FOR MANY people a walk along the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal is a peaceful chance to get some exercise and see some nature – especially during spring when there are lots of new arrivals.

Keep up to date with the latest coronavirus headlines across Newport, Gwent and Wales

DRIVERS are being warned to avoid the A48M following a crash.

A WOMAN will be sentenced this morning for murdering her housemate and concealing her dismembered body in two suitcases close to the Monmouthshire border.

480 fires in eight weeks - but the big question still remains: Why?

A WOMAN was ordered to pay more than £2,000 after she broke coronavirus lockdown regulations at a tourist attraction.

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

A CHEPSTOW gym owner has welcomed the latest relaxation in the coronavirus regulations which mean she is able to reopen her facility after lockdown.

THE Severn Bridge is closed this morning.

TWO per cent of Pfizer coronavirus vaccines in the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board region go unused, according to Welsh Government figures.

WITH the Welsh Parliament election just two days away, here all the parties running on the South Wales East regional list set out why they believe you should vote for them.

A NUMBER of knives – including a samurai sword – were seized by armed police in South Wales on Friday.

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

CARE workers in Powys who look after people in their own homes are calling for a controversial £30 registration fee to be waived.

MONMOUTHSHIRE has been ranked as the second strongest local economy in Wales in research of areas most likely to recover the fastest from coronavirus.

GYM-GOERS across Gwent have been allowed to return to the gym for the first time since December on Monday.

THE owner of an Abergavenny cafe has spoken of her frustration after a seating area outside her business was vandalised just days after opening.

RESIDENTS in the Newport West area may have received a rather interesting piece of election post recently.

A BLACKWOOD-born man who was just five when he was diagnosed with brain cancer has spoken of how living with the disease does not mean he hasn't been able to live a full and successful life.

INCREASING wind speeds have forced both lanes to close on the M48 Severn Bridge.

THERE will be no coronavirus statistics for cases, deaths and vaccinations today due to the bank holiday.

Keep up to date with the latest coronavirus news as gyms reopen across Wales today

Here are more babies recently born in Gwent.

A CALL has been made for a proper debate and scrutiny over a proposed nuclear fusion power plant near Barry.

A NEWPORT drug dealer has avoided going to jail after he was caught trafficking cannabis in the city.

PLAID Cymru leader Adam Price was in Ystrad Mynach today ahead of the Senedd elections on Thursday.

Valleys' MP Chris Evans backs Westminster bill as stalking horse to regulate illegal scramblers.

A FOURTH man has been charged in connection with the murder of Tomasz Waga.

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

A TEENAGE paedophile who filmed himself sexually abusing a young girl after drinking and taking drugs has been locked up.

IN FOUR months, there have been almost 1,000 fines issued by Gwent Police for Covid-19 breaches.

ALTHOUGH many people are keen for lockdown to end in Wales there are aspects that some people may miss - our readers shared their views.

THIS is the moment an osprey nest at Llyn Brenig was felled by a chainsaw-wielding vandal. 

DO YOU recognise this man?

PARENTS at a Newport school are looking to raise funds to restore an outdoor play area which is in dire need of renovation.

What a fantastic video of a duck and her ducklings caught by Laura Cresswell.

BORIS Johnson has said the UK was doing “everything we can” in the interests of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, as officials downplayed reports from Iran that said Britain would pay a £400 million debt to secure her release.

POLICE have issued a warning to drug users in Carmarthenshire to take extra care following reports of a particularly harmful batch of very strong illicit diazepam.

A PROPOSED new railway station near the Wales-England border is getting closer, with the group spearheading the project optimistic that the project will happen.

WORKERS at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) are to press ahead with fresh strikes in a dispute over Covid-related safety.

UK OFFICIALS have downplayed the prospect of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s imminent release from Iran after state TV suggested Britain would pay a £400 million debt to secure her release.

On April 10, 1921 Newport seemed to be alive with military activity. Two trainloads of sailors arrived at Newport Station while, as the Argus reported, from the docks:

THOUSANDS of driving tests were cancelled in Gwent last year because of the coronavirus pandemic, figures reveal.

A young Pembrokeshire resident caught photos of Network Rail's 'banana train' when it came through Pembrokeshire last month.

PROPOSALS for a £150 million rail testing centre in South Wales have been called in to be decided by Powys County Council’s (PCC) planning committee.

A Tycroes man must pay more than £300 after admitting using threatening, abusive, or insulting words or behaviour, or disorderly behaviour, with the intention of causing harassment, alarm or distress.

POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a potential rape that took place in Tenby.

EACH Saturday we set a theme for South Wales Argus Camera Club members and today sees us start a run through the alphabet.

The Child Action Poverty Group and other charities in Wales warn that families are falling through gaps in government support and face expensive bills for essentials like school uniforms.

A man from Milford Haven has been fined and had points added to his licence after admitting driving erratically on a road in Carmarthenshire.