CORONAVIRUS is only suppressed in one of Gwent's council areas, the latest figures show.

THE closure of Chepstow High Street has proven to be a contentious issue among residents, with one branding it "an accident waiting to happen".

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HOME secretary Priti Patel has faced fresh pressure to speedily release the report on the unsolved murder of Cwmbran private detective Daniel Morgan, amid “cover-up” concerns.

THE Friends of the Gwent Levels is calling for a Welsh Government minister to reject a planning application for a solar power station in St Brides Wentlooge, which occupies 150 hectares of the Gwent Levels.

A DRUM teacher and self-employed musician, whose work was affected by the coronavirus pandemic, successfully swapped his drumsticks for oven gloves - starting a successful baking business.

ROCKFALLS have delayed work on the cliff face above the A466 between Chepstow and Tintern meaning the road will be closed for longer than anticipated.

A NEWPORT schoolgirl whose ambition is to become a writer and illustrator will have a piece of her artwork featured on a Covid-19 memorial stone at four crematoria in Wales.

THE UK Government has been urged to step in after a steel giant which employs 180 people in Gwent announced plans to sell off a number of sites.

A MONMOUTHSHIRE woman who loves her curly, orange locks is braving the shave to help two close families and children who are undertaking cancer treatment.

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

The South Wales Argus Camera Club has more than 4,400 members and we regularly feature their pictures both in paper and online.

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A GRIEVING father paid a moving tribute to his loving son who was killed by a hit and run drug driver.

A SPORTS car driver was banned from driving after he was caught speeding in Gwent.

EVERY area in Wales, except for Powys, has recorded cases of the coronavirus variant first identified in India, Wales' chief medical officer has confirmed.

ARMED police were called to a cemetery in Newport this morning.

TWO thugs were jailed after customers in a pub were kicked and attacked with a pool cue in a “disgraceful episode of drunken violence”.

THERE have been no coronavirus-related deaths in Gwent for 36 days.

A DRUG driver who killed a teenager in a hit and run whilst high on amphetamine and cannabis has been jailed.

NEWPORT County AFC have been allocated just over 4,000 tickets for their League Two play-off final against Morecambe.

A MAN has been arrested in Ebbw Vale after a large cannabis cultivation was found.

ELEVEN teenage boys have now been arrested after an incident in Torfaen yesterday.

PEOPLE in Wales should not travel abroad unless "absolutely essential", health minister Eluned Morgan has said.

PEOPLE in Wales are able to apply for vaccination certificates from today.

A FALLEN tree had closed the main road in Chepstow and Monmouth in both directions for a number of hours.

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

Here are more babies recently born in Gwent.

A NUMBER of people from Torfaen have recently appeared at magistrates' courts across England and Wales.

MORE people in Wales can now visit their loved ones inside care homes for the first time in more than a year.

CREATING opportunities for young people in Wales outside of its cities should be a priority, said returning Plaid Cymru Senedd member Delyth Jewell

A BLAENAU Gwent school has nabbed a number of well-known faces to appear at their online literary festival

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

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

A NEWPORT man has been jailed after stealing an electric bike worth £6,800 after conning its owner into thinking he wanted to buy it.

GERMAN Shepradors are the most spoiled dog breed in Newport according to a new survey.

A MUSIC teacher has opened a studio in Blaenavon after running classes over Zoom throughout lockdown.

THE people of Wales are being asked to champion the nation’s most inspirational women, as nominations open for the Chwarae Teg Womenspire 2021 awards.

THE Welsh Government has been called on to "honour its commitment to businesses" by backdating financial support to cover last month.

A DISPERSAL order remains in place in Cwmbran today after nine teenagers were arrested in nearby Sebastopol.

A GWENT school has won a Wales-wide competition in reporting.

NEWPORT-BASED Wales & West Utilities has won a top industry award for its health and safety culture, and industry-leading safety performance.

GREGGS have issued an urgent recall of products over fears they may contain glass.

NEWPORT County AFC’s unofficial motto of ‘We don’t do things the easy way’ rang true again after a remarkable League Two play-off semi-final win against Forest Green Rovers.

NEWPORT property auctioneer and extreme athlete Paul Fosh is ready to compete in what is widely regarded as one of the world's toughest and most brutal endurance races - the Montane Spine.

More than seven million people in the UK tuned in to watch James Newman score nil points in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest.

Mosley, who was born in London on April 13, 1940, was the son of 1930s British fascist leader Sir Oswald Mosley.

The celestial event is expected to be visible at dawn on May 26, when the moon is at its closest point to Earth.

CONSTRUCTION work is under way on the second phase of a 180-home housing development in Undy.

The Duke of Sussex has made a series of bombshell claims against the Royal Family since moving to the US with his wife Meghan Markle.