersychan that was once at risk of demolition is to be converted to a home. 

Hundreds of bikers descended on Monmouthshire for the first Hoggin' the Bridge event since before the pandemic. They enjoyed a three-day festival at Caldicot Castle with the highlight being the ride over the Severn Bridge and through the countryside ...

A BLAENAVON resident has been prosecuted for fly-tipping after being spotted dumping broken furniture near their house.

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

A DOG owner has been banned from keeping the animals for failing to look after two pets properly.

The clock tower at Newport Civic centre will be lit up in red on Wednesday to mark World Duchenne Awareness Day.

A TECHNICAL failure prevented a milestone planning decision from being viewed live on a council website. 

Bridge House, in Ebbw Vale, is a residential and dementia care home for 36 residents.

A “LONG overdue” proposal for residential accommodation to look after children in care in Blaenau Gwent has been overwhelmingly backed by councillors.

A BID to convert a cow shed to a kitchen producing organic ‘gut health’ drinks which prompted complaints in a Monmouthshire village is to go before the council’s planning committee. 

A new Italian clothing store has opened in Blackwood.

POST Office customers are being asked for their views on plans to relocate a Gwent branch.

RESIDENTS in Monmouthshire are being given the chance to get to know their new councillors through a series of short films.

A SERIES of traffic measures have been announced as the construction of a key section of the highly anticipated new bus station looks set to get underway.

TWO distinctive trees in a private garden in Abergavenny’s conservation area could be felled. 

Businesses around Gwent have been making sure they are getting their entries in nice and early for the The South Wales Argus Business Awards 2022.

Camra warned customers would be put off by a £15 or £20 pint

August saw average prices drop by 12.3p per litre, the largest monthly drop in records, dating back 22 years

It is encouraging anyone who still has them to use them or deposit them at their bank or a Post Office before the end of September.

Nev Schulman, host of MTV show Catfish, has spoken out to raise awareness over the latest Facebook scam.

Boris Johnson appeared to take a shot at his fellow Tory MP’s likening leadership of the party to a relay race

The pub and restaurant chain Wetherspoons has shared that they are bringing back their exclusive student deal.

The Sky Sports presenter said if she can save just one person, then speaking out was worth it.

Dorries is said to be returning to the back benches.

The 60-year-old hit out at the pair during a segment with royal experts Gyles Brandreth and Camilla Tominey amid Harry and Meghan’s return to the UK.

The former Strictly Come Dancing judge was dropped by the BBC and replaced by Alesha Dixon in 2009.

The cost of living crisis is at the forefront of everyone’s mind at the moment, especially as the colder months draw closer and energy bills are expected to rise to unprecedented levels.

Lidl shoppers will have to spend £350 to get £10 off under the new scheme, rather than £200

The Christmas cash boost will not need to be repaid and will not affect any other benefits you may receive.

A MAN from a notorious Newport crime family has been locked up for drug dealing.

RESIDENTS in a Monmouthshire village say they are are “fed up” with the "unacceptable" speed people drive at on a main road passing through their neighbourhood.

AN EMERGENCY road closure in a Newport neighbourhood which has been the site of sinkholes in the last few years will affect the return of pupils to school.

RESIDENTS in one area of Newport were reportedly left scared to leave their homes after a group of travellers moved onto a park.

The announcement came today at the QEII Conference Centre in central London on the same day Parliament returns.

Stagecoach has blasted "indiscriminate parking" in a residential street for causing travel chaos.