AN ARSONIST who set fire to a metal cage full of cardboard outside a petrol station before running off has been jailed.

A GRAPHIC designer in Monmouth has given the town’s Savoy Theatre a miniature creation of the building to mark one year of closure during the coronavirus pandemic.

TORFAEN residents have raised concerns over some of the proposed sites in the council’s replacement Replacement Local Development Plan (RLDP).

This week's theme for the camera club was abandoned. And what a selection of images from across Gwent they sent us. 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 visit...

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

THE Welsh Government has today announced a new international learning exchange programme, following the UK Government’s decision to withdraw from the popular Erasmus+ scheme.

THE British Book Awards have announced a Penarth bookstore as the winner of the Welsh Independent Bookshop of the Year award.

The Argus' Pride of Gwent awards were held last week, in which a plethora of dedicated volunteers were hailed for their hard work during the pandemic. Here we highlight just one of them.

A DAY out to Barry Island beach resort is a must for so many people in south Wales, and who can blame them. With golden beaches, cafes and chip shops, slots, fairground and beach huts it has all the elements for a great family day out.

PROPERTY prices always seem to be getting higher and higher, but every now and again a property comes up that is an absolute bargain.

Here are the most complained moments from Good Morning Britain

WALES suffered Grand Slam agony with the clock in the red after being stunned by France in Paris.

THESE six men were recently handed prison sentences for offences like drug dealing, growing cannabis and burglary.

THE coronavirus case rate in Wales has fallen slightly - now sitting at 42 per 100,000 people - for the week to March 15, the latest available.

PEOPLE from Gwent particularly affected by current coronavirus restrictions have been responding to the findings of a health body’s report into Covid-19.

GWENT Police are appealing for information after a group of around 20-30 youths were seen jumping on a supermarket delivery van.

A PAEDOPHILE will have to register as a sex offender for seven years after he admitted downloading child abuse images.

CHEPSTOW'S famous naked Boatman sculpture has been subjected to a graffiti attack.

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

TRIBUTES have been paid to a hugely successful and quick-witted sports journalist, who began his career at the Argus, following his death at the age of 71.

Here is your weekly fix of pets from around Gwent.Each Friday we bring you a selection of pictures which reader's have sent in of their beloved pets.If you want to be part of this just to go www.southwalesargus.co.uk/lockdown-pets/ and fill in the...

NEWPORT's most popular dishes have been revealed.

VICTIMS of sexual offences need more support and encouragement to seek help, a women's charity has urged.

PLANS to relocate a Welsh-medium school in Abercarn to the site of the former Cwmcarn High School could be given the go ahead, despite objections.

GWENT Police have warned Monmouthshire resident to be on the look-out for stolen mountain bikes following a burglary in Caerwent.

CWMBRAN will be the home to Wales' first dedicated Padel Tennis club, it has been revealed.

For the last year many couples have had to postpone their weddings, so we thought it would be nice to have a look back at our readers’ big days down the years.

FAMILIES in Wales who have lost a child will soon be able to receive £500 towards funeral costs from the Welsh Government.

The Argus' Pride of Gwent awards were held last week, in which a plethora of dedicated volunteers were hailed for their hard work during the pandemic. Here we highlight just one of them.

ENGINEERS with BT's subsidiary Openreach are taking further industrial action as a company plans to change the job role for future workers.

 

IN 2004 fundraisers came together for an It's a Knockout contest in aid of St Ann's Hospice in Cwmbran.

The Argus' Pride of Gwent awards were held last week, in which a plethora of dedicated volunteers were hailed for their hard work during the pandemic. Here we highlight just one of them.

A BEAUTIFUL five bedroom farmhouse is up for sale in the Vale of Glamorgan.

CHEPSTOW Show, staged by Chepstow Agricultural Society, is a highlight of the rural calender. With livestock competitions, dog shows, horticulture tents, crafts and vintage vehicles on display, the show really draws a crowd.

WITH the public stuck at home through most of the year, people have had to find their amusement where they can.

ASTRONOMERS have announced that 2020 was a record year for the discovery of near-Earth objects - with an asteroid approaching this weekend.

ONLY one in five people want to go back into the workplace five days a week after Covid-19 restrictions end, new research suggests.

Maintaining hygiene in places such as the workplace, gyms, restaurants and supermarkets, is an essential part of coming out of lockdown successfully.

Until driving lessons return on April 12, many learner drivers have turned to family members for lessons.

Aldi and Lidl have revealed the latest items hitting the shelves in the middle aisles of their stores from Sunday, March 21 2021.

Netflix have released a new way to search for movies quickly.

How the action unfolded when Newport County AFC suffered a costly 1-0 defeat to Leyton Orient in League Two.

A SHOP assistant working on the tills stole from her employer after pocketing more than £6,500 from cash sales.

THE five-year jail sentence handed to a Cwmbran man who killed his wife at the start of lockdown last March, has been referred to the Court of Appeal by the Attorney General as being 'unduly lenient'.

GYMS and leisure centres in Wales could be allowed to re-open in just over a month's time, it has been announced.

A £70 MILLION loan will be offered to Blaenau Gwent council to put plans in motion to re-open the rail line between Newport and Ebbw Vale.

DRIVING instructors across Newport held a demonstration against the lack of clarity around when lessons will be able to resume today.

CAERPHILLY council’s eight-year pay dispute with its sacked former chief executive has finally come to an end – with a £108,500 pay off.

CORONAVIRUS hospital admissions in Gwent make up more than 60 per cent of Wales’ total over the last seven days.