THIS dramatic bodycam footage shows the moment a drug dealer was caught red-handed by a police officer outside a supermarket.

THE second safest place to be in Wales for coronavirus at the moment is in Gwent, according to data published by Public Health Wales.

Keep up to date with all the coronavirus headlines across Gwent and Wales.

AN ABERGAVENNY rugby fan will see the story of how he shared his first kiss with his wife displayed on a seat at the Principality Stadium.

TRIBUTES have been paid to Cwmbran community councillor Peter Cathcart, who has died after a 15-month battle with cancer.

THE family of a man who died following a night in South Wales Police custody is calling for the chief constable's resignation.

A SEX offender has been sentenced after he was convicted of assaulting a woman at a hospital.

A PLANNED expansion of a Ystrad Mynach special needs school could still be given the go-ahead, despite objections to the loss of green space and a rugby club’s pitch.

THE UK Government should consider nationalising Liberty Steel if necessary to save thousands of “crucial jobs”, Ed Miliband has said.

A “STUPID” drug dealer was caught after police saw him sat in a car which was “stinking of cannabis”.

The South Wales Argus Camera Club has more than 4,300 members and we regularly feature their pictures both in paper and online.

THE Labour Party is kicking off its Senedd election campaign in Wales with a pledge of a job, a college or university place, training or self-employment for every person under 25.

INSURERS paid out £202 million to support the families of people who died in 2020 due to coronavirus, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) said.

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FOLLOWING the news that undercover police officers could patrol nightclubs and bars across the country as part of plans to improved protection for women, Argus readers have responded in their droves.

A DRUG dealer was murdered after suffering a devastating brain injury following a planned robbery at his flat, a jury was told.

WALES' rolling weekly case rate for coronavirus rose slightly for the second successive day, to 42.5 per 100,000 people - for the week ending March 12.

MAJOR restoration work on Newport’s Transporter Bridge which the Welsh Government believes will “put Newport on the map as a major visitor destination” has been given the green light today after ministers agreed funding.

THE CORONAVIRUS pandemic has been a dreadful time for most traders across Britain, but a group of food producers who banded together in the first lockdown have been speaking about why they have found reason to smile.

BURGLARS, thieves and robbers will be fitted with GPS tags to track their movements when they are freed from jail in Gwent in a bid to cut down on reoffending.

NHS and social care staff in Wales will receive a bonus of more than £700 from the Welsh Government for their work during the coronavirus pandemic.

THE A4042 is closed between Cwmbran and Pontypool.

DRIVING instructors from Newport will stage a protest on Friday, hitting out on the lack of clarity on when they will be able to go back to work.

VISITING supermarkets, restaurants, gyms and leisure centres does not appear to increase the risk of catching coronavirus, according to a report by Wales’ public health agency.

A CAREER criminal is back behind bars after he admitted dangerous driving and affray following his release from prison on licence.

A WOMAN was warned her dangerous dog could be destroyed unless she takes steps to keep the public safe.

A GOVERNMENT for their work during the coronavirus pandemic is not taking the place of a pay rise.

GWENT Police are investigating a robbery in which a man had his car stolen at knifepoint.

GWENT Police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of a Pontllanfraith man.

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

AN ANGRY pub landlord in Monmouth says he hopes to begin legal proceedings against the Welsh Government as he believes it is not basing its decisions around coronavirus on scientific evidence.

CONTROVERSIAL plans to provide supported living accommodation for up to nine women recovering from substance misuse or other life-controlling problems in Pontypool have been recommended for approval by council planners.

POLICE and MPs in Gwent have teamed up to tackle the problem of illegal off-road vehicles.

A GREETINGS card business, with stores in Monmouth and Chepstow, has assured customers their stores will be open once lockdown regulations allow - amid news Thorntons are to close all their stores.

THE two mobile coronavirus testing units based across Cwmbran, Abersychan and Blaenavon have been extended for a further week.

FUNDING of £1,946,849 has been made available for improvements to community-based facilities in Wales - including three in Gwent.

A NEW Chepstow tearoom has applied for an alcohol licence to sell champagne afternoon tea.

CONCERN has been voiced over plans to remove part of an ‘ancient’ hedgerow after proposals to build 164 homes in Blackwood were approved.

A TRAGIC loss inspired a woman to set up her own group helping people in South Wales and beyond.

MORE than 3,000 people born in the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland living in Gwent will celebrate another St Patrick’s Day hampered by the coronavirus lockdown today.

Vaccination sites across the country were warned volumes for first doses are going to “significantly constrained” at the end of this month.

CAERPHILLY council has been ordered to provide details about the closure of a housing office in Blackwood after failing to respond to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request submitted more than two months ago.

UK MINISTERS have faced calls to allow Wales to hold a post-pandemic independence referendum.

DETECTIVES in Cardiff are investigating the sudden death of a man at an address on Churchill Way.

A BAN on the trade in puppies and kittens by third-party sellers will move a step closer in the Senedd next week.

A NEW litter picking group has formed in Penarth by one resident who noticed the amount of discarded rubbish increasing in the area.

Spring is in the air as you can see from this collection of images from South Wales Argus camera club members. This is just a small selection of the pictures shared by members of the South Wales Argus Camera Club and you can see more by visiting t...

From March 22 field census officers will be knocking on doors and helping non-responders with any queries.

The Pembrokeshire County Show has been cancelled for the second year running, the board of trustees has announced today (Wednesday, March 17).