A MOTHER has thanked her neighbours for alerting her family to a bin fire which spread to a nearby gas pipe.

THE latest three-week review into Wales' coronavirus restrictions will be announced on Friday.

ONE area of Gwent has a coronavirus rate of more than 200 cases per 100,000 people in the last week.

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

NEWPORT County AFC boss Michael Flynn says he will consider his future this summer after suffering promotion heartbreak against Morecambe at Wembley.

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

PRIVATE renters in Newport have been asked to share their experiences and challenges as part of a new council scheme to ‘improve engagement’.

A MONMOUTHSHIRE football club is ‘gutted’ after being kicked out of the Welsh Women’s Premier League following a restructure.

A GWENT silver band is celebrating after winning a section of a competition that included entrants from all over the world.

Currently more than 39 million people have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, while a further 2.3 million have had both doses.

Sunseekers flocked to parks and beaches to enjoy the sunny weather across the UK over Bank Holiday weekend.

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

EMERGENCY services were at Barry Island earlier today.

THOUSANDS of people have flocked to the seaside and other parts of Wales this Bank Holiday Weekend to make the most of the sunny weather.

MORE than four thousand Newport County fans have made the pilgrimage to Wembley today to cheer on their team.

JUST one new coronavirus case was reported across Gwent in the latest Public Health Wales figures.

A crash has closed a section of the A40 near Mitchel Troy in Monmouthshire

Here are more babies recently born in Gwent.

IF YOU'VE ever tried to search for 'Gwent' online, you might have found yourself faced not with information about the area of South East Wales, but rather a card game based on a popular series of novels, video games, and a Netflix TV series.

A NEW interactive tool shows house demand has spiked in much of Gwent.

BANK holiday traffic has already begun to build around Newport as people head home after the weekend.

GWENT is one of the top 10 places in the UK for volunteers for the RSPCA.

It's judgement day for Newport County as thousands of fans make the journey to Wembley.

A NUMBER of people from the Ty-Sign area have been in court since the start of the year. Here is a round-up of those who have been in the dock.

ALUN Davies, who was re-elected as Labour's MS for Blaenau Gwent earlier this month, has said he is optimistic about the future of the area, and has promised to fight for investment.

HERE are some of the latest criminals from Gwent to appear in court recently:

WHEN you hear drag, what is the first thought that comes into your head? RuPaul’s Drag Race? Gay bars? Top-quality make up? These three things are a part of drag culture, but drag is so much more.

TAKE a look inside this former village post office which sold for almost twice its guide price at auction.

HEADING off to west Wales in a campervan this summer?

SCHOOLCHILDREN from Chepstow have got creative to pay tribute to their heroes of lockdown.

AS we emerge from lockdown, the importance of supporting local independent businesses has been highlighted more than ever.

How the action unfolded at Wembley when Newport County AFC suffered defeat to Morecambe in the League Two play-off final.

THE National Lottery is offering free entry to a range of venues, and special offers to its supporters, for a limited time.

UPDATE 9.12am: Traffic is queuing eastbound on the M4 due to the broken down vehicle in the Brynglas Tunnel.

A MAN from Newport has been banned from driving and fined after being caught drink-driving.

VOLUNTEERS are being sought in Wales to help two leading charities support children and families this summer.

Things Brits would like to savour include a first kiss, the ‘newborn’ baby stage, time with the children – and Line of Duty.

THE popular television drama Pembrokeshire Murders has been nominated in this year's National Television Awards for best new drama along with its star Luke Evans who is up for best drama performance.

The streaming giant has released a whole host of new shows and movies coming in June.

A GROUP of volunteers gave up a part of their bank holiday weekend to tackle flytipping in Newport.

Celebrity hair stylist Sarrah Hamid, has teamed up with Vitabiotics Perfectil to warn people of the damage they are causing to their hair.

AROUND one in seven people believe improving local shops is the most urgent issue in Cardiff South and Penarth, according to a survey.

After a year of people working from the comfort of their own home, dog owners are concerned about their pets.

This year’s Senedd elections took place under circumstances unimaginable at the beginning of last year and after the worst 14 months many of us have ever known.

Coping with bereavement is never an easy thing to deal with.

DETECTIVES are continuing to appeal for information after a man attacked a girl along a city canal path.

NEWPORT and the surrounding areas has been named as one of the five best places in Wales to "staycation".

A MAN has been jailed after he attacked two policemen in Newport.

Here is a selection of dogs from Many Tears Animal Rescue which are looking for their forever homes.

THIS is a round-up of drivers who have appeared in Newport Magistrates' Court and Cwmbran Magistrates' Court for drink driving or drug driving in Gwent.