Today is Father's Day and here are messages sent in for special dads, grandads and step dads from our readers...

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

THE AVERAGE price of petrol in the UK has risen to its highest point in almost three years.

A MOTORIST has been jailed after he was caught drink driving when he was banned from the roads.

TWO drivers from Torfaen have recently appeared in court in both England and elsewhere in Wales.

IN 2004 Newport had the honour of hosting the National Eisteddfod in the grounds of the historic Tredegar House.

A MONMOUTHSHIRE road is closed with diversions in place due to a crash.

SEVEN bedrooms, 2.5 acres of land, and stunning views could all be yours for £1.5 million.

RAIN won't be stopping play any longer at one Gwent bowls club thanks to a generous donation by a local housebuilder.

THIS pleasant walk will take around the Cwmafon Heritage Trail.

FOMER Newport cobbler Kelvin Reddicliffe has donated another £1,000 to St David's Hospice Care.

We rejoin the alphabet this week with the letter G and our members have been busy with their thinking caps on coming up with some interesting pictures to fit with the theme. This is just a small selection of the pictures shared by members of the Sout...

The nurse advisor for Allergy UK has revealed why many of us are suffering particularly badly with hay fever this year.

IT ONCE played host to thousands of shoppers every week - but now a Gwent outlet centre has been labelled a 'ghost town', with only one store left open.

A MOTHER of a disabled girl is asking for anyone with information to come forward after her daughter’s favourite statue was stolen from the family garden.

A MAN who illegally fly-tipped waste on the Gwent Levels on four separate occasions has been fined a total of £1,900.

A CWMBRAN woman has avoided jail after admitting stealing £18,000 from Morrisons in Cwmbran.

HERMANN Grah, is a qualified doctor living in Newport. But, at a time when healthcare staff are more important than ever, he is not allowed to work due to his status as an asylum seeker.

A ROMANIAN couple who travelled to Newport from Birmingham to steal £1,000 worth of cosmetics from Boots have been handed jail sentences.

HERE is another look back at weddings from down the years sent in by our readers.

WE'VE been asking our readers what they like about living in Newport and Gwent.

A GROUP of women have raised more than £1,000 for the British Heart Foundation in memory of one of their dads.

A COMPETITION has been launched to find the most promising young engineer in Torfaen.

TAKE a look through the keyhole of one of Gwent's cheapest properties currently for sale.

AN ABERGAVENNY baker has risen to the challenge of the Covid-19 pandemic.

HERE are some archive photographs of Duffryn estate, in Newport, when it was built in 1978. Owned and run by the council at that time, the homes all had a porch, parking with wooden fence, living room, kitchen diner and rear garden that faced on to a...

PEOPLE in Torfaen are the least happy in England and Wales, according to new figures.

A POTENTIAL Chepstow Bypass should get be made the "immediate priority" of the Welsh Government according to a group of Monmouthshire politicians - despite a transport group from the town saying it will do nothing to reduce carbon emissions.

THE 2021 Penarth Chamber Music Festival returns to Penarth Pier Pavilion for the first live classical music festival in Wales following the restrictions of the pandemic.

WALES is land of myth and legend.

AN AMERICAN writer who loves Welsh myths has dived into the world of Welsh folklore.

The British summer is not quite over yet with weather forecasters expecting several heatwaves in July.

THERE's been a welcome sighting of Wally the wandering walrus today, Thursday June 17.

NEW data has revealed UK learner drivers passed their practical tests at the highest rate ever recorded during the Covid pandemic.

MORE than four-in-10 drivers have already committed to taking their holiday in the UK this summer, according to new research.

A POTENTIAL four million drivers have fallen asleep at the wheel at some point, a new study has revealed.

As a result of the pandemic and the impact this had on education, 40 per cent have been rethinking their future plans.

A survey from Elanco Animal Health indicates that 42% of dog owners are not aware of what lungworm is or how it can infect dogs.

B&M has built a reputation for being the go-to store for customers trying to find new chocolate bars, including those that are often hard to find.

THE winners from Newport County AFC's end of season awards night as defenders Matty Dolan and Mickey Demetriou are hailed.

PROTECTION for the proposed route of the M4 Relief Road south of Newport has been removed after more than 25 years.

A YOUNG boy from Alway has paid tribute to Ryan O’Connor - who died last week - and his family with a rap video which he performed to the community.

CORONAVIRUS case rates are continuing to rise across Wales as the delta variant tightens its grip.

FIFTEEN schools in Gwent have been named in a report regards to pupils experiencing sexual harassment according to the Everyone's Invited report.

GWENT Police would like to speak to six people after an altercation in Newport.

POLICE are appealing for information after an armed robbery in Pontypool.

A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter in connection with a fatal road crash.

A SEAL, nicknamed Sid, which has been spotted eating fish in the River Wye near Chepstow is not having an effect on salmon stocks according to Natural Resources Wales (NRW).

MORE than 100 new jobs have been created at a leading battery manufacturer in Ebbw Vale.

DISAPPOINTING news for fans of thunderstorms, a yellow weather warning set for most of Wales and parts of England this weekend has been cancelled.