A CONSULTANT at The Grange University Hospital has received a prestigious award for his photography, detailing life on the frontline during the coronavirus pandemic.

THIS week Boris Johnson announced England’s roadmap out of lockdown, including key dates on when children can go back to school, when non-essential retail can reopen, and when all restrictions could be lifted.

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Here is your weekly fix of pets from around Gwent.

A FACTORY worker who was moonlighting as a drug dealer was stopped by the police in his car with nearly £1,500 worth of cannabis.

A MAN who admitted dangerous driving was told by a judge he could be sent to a young offender institution.

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

The Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, Knauf Insulation, and Western Power Distribution are among our sponsors in the South Wales Argus Pride of Gwent Awards

Here is a round-up of some of the best deals you can find in Aldi and Lidl this weekend.

As the covid-19 pandemic has sadly taken so many lives and effected families deeply, it is important to recieve support when it comes to bereavement.

A MULTI-AGENCY decision not to review the circumstances leading up to the killing of a Cwmbran woman by her husband during the first UK lockdown has been criticised by campaigners.

THE first coronavirus death has been confirmed in Gwent this week and 16 more people have died across Wales.

SCORES of care homes in South and West Wales could go bust and be forced to close unless there is a significant increase in funding from local councils.

A MAN has been sentenced to life with a minimum of 18 years after he murdered his fiancee at their home before ordering drugs and eating takeaway food next to her body.

A MAN has been found dead on marshland in the Llanbradach area, Gwent Police confirmed today (Friday).

WALES is expected to pass one million coronavirus vaccinations tomorrow.

WALES is bringing forward two key dates for its coronavirus vaccine rollout, with the hope everyone in the top nine priority groups will have been offered their first jab by mid-April.

THE DIFFERENCES between English and Welsh children returning to classrooms comes from differences in policy rather than science, Wales’ chief medical officer said today.

Follow today's latest coronavirus updates for Wales and for the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board area, covering Gwent:

MEET the four dogs hoping to join Gwent Police's dog section in Pontypool.

WITNESSES are urged to come forward to help with an investigation after a crash in Caerphilly.

THE Welsh Government "remain committed" to holding Senedd elections in May.

A PAEDOPHILE was ordered to immediately sign the sex offender register after he pleaded guilty to downloading child abuse images.

A PROPOSED council tax rise in Monmouthshire has been reduced from 4.95 per cent to 3.89 per cent following a public consultation.

A THEATRE in Blaenau Gwent is to be run by a cultural trust, securing the future of the facility.

A TEACHING union has called for the Welsh Government to prioritise teachers for vaccines - but a leading health professional has warned doing so will slow down the rollout.

POLICE are looking for information following welfare concerns for man in Pengam on Monday.

A WOMAN was warned she could be going to prison after she was convicted of a serious attack on a man.

POLICE believe a large explosion that rocked a Cardiff neighbourhood this morning was caused by cash machine raiders using gas canisters.

TWO PEOPLE have been arrested after an incident in Newport on Sunday.

A CRASH on the A4232 has closed one lane and is causing traffic delays.

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

A 53-YEAR-OLD man has pleaded not guilty to sending a suspicious package to a coronavirus vaccine production site in Wales.

A CORONAVIRUS outbreak at one of South Wales' major employers has been declared as over.

PLAID Cymru has confirmed that Jonathan Clark will be running as its candidate for Newport West in the Senedd elections in May.

Shamima Begum cannot return to the UK to pursue an appeal against the removal of her British citizenship, the Supreme Court has ruled.

AN AMBITIOUS programme of investments totalling £231 million intended to ‘transform’ communities in Caerphilly county borough have been approved by senior councillors.

CONCERN is growing for a missing teenager.

The head of state, who received her jab in January, said she understood that people who have never had a vaccine would find it “difficult”

TORFAEN residents have been urged not to throw household waste bags away in public litter bins.

"So after 6 and a half years it's finally time to put down the remote, and to say goodbye to Gogglebox."

The retailer has also pledged a bonus to frontline workers as thanks for their work since the outbreak of coronavirus.

Prince Harry confirmed he is a fan of The Crown and opened up about his decision to withdraw from royal duties, insisting he “did not walk away”.

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and Action Fraud have been informed of the incident.

Healthcare waiting lists in the UK are now longer than they have been for about 20 years.

THE number of patients with Covid-19 in Gwent hospitals has fallen to its lowest number since October in the last week.

A DRUG dealing duo who ran a “booming” cocaine business during the coronavirus outbreak have been jailed for a total of 12 years.

THERE have now been more than 40,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Gwent since the pandemic began - a little under 20 per cent of all cases in Wales.

A FIRE broke out at a Newport school last night.

AN INVESTIGATION into whether the former leader of Caerphilly council breached the members’ code of conduct by allegedly not properly disclosing personal interests in relation to a major investment has concluded.