A MAN who burgled three homes in Blackwood, “brazenly” taunted a homeowner on CCTV and then took off in her car, has been sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court.

POLICE bodycam footage shows the shocking moment police discovered the dismembered body of a woman in a suitcase near the Monmouthshire border.

A “TERRIBLE ten” local authorities who pay the lowest care home fees in Wales have been named and shamed.

All the latest coronavirus headlines from across Gwent and Wales for Wednesday, May 5.

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

A MEMBER of staff at a Cwmbran care home has added a splash of colour to the walls to brighten residents' days.

AN UNLIKELY pair who teamed up last year to build a guest house and hub in Usk dedicated to an evolutionary scientist from the town have provided an update on their work.

A POPULAR cafe near Chepstow which had to close during lockdown will reopen in a new guise at the town's upcycling centre.

A SERVICE station in Caerphilly county borough could be given permission to sell alcohol at all hours of the day and serve hot food late at night.

PARENTS and teachers can now have their say on plans to establish a new school for pupils aged four to 19-years-old in Abergavenny.

Our region is packed with castles galore and today we visit Raglan castle thanks to South Wales Argus Camera Club member Matt Watkins. This is just a small selection of the pictures shared by members of the South Wales Argus Camera Club and you can s...

A THIRD-STRIKE Newport class A drug dealer will serve at least 33 months in jail after he admitted trafficking more than a kilogram of crack cocaine totalling more than £100,000.

SIXTEEN new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed across Gwent for the past two days,12 of which are in Newport - and there have been 65 new cases confirmed across Wales for the past two days.

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.

DEBENHAMS closed the doors of its Newport store for the last time today, as tearful staff bade each other farewell.

Debenhams is closed for good in Newport today.

A WOMAN who murdered her friend and hid her dismembered body in suitcases close to the Monmouthshire border after demanding a sexual relationship with her has been jailed for life.

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

A CAR fire in Monmouthshire is being treated as deliberate by authorities.

A CANNABIS factory has been busted at a plush new housing estate in Chepstow, Gwent Police have said.

GARECCA Gordon murdered her friend Phoenix Netts and tried to hide her body in suitcases close to the Monmouthshire border after trying and failing to have a sexual relationship with her, according to police.

A 12-YEAR-OLD girl was hospitalised following a crash in Newport.

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

GWENT Police seized a number of vehicles following large gatherings across the region.

DELAYED work on an unstable rock face above a main route through the Wye Valley between Chepstow and Tintern has resumed.

DO YOU recognise this man?

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

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

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

TO CELEBRATE the annual Star Wars Day on May 4, we look back at the famous connection between Pembroke Dock and the 68 billion-dollar franchise.

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.

Boris Johnson has said some foreign travel from the UK will be able to go ahead from mid-May.

POLICE are appealing for help to locate a woman who has been recalled to prison.

STARBUCKS is hiring in South Wales.

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.

THE treasurer of a west Wales charity has been given a 12 month suspended sentence after pleading guilty to stealing money from the charity he helped run.

A Haverfordwest primary school teacher has today been cleared of 31 charges of sexual touching of pupils, in a case he described as 'a witch-hunt'.

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.

Dyfed-Powys Police is highlighting the signs and impact of a crime known as 'cuckooing', after dealing with 31 cases in the past five months.

POLICE have made an appeal for information after a van was stolen from Ystradgynlais.

From today (Tuesday 4th May) the process will become more affordable for transgender people, following a pledge by the equalities minister.

Senior NHS officials in England have written to Instagram urging the company to shut down any accounts that promotes or attempts to sell Apetamin.

The professor explained that people with a “clear line” growing out of their nail may have had the virus before.

On Tuesday morning’s instalment of the ITV1 breakfast show, hosts Adil Ray and Susanna Reid grilled Sir Keir over his John Lewis dig at Boris Johnson

The competition has been carrying on against the backdrop of a public health emergency which has seen daily infections top 400,000.

Adam Deacon, who rose to fame starring in Noel Clark’s Kidulthood, said: "I myself have been a victim of Noel Clarke for 15 years."