THESE six criminals were recently handed prison sentences for offences such as drug dealing, burglary and wounding with intent.

THE success of Newport's new average speed zone in cutting motorway congestion will depend on how well the speed limit is enforced, experts say.

A LORRY driver who knocked a woman off her motorbike in an "unforgivably reckless" piece of driving has avoided being sent to prison.

Did you take part in National Dress Up Your Pet day? Here is a selection of Gwent pets in their finery.

A MAN was remanded in custody after he pleaded guilty to stalking a woman.

HOUSE prices in Gwent are still on the rise according to Zoopla - and these are some of the most expensive places to buy in the region.

During the latest lockdown, you are not alone.

The countdown to the South Wales Argus Pride of Gwent Awards is under way and the 2020/2021 event has attracted some astounding entries, as SUE BRADLEY discovers.

Aldi and Lidl have revealed the latest items hitting the shelves in the middle aisles of their stores from Sunday, January 17, 2021.

NEW tighter restrictions being imposed on supermarkets and other key retailers in Wales will be the responsibility of management.

CORONAVIRUS safety rules in shops and other businesses will be ramped up in Wales over concerns surrounding the spread of a "highly contagious" strain of Covid-19.

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

THERE have been 54 newly reported deaths and 1,808 newly confirmed coronavirus cases according to Public Health Wales.

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

ALL travel corridors from the UK will be closed from 4am on Monday, January 18, the prime minister has announced.

SCAMMERS posing as police officers have fleeced elderly people in Gwent of more than £40,000 this week.

TRIBUTES have been paid to a teenager who died in a crash on the A465 Heads of the Valleys road on Monday, January 11.

WALES is beginning to see signs of improvement in the spread of coronavirus, the first minister has said.

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.

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.

TEN Blaenau Gwent takeaways could be closed after staff failed to wear masks indoors, while another could be shut down closed for failing to maintain social distancing.

A WOMAN spat in a police officer’s eye after she was arrested for being drunk and disorderly at Gwent’s new £350 million super hospital.

THE first minister has said easing of restrictions in Wales "may be possible".

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.

A WOMAN faces a £500 fine for organising protests following the death of a man who died hours after being released from police custody in Cardiff.

THE rollout of the coronavirus vaccine is not the end of the road in the fight against the disease, according to first minister Mark Drakeford.

SOUTH Wales Police have released a statement in regards to the investigation into the death of a 24-year-old man from Cardiff.

POLICE officers have appealed to the public for help to find this man, in connection with an incident in Blaenau Gwent.

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.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he is “very concerned” about the variant.

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.

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

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

Do you know these Newport sporting stars?

HUNDREDS of thousands of fingerprint, DNA and arrest history records have been accidentally wiped from police databases because of “human error” and “defective code”, according to the policing minister.