A 'MIRACLE' match-up has given a Cwmbran woman a new lease of life after she received the priceless donation of a kidney - from her best friend.

MORE Covid-19 rules will be relaxed from this weekend in Wales as cases of coronavirus continue to fall, the Welsh Government has confirmed.

MORE Covid-19 rules will be relaxed from this weekend as cases of coronavirus continue to fall, it has been confirmed.

RUBBISH which was left dumped in a Torfaen valley for years has been cleared up thanks to the efforts of a rugby club and football team.

- Six people from any number of households will be able to meet outdoors in Wales from Saturday. - The First Minister, Mark Drakeford, has confirmed that outdoor hospitality will be allowed to open from Monday. - Twenty new cases of coronavirus ha...

MORE than 40 people abseiled down Newport's Transporter Bridge on Saturday to raise money for St David's Hospice.

A CHEPSTOW animal sanctuary is aiming to make its return after lockdown as safe a possible for visitors and staff - but needs the help of generous members of the public to do so.

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

AN ARSONIST set fire to a letterbox on the ground floor of a block of flats after earlier using a shovel to smash windows there.

A WOMAN was fined more than £1,700 for breaching coronavirus lockdown regulations at Hallowe'en.

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

The Welsh Conservatives will on Tuesday unveil their Senedd election manifesto, promising to prioritise economic recovery after what they called 22 years of "misrule".

A WOMAN has pleaded guilty to stealing thousands of pounds from a Gwent supermarket.

WELSH rockers Feeder are gonna make it back to their hometown for a live concert.

A PONTYPOOL woodland has seen 15 hectares of grassland destroyed.

TWENTY new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed today in Gwent, among 102 across Wales.

THE brother of a woman with terminal cancer which was misdiagnosed for seven months has completed a mammoth fundraising challenge which saw him and two others complete five marathons in five days.

WITH just hours left to register to vote in May's Senedd Election, Gwent representatives in the Welsh Youth Parliament have urged 16 and 17 year olds to make sure their voices are heard.

A ROAD has been closed in Abergavenny due to a crash which has seen a woman taken to hospital for treatment.

POLICE have closed a road while they deal with an "ongoing incident".

A NINETY-YEAR-OLD family home in Chepstow, which has lain abandoned for 12 years, has been put on the market for the first time since it was built in 1934.

A PAEDOPHILE is facing a jail sentence after he admitted two historical sex offences committed against a girl during the 1990s.

A “SELFISH” man blamed his brother after he was caught red-handed driving an uninsured car so that he could avoid being banned.

HERE is the moment a Barry man points a gun at South Wales Police officers before being tasered and arrested.

TWO barbers in Newport and Caerleon have been ordered to close after breaching coronavirus regulations.

A FORMER YMCA has been transformed into a makeshift primary school to house pupils who were unable to return to the classroom.

POLICE want to identify these bikers after a dog was hit and killed.

Keep up to date with the latest coronavirus headlines across Newport, Gwent and Wales

Wales’ political parties have turned their attention to mental health provision amid fears of a mental health crisis following the pandemic.

A MAN is due to stand trial later this year after he denied being involved in a conspiracy to supply heroin and cocaine in Newport.

A NEWPORT home has been burgled by a group of men.

DRIVERS are being warned to expect disruption on the M4 today due to rolling roadblocks.

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

Here are more babies recently born in Gwent.

RESIDENTS now have more time to share their views on the future of Penarth Pier Pavilion after the Council extended its public consultation on the topic.

A NEWPORT hospice charity is urging people to make their steps count in May.

Police will be using enforcement and engagement in a bid to curb future incidents of anti-social behaviour in Pembrokeshire, and particularly Tenby, they said today, Monday April 17.

THE leaders of Wales’ three main parties were quizzed on the issue of second homes during a lively debate on Sunday.

THE Welsh Government has been refused permission for a High Court legal challenge against the UK Government over the Internal Market Act.

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A MAN has been charged with robbery and threatening to kill woman on a slip road that joins the M4 motorway.

BLAENAVON ward councillor Alan Jones has stepped down from his position on the council.

A RED Cross volunteer during the Second World War has celebrated a remarkable milestone as she reached her 102nd birthday.

“That man is not allowed in my pub,” Mr Humphries said as Keir Starmer was ushered back out onto the street.

A CAERPHILLY community has created a special space for its young people – with a replacement skate park.

CAR traffic hit a six-month high on Monday as non-essential shops reopened across Wales.

Increasing housing costs are forcing local people from coastal and rural areas a councillor has said as calls are made to examine the impact of second home ownership on schools.

VOTERS have until the end of today to register in England, Wales and Scotland for next month’s elections, with analysis suggesting more than nine million people in the UK are not correctly registered.

BETTER jobs must be created in Wales, as well as the North of England and Northern Ireland, in order to help the “levelling up” agenda, according to a new report.

THE Welsh Blood Service is running a number of clinics throughout the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board region in April and May.