WANNABE rapper Euan Peters was jailed for life last month over an “horrific” murder after being hired by a drug dealer as an enforcer.

A DAD and daughter team are planting 100 sunflower seeds this weekend in memory of a close friend.

THIS is what Debenhams in Newport looks like ahead of the store closing next week.

ANOTHER bank holiday weekend is upon us and, with restrictions eased in Wales, people will be making plans.

AN NHS nurse who swindled an elderly widower out of £22,000 to fund her gambling addiction was ordered to pay her victim just £1 in compensation.

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

Here is your weekly fix of pets from around Gwent.

RESIDENTS in Monmouthshire can expect their bin collections to run a day later than normal next week because of the bank holiday.

PICK up your dog’s mess or face a fine - that’s the warning from Monmouthshire County Council as it launches a campaign to educate dog owners about the dangers of not cleaning up after your pet.

A FORMER railway tunnel is Usk has been closed to public access after reports of bricks and debris falling from the ceiling.

A 14-YEAR-old Monmouth 'hedgehog champion' will be marking Hedgehog Awareness Week with a special online event on Sunday.

SHOPPERS are making more trips to supermarkets and buying less online as lockdown lifts and the vaccine rollout boosts confidence, according to new figures.

SUMMER is coming, restrictions are easing, and many people are hoping to have some fun in the sun.

You'll be able to pick up a bargain from the supermarket chains this Bank Holiday weekend.

NEWPORT’s Friars Walk has been dealt another blow – with the centre's Cineworld cinema unlikely to reopen.

A HIT and run driver was warned he is facing a prison sentence after being found guilty of killing a teenager on a mountain road.

THE Court of Appeal has refused to increase the sentence of a Cwmbran pensioner jailed for strangling his wife to death in the first UK lockdown.

NO new coronavirus deaths have been confirmed in Gwent for 12 days - and there have been no new deaths confirmed in the rest of Wales today.

A NEW range of measures aimed at cracking down on anti-social behaviour in the Pill area of Newport won't target sexual exploitation, it has been revealed.

A SENEDD candidate standing for election in the Torfaen constituency has been left red-faced after an error was spotted on his campaign material.

A THIRD strike class A drug dealer will have to serve a minimum term in jail after he admitted trafficking crack cocaine.

THE Welsh Government has confirmed changes to the coronavirus restrictions - including the reopening of gyms - in Wales from Monday.

THE bank holiday weekend is here and, with lockdown beginning to ease in Wales, you may be wondering what plans to pencil in to make the most of the three days.

A TEENAGER's bike was stolen after he was threatened at knifepoint.

RESIDENTS in the Cefn Fforest and Blackwood areas are being asked to give their views on plans for a new skate park in Blackwood.

THREE dispersal orders will be in place in Bargoed for a 48-hour period this weekend in a bid to stamp out anti-social behaviour in the town.

A NEW independent store founded by a former Newport County and Cardiff City player has opened in Friars Walk.

TWO Newport brothers are completing a good citizen double whammy by raising money for a children’s charity while cleaning up the environment.

VISITORS have been banned from a property in Cwmbran after neighbours complained of persistent problems with anti-social behaviour.

A BANK holiday is usually a time which people like to get out and enjoy the pub garden or go for a walk.

A MAN who sexually assaulted 10 women and two girls over a two-day period because he “got angry” at them for wearing Lycra has been jailed for three years.

A DRUG dealer has escaped an immediate prison sentence for trafficking cannabis after it emerged he was committing his first offence at the age of 52.

All the latest headlines for Friday, April 30 from across Gwent and Wales.

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

THESE five people were recently punished at Newport Magistrates’ Court or Cwmbran Magistrates’ Court for breaking coronavirus lockdown restrictions.

Dangerous motorcyclists are causing havoc in Pembroke Dock and in the Monkton area of Pembroke.

JUST how do you deal with Tenby’s wilful walrus when you want to move him from his temporary home on Tenby lifeboat slipway?

THE Oystercatcher has undergone a significant garden investment after months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic. 

A PLEA has been issued to rail passengers in Wales ahead of the bank holiday weekend.

A NEWPORT venue is creating a touching tribute to those lost in the coronavirus pandemic.

WITH the 2021 Senedd Election less than a week away, here the candidates for Torfaen explain why they believe you should vote for them.

IT’S BEEN a gruelling year for most across the region due to the tribulations brought about by the coronavirus pandemic, but you’d be hard-pressed to find a group worse hit than volunteers at Blaenavon Heritage Railway.

WITH the election for Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner less than a week away, here the candidates explain why they believe you should vote for them.

POLICE in Radnorshire have taken a number of potential weapons off the street after announcing they have had a quantity of knives handed in as part of an amnesty week.

PATIENTS were not prepared to live up to their name when faced with a possible 10-hour wait at Withybush Hospital's Accident and Emergency department.

IN THE lead up to Foster Care Fortnight, Foster Monmouthshire is calling on kind, caring people to come forward as a foster carer to support an eight-year-old and offer her the safety and comfort that every young girl needs.

MORE cases of coronavirus have been linked to cake factory outbreak in North Wales, Gwynedd Council confirm.

CARDIFF will become the latest home of the Whopper, with a brand-new Burger King restaurant opening its doors at Dunleavy Retail Park, creating 30 new job opportunities in area. 

PEOPLE across South Wales are being asked to donate blood.

SNOWDONIA National Park has delayed a decision on renaming Wales’ highest peak to only be referred to by its Welsh name - Yr Wyddfa.