THE grieving children of a father killed by a “cowardly” drug driver who mowed him down on Christmas Day have spoken of their devastating loss.

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PLANS for a new building to expand childcare provision at a Cwmbran primary school could be given the green light by planners next week.

A DRUG dealer who was responsible for transporting and supplying thousands of pounds worth of cannabis in Gwent is behind bars.

TWO men were remanded in custody after being charged with cocaine and heroin trafficking offences.

84 NEW AMBULANCES will be on the road after the Welsh Ambulance Service received more than £10 million of funding.

SOME of Gwent’s youngest Second World War dead are being immortalised in a new book highlighting their sacrifices.

A FORMER estate agents office in Cwmbran town centre could be converted into an adult gaming centre under plans submitted to Torfaen County Borough Council.

FOR a project organised by NASA, people were asked if they would like their name included on a placard that has been placed on the space agency's Perseverance Rover, which is currently en route to Mars.

ANY lifting of lockdown measures next week will be "very modest", first minister Mark Drakeford has said.

THESE five men and one woman were recently handed prison sentences for offences like burglary and dealing class A drugs.

A FIFTH of new coronavirus cases in Wales were recorded in Gwent, according to the latest figures from Public Health Wales.

A MAN who brandished a knife in the street and threatened to "chop up" his enemies has been jailed.

THE M4 has been closed in both directions between Cardiff and Swansea.

THE jury in the trial of a husband accused of murdering his wife has begun considering its verdict.

With weather warnings in place across Gwent today, this is when you could see snow where you live.

A GWENT-based doctor has spoken of her experiences at the frontline of Wales' coronavirus vaccination programme.

GWENT Police have urged youngsters to take care after receiving reports of children playing on frozen bodies of water.

A FOODIE couple who got a Michelin plate and were named in The Good Food Guide just three months after opening have now opened the doors to a new deli in Abergavenny.

Plans have been submitted to convert the former Majestic Ballroom in Newport city centre into apartments.

A NEWPORT healthcare support worker is among 242 named frontline health and care workers in the UK known to have died from coronavirus since March last year.

PARENTS of children attending a Monmouthshire nursery are fundraising to give back and show their thanks for all the work staff have done in the past year during the pandemic.

PEOPLE with sight loss are finding that the increased use of e-scooters on pavements is putting them in danger.

WHEN walking along the Monmouthshire and Brecon canal there are some stunning sights, whether it be kingfishers and other wildlife or the stunning views of Gwent.

THE A4042 has been closed between Pontypool and Abergavenny after a crash.

WALES travel to Edinburgh looking to make it two wins from two in the 2021 Six Nations.

THIS fantastic picture shows two young Newport lads performing at a carol concert back in 1965.

BIKE crime in Gwent has halved over the past year.

WELSH rugby fans can have their memories of Principality Stadium immortalised at the venue.

LIGHTS, camera, action! Falklands veteran Simon Weston CBE has donned his dinner jacket and stood before the green screen to film our virtual Pride of Gwent Awards 2020/2021, held in association with the University of South Wales.

NEWPORT'S Kingsway is almost unrecognisable in this vintage photograph that is featured in a new book called A Transport Journey in Colour by Martin Jenkins and Kevin McCormack.

Here is your weekly fix of pets from around Gwent.

NO fewer than three spacecraft representing three countries visit Mars this month.

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A SPEEDING drug driver who was banned left a father dying in the road after she mowed him down on Christmas Day.

THE family of the Pontypool woman who was found dead last weekend have paid tribute to an 'amazing mum, nan and friend'.

ONE new coronavirus death has been confirmed in Gwent today, among 25 across Wales.

A LORRY driver involved in a crash on Newport’s Southern Distributor Road earlier this month was nearly four times the drink drive limit.

FIRST Minister Mark Drakeford hopes Wales can return to in the near future to a level of coronavirus restrictions as was seen across the country last summer.

A CAREER criminal with a history of burglary is back behind bars after he pleaded guilty to a raid.

A NEWPORT man has been banned by magistrates from entering most of the city centre.

MARK Drakeford said he can see a "path into the spring" where it will be possible to ease some lockdown measures.

Traffic is moving slowly on the M4 in Newport due to icicles on an overhead bridge.

ANGER has been voiced after developers cut down trees and removed hedgerows on a site in Cwmbran in breach of a planning condition.

NEWPORT City Council is to trial a lower speed limit on a section of the A48 Southern Distributor Road (SDR) in the city.

A THIEF who burgled a care home is facing a certain prison sentence after pleading guilty to the raid.

PEOPLE with the most severe underlying conditions in the next set of coronavirus vaccination priority groups will be the first to be offered a jab, said one the leaders of Wales' vaccination programme.