A GWENT MS has resigned from the Conservative party, saying he has become "increasingly disillusioned" with what he described as the party's "movement away from the centre-ground of UK politics".

A 15-YEAR-OLD boy from Chepstow who spent much of lockdown shielding due to a rare genetic disorder has not let the pandemic stop him continuing his charity work.

A NEW app which lets people let loved ones know they have got home safe has revealed some of Newport's high crime area.

A MURDER of a Torfaen private detective - which remains unsolved 34 years on - was referred to in the latest episode of the BBC's hit crime drama Line of Duty.

All the latest news and updates on the coronavirus pandemic in Wales and across the UK after Wales' first weekend with relaxed travel rules.

Here are more babies recently born in Gwent.

PATIENTS in Gwent who need major surgery to fix life-threatening or life-changing problems caused by blocked or damaged blood vessels, will likely have their treatment in Cardiff in future, under a proposed shake-up of vascular services.

A BOWLS club is looking forward to being able to return for the new season – providing Covid-19 rules allow and necessary repairs are done.

FRIENDS and families will be reunited and team sports will resume, in a major easing of England’s lockdown to allow far greater freedom outdoors.

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SCENES of overcrowded beaches and other beauty spots across South Wales that were seen last summer were generally not repeated on the first weekend that Covid travel restrictions were lifted in the country.

WITH everyone being confined to their local areas for the past months, many have taken the opportunity to explore - and in doing so are uncovering some of Gwent’s forgotten history.

GWENT has had a week without a confirmed coronavirus death - and there have been no new deaths confirmed anywhere in Wales today.

NEWPORT city centre has changed significantly over the past few decades.

GWENT Police officers in Caerphilly borough say they had to disperse a house party on Sunday morning.

A FAMILY who took over the running of a “traditional and hearty” inn in Usk have spoken of how they’ve used the pandemic in the best way possible.

The First Minister of Wales Mark Drakeford has said he cannot give assurances that the country has seen its last lockdown, as it became the first UK nation to lift the most recent coronavirus restrictions.

TUESDAY marked the one year anniversary since prime minister Boris Johnson implemented a national lockdown across the whole of the UK.

LIBERTY Steel, whose plants include one in Newport and another in Tredegar, have had a request for £170m in financial support rejected by the UK Government, as the company teeters on the brink of collapse.

SOUTH Wales Police is appealing for help to find a missing girl after she disappeared yesterday evening.

CREATIVE freelancers from across South Wales - including two in Newport - are creating new commissions showing what is special about being a creative in their area.

THE most desirable Newport postcodes have been revealed.

A YEAR of coronavirus regulations and restrictions have meant that, across Monmouthshire, changes and adaptations have had to take place.

THE UK is expecting to receive its first shipment of a new coronavirus vaccine next month, a Cabinet minister has confirmed, amid challenges in international supplies.

IT IS 142 years since a battle famed throughout Wales was fought - Rorke's Drift in the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879.

POPULAR Newport plastic free-shop Sero Zero Waste has opened the doors to its new shop at Tredegar House after a successful start to 2021.

The Dragons host Edinburgh at Principality Stadium (kick-off 2pm) in the Guinness PRO14.

As the 2021 Senedd pre-election period officially starts today, here is where Wales has charted its own course during the pandemic.

A NEW thriller written by a former Argus journalist will be released on April 15 – marking the 35th anniversary of the US air strikes on Tripoli.

A MOTORBIKE was confiscated by Gwent Police in Newport yesterday evening amid concerns it was being driven dangerously.

TWO Nelson primary schools could be merged – at a cost of £4 million – under plans put forward by Caerphilly council.

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.

A PENARTH qualified fitness professional has submitted a comment to the Senedd reflecting his concerns on the ongoing closure of the sector and why a reopening date is needed.

A CHARITY golf event raising funds for a Newport hospice has returned for 2021.

IT'S been a long time since we have been able to enjoy a carnival parade with crowds of onlookers lining the streets. But when they do happen again they are plenty of fun and bring the community together. Here's a look back at the 2003 carnival in...

AN ULTRA-RUNNER is preparing for his biggest challenge yet: running more than 1,000 miles over five events in five months.

THIS week's picture is of the newly-opened drive through at McDonald's in Spytty.

A NEW adventure site will open in the South Wales valleys next month – providing Covid restrictions allow.

THE proportion of criminal cases waiting more than a year to be dealt with by crown courts in England and Wales has “increased markedly” amid the coronavirus pandemic, figures show.

The Welsh Government has called on the UK and Irish governments to work with it to resolve the "disproportionate impacts" of Brexit on ports in Wales.

A NEW show apartment has opened its doors, offering a glimpse into waterside living at a Barry development.

New research surveyed Brits on various pastimes they treat themselves to once per year.

Salmonella poisoning, food allergies and unapproved premises' are just some of the reasons behind a number of urgent product recalls across the UK.

The award-winning scriptwriter is running the online class to coincide with season six of BBC hit Line of Duty.

Wales lift Six Nations trophy in behind-closed-doors celebration as squad reunite

Dan Barnes met Chloé Newcomb Hodgetts, former apprentice of the renowned Henry Ashby, to see what they could find in just a few of the area’s secret larders.

THERE have been no new confirmed deaths from coronavirus in Gwent for the sixth day in a row - but the seven new deaths confirmed in the rest of Wales takes the total beyond 5,500, according to Public Health Wales.

AIRBNB has revealed the list of their most wish-listed homes for 2021 - and this Gwent property has made the top three.

AFTER nurse Cindy Sulit fell ill with coronavirus last March she became, in the words of an Aneurin Bevan University Health Board colleague, “one of the sickest patients we had who survived”.

TRIBUTES have been paid to a popular judge and “fanatical Welsh rugby supporter” who has died.