A RISCA woman is pleading with the UK Government to allow her family to be reunited - and for her husband to be able to be a father to their son.

NEWPORT city centre’s Debenhams store at Friars Walk will close permanently on Tuesday May 4, the company has confirmed.

- Newport recorded the second highest number of cases in Wales yesterday with seven - behind Cardiff with ten. - 18 new cases were confirmed across Gwent on Wednesday. - Foodbanks across Wales provided more than 54,000 meals to children over the l...

A PAEDOPHILE was jailed for nearly five years by a judge who condemned him for subjecting a girl to “cynical and repulsive grooming”.

ANTI-social behaviour in parts of Chepstow has prompted Gwent Police to launch patrols in the town.

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

FOODBANKS across Wales provided more than 54,000 meals to children over the last year - one every ten minutes.

POLICE found designer clothes, nearly 100 street deals and cash when they raided a cannabis trafficker’s home.

NEWPORT residents stay in the same home for longer than people almost anywhere else in the UK, a study has shown.

PLANS to expand a special school in Ebbw Vale have moved a step closer after councillors gave the green light for a public consultation.

Here is a round up of the public notices which have appeared in the South Wales Argus over the last week:

THREE men guilty of the brutal killing of a drug dealer who died a week after being robbed have been jailed for more than 50 years.

THE MOTHER of a 12-year-old boy who was killed after he was hit by a car while out riding his bike has shared her story of an horrendous wait for closure which she says is still ongoing.

A MASKED robber who punched his victim 20 times in the face during a terrifying night-time attack has been locked up.

TRIBUTES have been paid to a popular Newport man who owned many bars and clubs in the city, following his death this week.

THE mother of a Newport drug dealer savagely killed at the hands of a brutal robbery gang has paid a moving tribute to him.

THIS is the moment Conlan Dunnion was arrested at home for his role in the brutal attack on his “friend” Shafiul Islam.

THE RE-OPENING of Cwmcarn Forest Drive has moved a step closer after Caerphilly council agreed to enter into a partnership with Natural Resources Wales.

A DELIBERATE fire has damaged grassland near mountain biking trails at Cwmcarn.

EIGHTEEN new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed today in Gwent - seven of them in Newport - among 64 across Wales.

CCTV footage captured Shafiul Islam’s final movements before he was brutally murdered by Euan Peters.

CCTV footage captured Euan Peters and Perry Dunwell enjoying a meal in a Newport restaurant just hours before they killed Shafiul Islam.

ITV WEATHER presenter Ruth Dodsworth has said that she believes she would not be alive today had she not sought help whilst in an abusive and controlling relationship.

NEWPORT pub landlords have said the confirmation that they will be able to re-open outdoors from next Monday, April 26, does not mean the difficult period their businesses have faced is at an end.

Follow along live throughout the day for all of the latest coronavirus updates as they break. We will also be bringing you the most up-to-date stats from Public Health Wales when the become available later on.

PUBS in Monmouthshire will be able to reopen from Monday - and they are no less excited at the prospect than the patrons eager for that first sip since last year.

PUB OWNERS and landlords are preparing to reopen on Monday following first minister Mark Drakeford confirming on Monday night that outdoor hospitality will be able to reopen.

TWO women have been punished by a court for breaking coronavirus lockdown restrictions.

GWENT Police are targeting firestarters after a spate of deliberate blazes.

PLANS for a new £6.2 million Welsh-medium primary school in Tredegar have been given the go ahead by Blaenau Gwent council.

TWO Monmouthshire towns have been listed in a national newspaper as among the best market towns to visit.

RESIDENTS in some areas of Newport have been warned to expect disruption to their recycling collections.

EARLIER this month saw council tax demands fall on the doormats of homes across Wales.

A GRIPPING crime drama has started filming in Newport.

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

A GYM owner from Chepstow has warned of a “wave of problems” with mental health and obesity due to the continued lockdown of gyms in Wales

Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has warned residents to be “on their guard” against illegal waste carriers.

AN INDEPENDENT city councillor has backed Labour’s Jayne Bryant in her quest to be re-elected as the Senedd member for Newport West.

It is the first birthday she has celebrated without her husband, Prince Philip, for more than 70 years.

Welsh Labour is estimated to be ahead in Wales and on course to remain the Senedd's largest party, according to the latest public poll on voting intention.

A NEW leader of Monmouthshire council’s Conservative group has been chosen.

TWENTY-TWO properties in Sully are set to undergo flood protection work after the Vale of Glamorgan Council secured almost £150,000 of Welsh Government funding.

Some have argued that the coronavirus vaccine should be mandatory for care home workers.

A COLLEGE technician who used a classroom computer to view escort websites has been reprimanded by a misconduct panel.

A POPULAR Cardiff cheese store is opening a new branch in Abergavenny.

OUTLINE plans have been lodged for five new homes in Cwmbran.

A GO Fund Me page has already raised more than £2,000 as the county reels with the shock of the Haverfordwest house fire left a mother dead.

A 21-YEAR-OLD driver who broke a 30mph speed limit close to his home has lost his licence for 28 days.

From Thursday, you will have to be 18 to play any National Lottery games.

McVitie’s new Jaffa Cake flavour will be exclusive to Tesco customers.