NEWPORT and the surrounding areas has been named as one of the five best places in Wales to "staycation".

Here is a selection of dogs from Many Tears Animal Rescue which are looking for their forever homes.

A NUMBER of people from Crosskeys, Cwmcarn, Abercarn and Wattsville have been convicted for offences in or outside of their area since the start of 2021.

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

A POPULAR Italian restaurant in Chepstow will be opening a new branch in Abergavenny the owners have revealed.

TODAY'S selection from our archives comes from the folder marked 'hotels and pubs B' and features images of long-gone venues and others which are still there but completely changed. Which do you remember?

A MAN from Newport has been fined and given three points on his licence for speeding.

A HUSBAND and wife team have achieved their dream of owning their own residential care home in Gwent.

A QUARTER of people living in Newport have decided to learn Spanish over the past 12 months.

As travelling is still uncertain, and many choosing to stay local this bank holiday, how can we make the most of an extra day off?

In 1986 Newport twinned with a city in China. Here Jim Dyer describes what was done to look after an official visit by them before the twinning.

If you have bought any of the items mentioned, you need to be aware of these possible health risks.

Amusingly, three in 100 (3%) non-drivers admit that they are ‘too lazy’ to learn to drive. 

KNOCKING Noel Gallagher off the top spot in the music charts is something that many musicians can only dream of – but one up and coming band have checked that off their bucket list with their debut single.

THE SDR has reopened in Newport.

THESE six men were recently handed prison sentences for offences like dangerous driving, burglary, growing cannabis and drink-driving.

A DANGEROUS driver who nearly killed a senior police officer after sending his car hurtling down a bank towards a fast flowing river has been jailed.

DO you know this biker?

POLICE have carried out drugs raids in Cwmbran and Pontypool.

A Mercedes driver has avoided a ban after being caught speeding at 110mph on a dual carriageway.

A DRUG driver caught more than eight times the legal limit for cannabis was handed a suspended prison sentence and disqualified for four years.

A MAN has been hospitalised after a "serious assault" left him with "puncture wounds".

WITH outdoor hospitality resuming in Wales tomorrow, our minds naturally wandered to pints.

GWENT Police have found a car in Abertillery that was stolen from Cardiff.

Do you recognise this woman?

THERE are 78 households in Monmouthshire who are currently living in B&Bs due to homelessness.

A NEW artistic space has opened in the centre of Newport, offering artists and creators a free space to co-exist, host events and share practice and skills.

A PROJECT which aims to share the history and heritage of Pontypool has been put on display at Torfaen Museum.

NEWPORT County AFC are taking on Morecambe at Wembley on Monday in the battle to see which team will get promoted to League One next season.

RAFTS and their crews are getting set to launch later this year at the annual Monmouth Raft Race.

Here is your weekly fix of pets from around Gwent.

AFTER a rather miserable May in terms of the weather this month, things are looking up for the bank holiday weekend.

PUBS were able to open to customers indoors this week for the first time in five months, and now we're looking forward to the the first weekend since they returned.

WITH coronavirus restrictions easing, many of us will be looking forward to getting out for some days out this weekend.

TRANSPORT for Wales' on-demand Fflecsi bus service is expanding into Blaenau Gwent.

HERE is a round-up of Monmouthshire residents who have appeared in court in other areas of the country.

WHEN Wales begins to open up following the latest lockdown, many people will be looking for places to visit for nice, relaxing days out and a change of scenery.

WHEN Wales begins to open up following the latest lockdown, many people will be looking for places to visit for nice, relaxing days out and a change of scenery.

LOOKING for family fun in the Vale this half term? Here are a few great suggestions...

AROUND six pubs have vanished for good from UK communities each week since the start of the first lockdown, according to new figures.

Llangwm's Clare's Cottage - a beautiful stone-walled country bed and breakfast - has been visited by the team filming Escape To The Country.

A MAJOR part of a Caerphilly construction scheme has been completed.

A VALE of Glamorgan house with links to the Marquis of Bute and Cardiff Castle is on the market for £650,000.

An old mobile library in Neath Port Talbot has been given a new lease of life during the pandemic, being converted into the 'immbulance', a vaccination centre on wheels for the Swansea Bay University Health Board area.

DO you want to get paid for playing games from the comfort of your own home?

STAGECOACH customers have helped raise almost £2,500 for the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

THE Welsh Government's final test events will be held over the next fortnight.

We've rounded-up some of the highlights to look out for in Aldi and Lidl this weekend.

Today we reach the letter E in our trip through the alphabet. And our camera club members have been as creative as they usually are taking pictures to fit the theme. This is just a small selection of the pictures shared by members of the South Wal...

VANDALS have damaged a newly-laid surface in one of the two pedestrian tunnels near Saundersfoot.