Homeless pods look set to remain in the area until 2025, after Newport City Council approved the plans in a meeting on Wednesday, June 1.

MANY people will be looking to get away over the bank holiday, meaning that the roads may be busier than a normal weekend.

A FLASHER who exposed himself in front of children in the middle of the day has been jailed.

YARN bombers have been out in force in Gwent bringing a bit of jubilee jollity to the area.

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

Food banks across the Gwent region are continuing to offer help to those in need. Here are the items they most urgently need.

PLANS to demolish a well-known former café have been refused.

The RAC estimated that 19.5 million leisure trips by road will take place between Wednesday and Sunday.

As the nation comes together to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, there is little doubt the drinks will be flowing.

The mcr-1 gene, which is believed to be transmitted from animals to humans, has built up a resistance to certain life-saving drugs.

June is here and while we have the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations this weekend, we also have Father’s Day to organise.

Have you considered public transport for your next journey? Newport Transport are here to tell you why you should.

As motorists gear up for the Bank Holiday getaway, the roads are set to be busy

It's day one of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee weekend and we'll be following all the celebrations here.

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

A “BRIGHT” young student training to be a pharmacist has been jailed after he was caught drug dealing heroin and crack cocaine.

Plenty of celebrations will be taking place across Gwent to mark the Platinum Jubilee.

There is determination to celebrate despite the incident

THE Platinum Jubilee celebrations continued into the night in Newport this evening as a commemorative beacon was set alight overlooking the city.

A CYCLIST has died and a man has been arrested following a crash on the A40 near Raglan.

A SIX-BEDROOM “family home” in Allt-yr-yn is set to be converted into five flats.

IN THE summer of 1982, Terry (Terrence) Higgins became one of the first people to die in the UK after contracting HIV.

NEWPORT'S first-ever Pride festival was officially launched yesterday (Wednesday, June 1) with an event at Newport Market.

A FUNDRAISER has been set up to help rebuild a bowls club at “the heart of the community” in a Caerphilly village.

VANDALS have been slammed as “senseless and mindless” by a councillor after several trees were destroyed in a Blaenavon park.

THE FUTURE of the historical cinema, supported by actor Michael Sheen, has been secured with plans for further development.

Only one police force in Wales, England and Northern Ireland managed to meet a national target for 999 call response times.

WITH road closures and a change in pub opening times, this is what’s happening in Caerphilly County Borough over the Platinum Jubilee weekend.

POLICE have seized more than a kilogram of cannabis in Monmouthshire this week.

FIND out if waste collection in Newport, Torfaen, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, or Blaenau Gwent will be affected by the Jubilee Bank Holiday.

Despite their best efforts, residents in Henllys have so far been unable to find out what happened to the impressive woollen Queen

Fraudulent scammers are preying on hard-pressed households’ need for cash.

WITH the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee on the horizon, final preparations are under way across Gwent for four days’ worth of celebrations.

BUDDING actors from Newport recently performed live at the largest independent theatre in the West End.

WALES fans will face police action if they invade the pitch after Sunday’s World Cup play-off final against Ukraine.

Find out how the Platinum Jubilee bank holiday weekend will affect all the major supermarket opening times.

WALES captain Gareth Bale has said he is “deeply humbled” after being awarded an MBE for services to football and charity in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.

With much drinking set to take place over the Jubilee weekend, how much will set you over the drink drive limit?

McDonald’s have announced some major changes to classic menu items to mark the Platinum Jubilee.

Red Letter Days has rounded up some experiences ideal for celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

Here's how much £25 can get you from Iceland's Platinum Jubilee party food and desserts range.

The cost of living is something that is affecting us all, whether it be rising energy costs or the price of fuel.

Here's a roundup of some of the items you'll find in Aldi and Lidl middles aisles from Thursday, June 2.

There are queues of traffic

Residents are being advised to keep their windows closed

THIS year's Queen's Birthday Honours, which have been announced this week, have shone a light on some of the tireless work being carried out across Gwent.

THIS extraordinary video shows a drug dealing mother complaining about the “shocking” quality of her cocaine which has been mixed with fish scale.

Fire crews from across South Wales have been sent to the scene

The emergency services were scrambled to the scene

Some had travelled from as far as Cornwall in a bid to speed up their chances of getting a passport.