A RECENT announcement of £5m to tackle Long Covid in Wales has been questioned by sufferers of the condition – as they feel it is not being spent on the correct type of treatment.

A CWMBRAN war hero has been recognised at the unveiling of a new housing development named in his honour.

A MAN who was caught drink and drug driving at the same time has been banned from the roads for nearly four years.

THE GREAT-great grandson of the man who helped ensure the opening of Blaenavon’s Workmen’s Hall has shared the story of how work on the historic building was completed.

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

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

A FORMER British Army solider who downloaded “shocking” child abuse images involving young girls being sexually assaulted was handed a suspended prison sentence.

Here is your weekly fix of pets from around Gwent.

With so many people having to isolate, more and more Brits are moving online for their weekly food shop.

A GWENT cricket stalwart will be centre stage at Headingley this afternoon after watching on with interest while the Hundred arrived with a bang.

A COCAINE dealer who turned to trafficking the class A drug after becoming hooked on it has been jailed.

FIT-AGAIN Cory Allen is training with the Dragons in pre-season as boss Dean Ryan weighs up signing the Wales centre.

THE owner of a beauty salon who defied coronavirus regulations by staying open for business during lockdown has been hit with a big fine.

A TOTAL of 81 new coronavirus cases have been recorded in Gwent by Public Health Wales, out of 755 new cases in Wales.

A MAN has died after collapsing at a Newport gym late on Wednesday night.

Two lanes are closed on the westbound M4 near the Prince of Wales Bridge after a vehicle has overturned.

All new Covid cases across Wales this week were Delta variant cases

THREE Gwent athletes are ready to get going at the Olympics - here is the lowdown on when they compete in Tokyo.

VISITORS to Barry Island have been called on to be respectful after the beach was left strewn with litter during the heatwave rush.

LEAGUE Two player of the year Paul Mullin has turned down the challenge of stepping up a level in the EFL after swapping Cambridge United for Wrexham.

RESIDENTS of a row of houses in Blaina are “in shock” after finding out their homes could be demolished.

GWENT Police is appealing for information following an assault which took place in Usk.

After a week of a sizzling heatwave, the weather is expected to turn on Friday night.

A CWMBRAN man has shared his family’s heartbreak after their beloved dog died of heatstroke - and has warned other dog owners to be on guard for the signs of the potentially fatal condition.

Those who live near to the railway lines may be disrupted early in the morning

TRAINS have been brought to a halt and residents evacuated after reports of an unexploded bomb at Rhoose.

NEWPORT band Dub War will be making a comeback by releasing their first album since 1996.

FORMER Manchester United footballer Ryan Giggs allegedly kicked his ex-girlfriend in the back and threw her naked out of their hotel bedroom, a court has heard.

Officers are investigating the incident

A WOMAN and her family from Ponthir are getting ready to meet radio Star Chris Evans at CarFest - and he has a rather big challenge for her.

Rain, rain, go away, we want to go out and about today... No fear the Argus is here to share with you where you can go to entertain the kids when it's pouring down.

Police have launched an investigation after three young men allegedly took a council refuse truck and drove it into a wall.

Murder Adrian Jones who bludgeoned hairdresser Kelly Hyde to death in Ammanford more than ten years ago was found dead in his bed, an inquest has heard.

SUPERMARKETS have reassured customers there is no need to panic buy following pictures of half-empty shelves and reports of temporary shortages.

A number of people have presented themselves to hospital with issues relating to the recent heatwave

The Newport Conservatives have selected John Jones as their candidate to replace former Cllr Margaret Corneilious in the upcoming Graig by-election on August 26.

The variant, known as B.1.621, was designated a variant under investigation on Wednesday.

CALLS to block the nursery at a new Abergavenny school from being privately-run have been rejected by Monmouthshire council.

SPORT Wales is encouraging people in Gwent to get active now covid restrictions are being lifted.

A JEWELLERY box, a silver bangle and cufflinks were stolen in a burglary in Monmouthshire yesterday (Thursday) afternoon.

SCHOOLS in Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council that were failing are now improving according to councillors.

NEWPORT County AFC manager Michael Flynn is yet to decide his new club captain for the upcoming League Two season after the exit of Joss Labadie.

61% of adults in Wales are overweight or obese and only 13% of children manage recommended levels of physical activity each week.

A BREWERY in Gwent has opened a new bottling line which will allow for more beer to be produced.

TREE surgeons have been overpaid thousands of pounds by Carmarthenshire Council, auditors have found.

A TEENAGE boy from Rhymney in Caerphilly has been reported as missing.

A whole host of people will be eligible - but you have to act fast

SICKNESS absence amongst Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council staff fell last year, despite Covid-19 turning 2020/21 into a year “like no other”.

AN EBBW Vale rugby club has been handed a cash boost to help stop wild horses and cattle from destroying its pitches.

SIX people have been taken to hospital after a car ploughed into a crowd outside a pub in South Wales.