TODAY marks one year since the UK entered lockdown for the first time.

A NATIONAL coronavirus commemorative event will be held this evening.

Follow along live throughout the day for all of the latest coronavirus headlines - one year on

AN ARMED robber who carried out a terrifying raid with an axe at a convenience store and post office is starting a long jail sentence.

A 73-YEAR-OLD pensioner was handed a suspended prison sentence after he left a man with serious injuries following a baseball attack.

A YEAR ago, just as the UK went into the first coronavirus-related lockdown, Castle Farm in Bishton, near Newport, turned its hand to being a community hub.

A YEAR ago, Dawn Derraven and Tara Holloway had no clue of each other’s existence - until the coronavirus pandemic brought them together.

A plan to create a Medi Park – a high tech health and life sciences hub – near the Grange University Hospital, could get a £250,000 boost.

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

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

HEALTH minister Vaughan Gething said today that localised lockdowns are a possibility for areas of Wales experiencing a coronavirus outbreak.

THE coronavirus case rate in Gwent has fallen to 41.2 per 100,000 people - for the week to March 17, the latest available.

THIS dramatic police dashcam footage captures a learner driver speeding through the streets of Newport at nearly 90mph in 30mph built-up areas during a hair-raising chase.

THE mother of a man accused of murder appeared as a prosecution witness to tell a jury her son told her he had "done something stupid”.

AN ARSONIST put the lives of his neighbours in danger when he started a fire in a block of flats by microwaving a petrol-soaked Brillo pad.

TWELVE men have been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder, assault, and possession of offensive weapons following a disturbance in Cardiff.

SCORES of pupils and staff from a Newport primary school will be moving to a temporary new home next month.

IT is hoped driving lessons and driving tests will soon be able to resume as Wales moves out of lockdown.

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A MONMOUTHSHIRE mum has backed a Welsh hospice's plea to the Welsh Government for more funding to keep their vital services going.

Here are more babies recently born in Gwent.

CORONAVIRUS was the leading cause of death in Wales last month for the fourth consecutive month.

A LIVERPOOL man appeared in court in Newport today.

Coronavirus latest updates across Gwent and Wales.

WALES' health and care system faces a 'long journey' to recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic - but there is now an opportunity to transform how services are delivered, and to tackle heralth inequalities, says Vaughan Gething.

A WOMAN from Abercarn will be representing South Wales in a UK-wide pageant.

THE M4 relief road will get the go-ahead if the Welsh Conservatives win a majority in May's Senedd Election, the party has pledged.

TRANSPORT for Wales has been awarded £100,000 to enhance local biodiversity at and near its railway stations.

The Met Office UK outlook for Friday 26 March to Sunday 4 April forecasts wintry conditions and heavy rain in some parts.

FUNDS of £36m will be given to Welsh councils and Natural Resources Wales to help reduce the risk of flooding and coastal erosion.

A CAT which spent four days trapped on top of Caerphilly Castle is now safely back with his owners.

GWENT Police are appealing for information in relation to a missing Blaina man.

SUPERMARKET chain Tesco has planted over a thousand trees at its Caerphilly Crossways store as part of a wider plan which has seen 11,000 planted at sites across the UK.

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

Here are some of the UK's biggest milestones in the year since we first went into lockdown.

GWENT Police is using an innovative 'We Don’t Buy Crime’ approach to protecting their communities across the region from burglary, theft and robbery.

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

Boris Johnson said people should be "under no illusions" a third coronavirus wave is heading to the UK.

This comes as frustrations begin to grow in the EU due to it not getting the supplies it expected from the British-Swedish manufacturer.

As a precautionary measure, the MHRA is advising those experiencing specific side effects following the vaccine to seek medical attention.

POLICE closed off a busy road in Cardiff yesterday evening due to a "serious disturbance" and reports of an assault.

UNIVERSITY of South Wales (USW) Primary Teaching students have been continuing with their placements during the coronavirus pandemic.

THE pandemic has made one in three young people concerned about their job prospects, according to a new study.

The duchess said that she and Harry had a secret ceremony with the Archbishop of Canterbury in their “backyard” three days before their royal wedding.

Here are some of the insurance myths that prevent homeowners from getting cover.

The UK’s leading pet emergency service is expecting a 50 per-cent surge in calls this Easter from owners whose pets have been poisoned by chocolate.

Here are the reasons why you are unable to choose which coronavirus vaccine you are given.

Here are the three requirements all foreign holidaymakers will need to meet to enter Greece this summer.

As the Fifth Senedd draws to a close, it’s an opportune time for us to reflect on the events of the last year and to plan for a better future.

THE pandemic has created the biggest challenge for Newport-based St David's Hospice Care in its forty-plus year history. The hospice's financial life blood, fund-raising events have been cancelled and its retail shops closed. Despite all this the ...