THE family of a Chepstow teenager who was killed in a collision last year, have organised an event to keep his memory alive.

THE first Filipino nurses who came to Gwent as part of a recruitment drive have celebrated their 20th anniversary living in the UK.

SEVERN area rescue crews were kept busy this bank holiday, responding to no fewer than six callouts.

A COMPANY related to the owners of Nutella, Thorntons and Ferrero Rocher has reached an agreement to buy Burton’s Biscuit Company, which has a factory in Cwmbran.

WALES’ Test, Trace, Protect service, which has helped cut the spread of Covid-19, will be extended to next year, with a further injection of Welsh Government funding.

Follow along live throughout the day for all of the latest on coronavirus as it breaks. We will also bring you the latest stats from Public Health Wales later on today

CONTROVERSIAL plans to convert agricultural buildings near Chepstow into offices have been given the green light.

PLANS for 37 homes at the site of the former Caerphilly Police Station, in the town's Mountain Road. have been lodged with the county borough council.

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

DOG thefts in Gwent have risen slightly in the past year, new figures show.

The criticism comes in the wake of Piers’ comments surrounding tennis star Naomi Osaka following her withdrawal from the French Open this week.

The pro-Brexit pub chain owner has urged Prime Minister Boris Johnson to introduce a "reasonably liberal immigration system".

Now that our gardens are in full bloom we bring you a selection of floral images from the South Wales Argus Camera Club. This is just a small selection of the pictures shared by members of the South Wales Argus Camera Club and you can see more by ...

NO coronavirus deaths have been confirmed in Wales for five days - but there have been 94 new cases confirmed for the past two days, including eight in Gwent.

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

A CYCLIST is in hospital following a crash in Monmouthshire yesterday.

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

THE M4 will be closed westbound overnight in parts of Newport for the rest of the week.

A MAN who pointed an imitation firearm at a kebab shop owner after he was told to wait outside the shop because he refused to wear a mask has been jailed.

AN area of Caerphilly was cordoned off for a few hours this morning – after a device was found in a shed.

SCHOOL holiday traffic is causing chaos on the main road past Monmouth.

THE Football Association of Wales' restructure of the women's league has dealt an Abergavenny club a "devastating" blow, says Monmouth MS Peter Fox.

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.

THE UK has not reported any deaths linked to Covid-19 for the first day since summer last year.

A MAN in his 20s is being sought after a reported indecent exposure in Ebbw Vale.

WALES fans travelling to Baku, Azerbaijan, for the group stages of Uefa Euro 2020 will not have to quarantine upon arrival, according the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan (AFFA).

AN insurance expert is warning homeowners about the dangers of complacency after police figures revealed a drop in household burglaries in Wales during lockdown.

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 NEW act has been announced for rock band Feeder’s Newport homecoming concert this summer.

PEOPLE in Wales are being urged to watch out for a text message scam in relation to the national census.

Four variants of concern, including B.1.1.7 known as the UK/Kent variant, have been renamed. 

WORK has begun on a major project that is set to bring better broadband connections to households in Abergavenny, as part of a network boost for more than 150,000 homes in south Wales.

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.

PEOPLE from EU countries who are wishing to remain in the UK have less than a month to file their application to the settlement scheme.

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.

It follows reports of a staffing crisis within hospitality venues, with places struggling to fill thousands of jobs. 

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.

Ross Kemp has not appeared in Albert Square since 2016 said: "I have a mortgage to pay just like everybody else."

Both household names are retained and unified as one, forming Virgin Media O2.

The 33-year-old marketing executive went missing on March 3 as she walked home from a friend’s house in Clapham, south London.

In April, ITV announced Love Island will return this month as part of a bumper summer TV schedule.

Thank you to Torfaen Councillors for re-electing me as leader for the forthcoming year. An array of challenges face us. They are varied, but some things unite them.

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.