An early morning incident near Newport cenotaph has seen roads closed in the area since around 2am.

PUBLIC support has enabled a Gwent children’s and young people’s charity to survive despite it having faced a bleak future.

A PAIR of enterprising young amateur film makers from Newport have made a Youtube documentary about the current issues affecting the city.

RENOVATION works at Pontypool RFC’s historic home ground should be finished next month, chief executive Ben Jeffreys has confirmed.

A DEALER involved in running a dedicated drugs line supplying cocaine, ecstasy and cannabis throughout the Gwent Valleys is starting a long prison sentence.

Follow along live throughout the day for all of the latest coronavirus news as it breaks. We will also bring you the latest stats from Public Health Wales when they are released later today

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

A LONG-RUNNING project to build a pedestrian and cycle path on a disused railway line in the Wye Valley will take a huge step forward this week.

THREE Caerphilly buildings will be getting a boost – thanks to a new investment.

PUPILS in Cwmbran are releasing a book on Friday to highlight Autism Awareness Day.

We've all been enjoying the longer evenings and spring-like weather over the past few days - and it's been good to see bees buzzing around as well. Here is a small selection of images sent to us by members of the camera club. This is just a small ...

DOZENS of Usk Prison inmates have contracted Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic, figures reveal.

NEW figures reveal Wales is recycling more than ever, with one Penarth family leading the way. 

GARETH Bale praised Wales’ “heart and desire” after Daniel James’ late header gave them a 1-0 World Cup qualifying victory over the Czech Republic in Cardiff.

SINCE Wales' health minister Vaughan Gething announced homeless people would be added to the coronavirus vaccine priority list, services in Newport have rallied together to provide the city's most vulnerable with their first dose.

A FAMILY of dinosaurs have widened their stomping grounds.

AN UNHAPPY customer brandished a meat cleaver during a terrifying showdown with a drug dealer after he became annoyed following a cannabis sale.

AN INTENSIVE care consultant at the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board says he has been abused for advising people to wear a mask to protect against Covid-19.

MORE THAN 90 per cent of areas in Torfaen recorded fewer than two new coronavirus cases in recent days, according to Public Health Wales.

A NEW initiative will teach people how to combat misinformation in the modern world.

A £70 MILLION loan to progress plans to re-open the rail line between Newport and Ebbw Vale has been accepted by Blaenau Gwent council.

A MAN accused of murdering a drug dealer has denied giving him a Northern Ireland style “punishment beating” over an unpaid debt.

GWENT and Wales as a whole have recorded the lowest amount of daily confirmed new coronavirus cases since early last September.

WITH the Easter weekend approaching and stay local rules lifted, many of us will be looking forward to getting out and about.

A LORRY driver in Newport got his vehicle stuck under a bridge earlier today.

MONMOUTHSHIRE County Council has confirmed preparations for important safety work on the A466 between St Arvans and Tintern have begun.

Keep up to date with the latest coronavirus news across the Aneurin Bevan University health board area, and the country.

MONMOUTHSHIRE council will retain ownership of Newport Leisure Park for the time being, but selling the site could be considered when it is fully occupied, councillors have been told.

EMERGENCY services want to track down these people following a deliberate fire near a Lidl.

A MAN caught red-handed with a stun gun in his bedroom told police he found and kept the weapon because he thought it was “cool”.

WALES' Test, Trace and Protect (TTP) service has played a key role in the county's fight against coronavirus, a report has said.

A MISSING teenager was found by police nearly 90 miles from home following a pursuit through mid-Wales.

LABOUR has called on ministers to provide clarity on the future of Liberty Steel’s UK plants - including sites in Newport and Tredegar - amid fears thousands of jobs could be lost.

A MAN is to go on trial after he pleaded not guilty to an alleged knife crime offence.

PLANS for the third phase of a major development in Llanwern have been approved by Newport council.

A POPULAR ex-policewoman from Rogerstone has explained why she posted a video on social media playing her ukulele topless, which has since gone viral.

VOLUNTEERS of Llantwit Major Coastguard were called out to an incident at Temple Bay yesterday, where two people were rescued.

The South Wales Argus Camera Club has more than 4,300 members and we regularly feature their pictures both in paper and online.

THE NHS has been praised for its work during the pandemic – by the great niece of NHS founder Aneurin Bevan.

A COMMUNITY is putting on a scarecrow trail to bring some fun to their residents.

PEOPLE in Newport with autism have joined forces with others across Wales to create a huge piece of art.

The Welsh Government has suggested protests will continue to be banned in Wales for the foreseeable future under lockdown rules, whilst a different approach will be taken across the border.

AN ITEM discovered in the Vale of Glamorgan has been declared treasure.

ABOUT one in two people in most parts of the UK now have Covid-19 antibodies, new figures suggest.

The first steps are being taken in a £35m upgrade of the A40 Llanddewi Velfrey to Penblewin.

A NEW series of events aimed at encouraging women in Wales to get involved in running - while feeling safe doing so - has been launched.

BEAVERS have been released into an enclosure at a Welsh nature reserve to help manage important peat bog habitat, conservationists have said.

MEDICAL experts believe there are four possible origins for the Covid-19 virus.

It’s not every day you can say your boat was sunk by an Arctic Walrus!

THE Welsh Government has laid out what it believes is a 'reasonable' solution to English members of Llanymynech Golf Club unable to visit because of current Welsh lockdown restrictions.