A “VILE paedophile who destroyed his victim’s life” after preying on him as a teenage boy, is behind bars.

AS THE lockdown across Wales kicks in, we are highlighting the places that are available to help if anyone is in need.

POLICE have launched an appeal after a fatal crash on the M4 this morning.

Welcome to today's coverage of the coronavirus response in Wales and the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board area, covering Gwent.

A ROGUE motorist who has notched up his 10th conviction for driving whilst disqualified was told he is facing an almost certain prison sentence.

COUNCILLORS have voted to approve contentious plans for housing on a greenfield site in Llantilio Pertholey, Monmouthshire.

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

RESIDENTS in a Monmouthshire village who say they were flooded for the first time last month, are demanding answers over why their festive season was ruined.

PLANS to set up a food courtyard in Rogerstone, which could include street food, a bar, a coffee shop and a pop-up cinema have been lodged with Newport council.

GWENT Police has appealed for information to identify several off-road bikers.

NEWPORT Bus has taken over the running of a commuter bus route linking Gwent with Bristol - and the service will be free for passengers until January 10.

NAZANIN Zaghari-Ratcliffe is “counting down the days” until her release from prison in Iran, her husband has said.

Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said: “This will be a lifeline to parents and I welcome the BBC playing its part.”

Last year was a difficult one for so many people in so many different ways.

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NEW mass vaccination centres are set to open across Gwent, the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board has confirmed.

FOUR more deaths due to coronavirus have been confirmed in Gwent today, taking the total to 705.

TWO vehicles have been completely destroyed after a deliberate fire on a garage forecourt in Rogiet, Monmouthshire.

A ‘CALLOUS’ arsonist who torched his own vulnerable step-grandfather’s car after arguing with him has been locked up.

A CWMBRAN GP surgery has had to close temporarily due to high levels of staff shortages.

COUNCIL tax could increase by five per cent in Newport, while new car parking charges could also be introduced under budget proposals drawn up by the city council.

A TAXI driver in Abergavenny has explained why he is committed to realising a long term family dream of bringing an adult shop to the town centre.

HEALTH minister Vaughan Gething said the Welsh Government would not publicly be setting targets for the number of vaccinations it wants to see administered in the coming weeks.

WALES will not receive any new funding for business support during the current lockdown, it is claimed, despite the UK chancellor's £227 million announcement earlier today.

GWENT Police have issued an urgent appeal to locate an Abergavenny man who has been missing for more than a week.

A WOMAN whose efforts to set up a cycle cafe at a lakeside site in Cwmbran is looking for another location in the town after an unsuccessful appeal against Torfaen council's refusal of planning permission.

A TEENAGE drug dealer who ran “a busy drugs line” and started trafficking cocaine just weeks following his 18th birthday, has been locked up.

A PAEDOPHILE who had child abuse images of victims as young as six was told he could be facing prison.

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A NEWPORT man, previously jailed for conspiracy to commit murder, for his role in a revenge street shooting has been re-arrested following a police appeal, after he breached his licence conditions.

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

A CRACK cocaine dealer carrying £2,500 worth of drugs was rugby tackled by plain clothes police after he tried to escape their clutches.

THE PRIME Minister has announced a new national lockdown for England, with people instructed to "stay at home".

BRITISH Transport Police have appealed for information after a man and his mother were assaulted at Cwmbran railway station in October.

THE region's police and crime commissioner (PCC) has invited members of the public to have their say on policing in Gwent.

LONGER term agreements with bus operators in Wales look set to be the way forward for the Welsh Government in order to provide support in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

GWENT Police are appealing for information to locate a Blackwood man who has breached his licence conditions.