More homes are hitting the market but house prices continue to fall, says latest RICS Residential Market Survey.

Probation services in Wales, including Gwent, have been praised for clear ambition and strong leadership but a review by HM Inspectorate of Probation also found more improvements are needed to keep the public safe.

Follow live updates after a major fire destroyed five homes in Pantside, Newbridge, with families evacuated and emergency services continuing their response.

Follow our live coverage of A-level results day 2026 across Gwent, with the latest school results, student reactions and university offers. Have you received your results? Send us your pictures and stories to newsdesk@southwalesargus.co.uk

Strictly Come Dancing star Graziano Di Prima is set to lead a 90-minute dance class in Cwmcarn next month.

Women in Newport have shared shocking experiences of maternity and postnatal care, from feeling unheard during traumatic births

Newport is set to become home to a purpose-built cancer centre.

A stretch of canal has dried up, leaving wildlife stranded on parched ground and residents demanding urgent action.

London thieves Costica Munteanu, 44, and Spaderman Muntean, 20, stole jewellery worth £8,000 from Xclusive Jewellers in Newport city centre.

Popular roadside restaurants across Gwent will soon close their doors for good following a nationwide restructuring.

Symptoms include severe diarrhoea, abdominal pain and occasionally HUS, a serious condition that can lead to kidney failure and can be fatal.

Cwmbran Centre has been described as 'dingy' and 'dead' due to betting shops.

Hospital Road in Pontnewynydd has reopened after a major police investigation into the death of Anthony “Tony” Jones, with a small cordon remaining in place.

The Burns delivery unit set up by Transport for Wales and the Welsh Government, often referred to as Burns recommendations, which is primarily a vehicle prohibition organisation and a major factor in the Old Green roundabout disaster waiting to happe...

The first few weeks in the Senedd have passed quickly.

Free childcare is being offered to two-year-olds in Blaenau Gwent from September.

Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) is heading to the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff.

The Senedd’s summer recess is well underway, meaning there are no regular plenary sessions, First Minister’s Questions or committee meetings taking place. Here's what the main two political parties have been up to.

A town centre makeover is set to transform a Blaenau Gwent high street with fresh paint, planting, and a community-led clean-up.

A pub in Caerleon is putting on a special night of live music later this month - with two special bands.

A programme offering hands-on music industry experience is giving young people their first taste of the business in Newport.

In the Argus on August 8, the Burns Commission wants to change the Old Green roundabout to 'improve transport links in & around Newport'.

A Caerphilly shopping centre team has completed a challenge, raising more than £1,000 for charity, and visiting all of Wales' castles virtually.

The diversity of plants, insects and animals has improved by almost 100 per cent in some areas in Torfaen, thanks to a change in grassland management.

A Welsh coach company is raising money for Wales Air Ambulance to mark its 25th anniversary.

The John Murray Golf Day in Newport has raised more than £100,000 for charity over the last two decades.

Here are six great pictures from the South Wales Argus Camera Club.

The FSB has welcomed the appointment of co-chairs to a new taskforce focused on supporting high streets and town centres.

Good luck to all students expecting results this month. I hope all your hard work pays off.

Chepstow Racecourse is promising fun for the whole family with unlimited fairground rides and meet-and-greets with Paw Patrol characters.

Newport City Council announced that its planning department would respond to residents’ concerns regarding the increasing number of flats and HMOs being approved across our community.

Please don’t turn the villages in the Sirhowy Valley into a juggernaut motorway. The proposed increase in lorries visiting the Nine Mile Point Industrial Estate is unacceptable through the villages of Brynawel and Wattsville.

Award-winning ABBA tribute band Revival has announced a tour date at the Congress Theatre in Cwmbran.

A forest school in the Vale of Glamorgan set up by Welsh singer Charlotte Church could be forced to close amid complaints about 'rude' children and dangerous parking.

A beautifully presented four-bedroom family home on Huntfield Road, Chepstow, is on the market with a guide price of £490,000.

A group of friends from Newport are gearing up for a cross-country adventure all in aid of Cancer Research UK.

A new national chairman has been appointed to lead the Institute of Directors in Wales.

The baton for one of Wales' biggest cultural events has officially been passed to its next host county.

Croeso Pubs is gearing up for one of the summer’s biggest sporting weekends.

River restoration work is under way on the Wye to reconnect wildlife habitats and improve conditions for threatened fish species.

Emerging technology and the future of work took centre stage during a high-profile visit to Newport.

Cardiff Airport recorded the highest flight cancellation rate of any main UK airport last summer.

A landmark law that helped protect public access to common land is being celebrated 150 years after it was passed.

A Torfaen patisserie business has secured a new contract and safeguarded jobs.

A refurbishment specialist is celebrating two years of growth, with new deals taking the total value of projects secured to over £8m.

A secret late-night recording session could provide the soundtrack to new Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s first full Parliamentary session.

An £8 million upgrade to the water network is set to begin in Penallt and surrounding areas.

A fresh approach to wheelie bin cleaning is gaining ground in communities across Gwent.

A night out for pizza could soon come with a helping of football, thanks to a new partnership.

A charity is asking calling for people to take on a glowing challenge for a good cause.