A FORMER British Army soldier who turned to drug dealing was caught by police following a tip-off that he was firing a Taser.

We've been asking our readers what they like about living in Newport and Gwent.

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

A WOMAN with the surname Speed has been fined by a Gwent court - for speeding.

Here is your weekly fix of pets from around Gwent.

DAVID Giles, the only Welsh footballer who has played for all four Welsh professional clubs is encouraging Gwent residents to vote in the South Wales Argus Sports Awards.

WALES will continue to display messages warning motorists about the dangers of leaving dogs in a hot car during spells of warmer weather.

ISLWYN MP Chris Evans has joined calls for the UK Government to fix the ‘broken Mineworkers Pension Scheme’.

WITH people being urged not to holiday abroad, are staycations too expensive?

SAME-SEX marriage could be allowed in some Welsh churches after a landmark vote.

IN-FORM Dragons wing Jonah Holmes has been urged to put a marker down when he makes his return to the Wales XV this afternoon.

A FAMILY are trying to get justice – almost two years after a collision killed a ‘loving husband, son and devoted dad, grandad, great-grandfather and father-in-law.’

THE third wave of coronavirus - fuelled by the Delta variant - continues to break across Wales, with 570 new confirmed cases today taking the total for the past week to 2,930.

A PURPLE Plaque has been unveiled for one of the 20th Century’s greatest war reporters, Martha Gellhorn, at her former home near Devauden, Monmouthshire.

A WOMAN blackmailed a man when she tricked him into sending her a sexually explicit video of himself after she set up a fake Facebook account.

THE Met Office has issued weather warnings for thunderstorms and heavy rain for parts of the country tomorrow.

MORE than 75 per cent of adults aged under-50 in Wales have now had their first Covid vaccine dose.

THE girlfriend of a man who died after being found with a serious head injury near a seafront has paid a tribute to him.

GWENT’S football teams fighting the FAW’s relegation changes have been left “bitterly disappointed” – after the Welsh Government decided that the matter was an FAW matter and not government.

POLICE are appealing for information following suspected arson at an industrial estate.

TODAY - July 2 - is World UFO Day, and if you want to go looking for the unexplained, you may not need to travel far.

OWNERS of a shop dedicated to reducing plastic waste have shared their tips on cutting down on waste for Plastic Free July.

FOUR-LEGGED police officers have been hard at work recently.

PART of Abergavenny Leisure Centre could close for up to 20 weeks later this year if funding for a £1.7 million revamp is given the go-ahead.

FORMER Eastenders hard-man and serial documentary maker Ross Kemp is in Chepstow.

A NEWPORT man has been arrested following an incident in Cardiff in which a driver crashed into a police car, drove on a pavement and up a verge and then drove at police officers.

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

PEOPLE who still haven't received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccination in Gwent are able to drop in to two walk-in clinics on Saturday.

A CRIMINAL took advantage of a Good Samaritan who had offered him work by burgling his home and handling a £2,000 mountain bike stolen from him.

A GROUP of friends will be walking, running, cycling and swimming from Cardiff to Inverness during July for the Daniel Jones Memorial Fund.

TRIBUTES have poured in from far and wide for a 23-year-old from Dinas Powys who was killed in an accident at Rosyth Docks in Scotland. 

A PETITION calling for a giant Union Jack flag set to be displayed in a Welsh building has been set up, attracting thousands of signatures.

A SUMMER garden has been set up at Friars Walk in Usk Plaza.

GWENT Police have assured Chepstow residents that no offences have been identified following reports of unaccompanied children busking for money in the town's high street.

SHOPS and pubs in Torfaen could face an unlimited fine if caught selling alcohol to underage drinkers.

NEWPORT is the UK's 'vegan capital' a new study has claimed.

A CARDIFF man has been jailed for possession of a machine gun.

CAERPHILLY County Borough Council has a new deputy leader.

TWO Albanian men who claimed they were forced by gangsters to work at a Barry cannabis factory have been jailed.

A VITAL post office in Blaenau Gwent has closed its doors today - but the company running it has said this is only temporary.

NEWPORT County AFC have bolstered their midfield by signing Christopher Missilou on a one-year contract after he left Swindon Town.

BLAENAVON’S newest town councillor has pledged to be a voice for young people after being co-opted to the council - aged just 25.

RESIDENTS in the Caerphilly county borough who are members of the gypsy and traveller community are asked for their views to ensure their accommodation needs are met.

JET-SETTERS looking for an overseas trip this summer have been boosted by news that a popular route is set to return to Bristol Airport.

EMERGENCY services joined forces for a live emergency training exercise in Barry over the weekend.

THE manager of a Llanrhaeadr-based arts foundry has called a statue of Princess Diana their 'proudest work' after it was unveiled this week.

PLANNING permission for eight new homes in Abergavenny could be overturned due to flooding and drainage concerns.

WORK on Cardiff’s next cycleway will begin next month, running from the Cathays to the Heath hospital.

Scientists want to hear from people who felt a small earthquake that happened earlier this week near Llandrindod Wells.