A former senior Gwent Police officer has questioned the force’s crime-solving rates, officer suspensions and supervision.

Cwrt Bleddyn Hotel in Usk pays former worker part of disputed wages as employment tribunal claim continues amid staff concerns and £2m refurb.

The number of meetings councillors attended during 2025/26 reduced in Torfaen.

Gwent Police stop 30 drivers in Gaer, Newport, after speeding complaints, with targeted patrols and enforcement planned across the city’s 20mph zones.

Family of an 11-year-old boy allegedly assaulted by a Gwent Police officer in Nantyglo launches petition demanding his dismissal.

Large crowds could threaten a historical bridge, warns Monmouthshire County Council.

A round-up of recent cases heard before magistrates involving defendants from Newport, Cwmbran, Pontypool and Tredegar.

Torfaen Junior Forum pupils from three primary schools visited the Senedd, meeting Welsh MSs, exploring democracy and debating in Cardiff Bay’s chamber.

Evening rush-hour collisions in Gwent rise 73.1% after the clocks change, with Wales up 38.2%. Drivers are urged to check lights and prepare.

Blaenau Gwent has Wales' highest share of low-rated food businesses, new Food Standards Agency data analysed by Cairn shows, despite improvement.

Pontypool 10k Home Run returns on February 14, 2027, in Pontypool Park, raising funds for St David’s Hospice Care, with a 2k family fun run.

But Mike Fowler said he had taken inspiration from his 13-year-old son Noah who is doing something very special in response to his dad's battle

This is the first time I rise in this Chamber having to admit that I'm in awe of the Labour Party - for the barefaced cheek it takes to bring this motion to the floor of the Senedd, having cancelled the previous scheme in 2019. Let us not forget that...

A deer, a robin and a rainbow feature in six pictures by the South Wales Argus Camera Club, taken across Gwent.

Free support to help people in Wales quit vaping is now available through a new app module in the NHS Wales Help Me Quit app.

Starbucks UK unveils its 2026 Christmas menu, with Red Cups, a Holiday Cold Cup, new peppermint drinks and festive food. See the full menu and prices.

Grange University Hospital staff told not to drink tap water after supply problems; Aneurin Bevan University Health Board says filtered water is available.

A man who fatally stabbed 17-year-old Tristan Kerr in a Gwent village had previously armed himself with a knife whilst dealing drugs, a jury heard.

Reform UK candidate Darren Crandon defends praise for Tommy Robinson ahead of the Risca East by-election on November 19, saying he will not apologise.

Police are investigating an alleged assault linked to an over-40s football match.

Newport shop Sunny Express has had its premises licence suspended for one month after a 14-year-old bought a vape in a Trading Standards test purchase.

ACOTAR fans have criticised The Works in Cwmbran after books and free gifts reportedly sold out before the advertised opening time.

A Newport resident has given a stranger a second chance at life.

A new kerbside recycling scheme is set to help Newport residents reduce household waste even further.

A 41-year-old man from Newport has been charged with theft following an incident at Newport Retail Park on Tuesday, October 27.

A burger business has reached the final of a national food competition just over a year after opening.

John Healey’s October 28 Budget gives Wales £450m for Cardiff Parkway, M-SParc, Aberavon Bridge and defence, but faces criticism from Plaid Cymru.

Cafe Utopia appears to have closed at Newport’s Kingsway Centre after signage and seats were removed, months after High Court winding-up order.

A busy recycling centre has been closed until further notice, with residents told to use alternative sites.

A motorcyclist was taken to hospital after crashing into a car.

People in South Wales have been warned after deliberate fires and attacks on emergency crews surged last year.

Seventeen weeks of tunnel works are set to begin overnight, bringing significant disruption to a major route.

Llewys Clarke, 23, has been charged with drug and drink-driving and dangerous driving after a two-car crash in Cwmbran on October 18.

Four people have been arrested following proactive police patrols in Cwmbran.

A Cwmbran kebab house has been named one of the best in Wales.

Prostate cancer testing should be offered to all men in Wales who are at high risk, says Torfaen MP and former Cabinet minister Nick Thomas-Symonds.

A city centre card shop is set to close its doors for the final time after it confirmed its last day of trading.

Plans have been submitted to install a defibrillator and emergency bleed kit outside Nationwide Building Society on Commercial Street in Newport.

A final funding push could launch what a local business believes would be Monmouthshire’s first single malt Welsh whisky.

A flood-hit road near Waterloo has reopened following heavy rainfall and drainage issues.

A planning application has been submitted to convert a five-bedroom house on Clytha Crescent in Newport into an HMO, with new dormer windows proposed.

Cardiff’s first fully electric care home has reached its topping-out stage, marking a major milestone in sustainable care development.

A council catering team has raised more than £5,000 to support breast cancer charities.

No one can have missed the fact that we are living through uncertain times, says Councillor Mary Ann Brocklesby.

Last week I headed to Paris for the Grand Depart launch of the Tour de France. All host authorities were invited to attend the event, alongside the devolved Welsh and Scottish Governments.

If Rhun ap Iorwerth has an ounce of public care, he will apologise and say Plaid will look into the Senedd's preferred M4 relief road as first choice.

Newport County has partnered with the Celtic Manor Resort which will allow players and staff to benefit from leisure facilities.

A new Caerphilly school development is putting the community at the heart of construction plans.

A first-time buyer event is being held to help people take their first step onto the property ladder in Newport.

A rise in deliberate fires and attacks on emergency crews has sparked fresh safety warnings ahead of Halloween and Bonfire Night in south Wales.