NEWPORT City Council has defended its use of a catering company which has been roundly criticised for its food boxes delivered in place of free school meals in England.

AS THE lockdown across Wales kicks in, we are highlighting the places that are available to help if anyone is in need.

Follow our live updates on the coronavirus pandemic here in Wales.

A TEENAGE thug was locked up for an orgy of violence involving a series of “disturbing” unprovoked alcohol-fuelled attacks on younger victims.

ANYONE travelling into Wales from overseas will need to show they tested negative for coronavirus before starting their journey.

CORONAVIRUS and related deaths in Gwent have topped 1,000, according to the Office for National Statistics, with the area among the two worst hit by the virus in Wales, according to the organisation.

TWO volunteers have been rewarded for their hard work in maintaining and improving parkland.

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

MOVES to tighten public health rules in supermarkets in Wales have been welcomed by Argus readers.

OPPOSITION parties at Caerphilly county borough council have called for the Labour group to “go back to the drawing board” with the proposed 3.9 per cent council tax increase.

PLANS to build a solar farm on around 110 acres of land in Torfaen have been revealed.

CAR parking charges are being axed at five Caerphilly council-owned country parks.

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The supermarket chain hope the move will help stores cut waste as part of their target of halving food waste by 2030.

The Tesco Clubcard is a loyalty card scheme allows shoppers can collect points when they shop.

ONE hundred deaths due to coronavirus have been confirmed in Gwent in 2021, out of more than 600 across Wales, according to Public Health Wales.

A NEWPORT man who mistakenly threw away a hard drive in 2013 with Bitcoin now worth more than £210 million, has again appealed to the council for permission to search the city's landfill site.

A COMPANY boss and a lorry driver teamed up to steal thousands of pounds worth of stock from a steel firm in a “complex theft”.

DRAGON Taxis is offering free rides to elderly and vulnerable people who are attending a coronavirus vaccination appointment.

A LEADING pharmacies body in Wales has called on the Welsh Government to engage with them to tackle an “urgent need” to deliver Covid vaccines.

FIRST minister Mark Drakeford warned the breakup of the UK was a "real and present danger" as he welcomed a new report calling for reform of the UK's constitution.

THE DAUGHTER of a father-of-two killed by a dangerous driver in an horrific crash on the M4 revealed her sorrow in a heartbreaking victim impact statement.

THE CHIEF executive of Monmouthshire County Council has called on residents to “switch on” as coronavirus cases remain high in the region.

POLICE are investigating a driver who was injured when she crashed her car into a signpost on the A40 dual carriageway in Monmouthshire.

THREE Gwent organisations are receiving a share of £3.4m to help improve wellbeing and mental health in their communities.

TRANSPORT for Wales is re-introducing an essential travel coronavirus timetable in response to tighter restrictions in place across the country.

Welcome to today's coverage of the coronavirus response in Wales and the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board area, covering Gwent.

A MAN with hepatitis C who spat at and bit a nurse and a health care support worker has avoided going straight to prison.

NEWPORT Live is offering activities to keep people healthy - physically and mentally - in lockdown.

FLIGHTS from South America will not be able to land in Wales due to concerns over a new Covid variant in the continent, the Welsh Government has confirmed.

POLICE in Newport are asking residents to be safe and secure after an increase in break-ins.

HUNDREDS of people have signed a petition calling for a no detriment policy at University of South Wales (USW).

PEOPLE who have had coronavirus or been vaccinated should "not take chances" by no longer following lockdown rules, a leading doctor has warned.

The last episode of the ITV drama The Pembrokeshire Murders aired last night. We take a look back through the Western Telegraph archives of the trial.

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FOUR men were warned they are facing custodial sentences after they pleaded guilty to cocaine and cannabis trafficking offences.

THE number of people in hospital in Wales with coronavirus is now more than double that seen during the peak of the first wave, the chief executive of the Welsh NHS has said.