THESE are the areas across Gwent which have seen the highest number of crimes reported in a single month.

A £1 million plan to expand an oversubscribed Newport special school has been put forward by the city council.

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

THE newly transformed Llanfrechfa Grange Walled Garden opened for the first time yesterday to visitors after more than six years in the making.

PROPERTY experts are helping investors with their enquiries over the sale at auction of a former police station in Newport.

POLICE have released a picture of a convicted paedophile they caught downloading child abuse videos from the internet while he was being supervised by them.

A NINE-YEAR-OLD from Blackwood has cycled a mile a day during May raising more than £1,000 for Velindre.

A POET born and raised in Newport is to have his acclaimed first collection of poems reissued during Pride Month.

THIS picture shows Llanhilleth Station, and comes from the book Monmouthshire's Lost Railways by Peter Dale.

THESE five men and one woman were recently handed prison sentences for offences like drug dealing, assaulting an emergency worker and burglary.

THE FAMILY of a patient rushed to the Grange University Hospital one evening last week were unable to get an update on her condition until around 9pm the next day.

CYBER crime has cost victims in Gwent £9 million since April last year, Gwent Police has revealed.

SOCIAL distancing in some form may be in place ‘for as long as coronavirus exists’, First Minister Mark Drakeford said yesterday.

A SOLIDARITY march took place in Newport today calling for a "free palestine".

FIRST Minister Mark Drakeford has confirmed that the latest vaccine to be approved in the UK will not be rolled out in Wales in the immediate future.

THE Aneurin Bevan University Health Board are opening a mobile covid-19 testing facility in Maindee.

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

A PENSIONER has been banned from driving after she was caught nearly twice the drink driving limit.

A SPECTACULAR and colourful sculpture featuring scores of brightly decorated padlocks is turning heads in Blackwood.

AROUND 4.3 million items of personal protective equipment have been distributed in Monmouthshire since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

TORFAEN council has published its draft climate emergency action plan, which sets out its approach to becoming carbon neutral by 2030.

WE'VE been asking our readers what they like about living in Newport and Gwent.

A TOXIC plant which can cause massive blisters and ulcers if touched has been reported in Newport and Cwmbran.

THE BANDSTAND at Pontypool Park has been given a fresh renovation ahead of the summer months.

BACK in 2001 Gwent, like everywhere else in the UK, was in the middle of the Foot and Mouth disease crisis.

TAKE a look at this picture of Newport Bus Station in 1973.

A PARTIAL eclipse of the Sun will be visible in South Wales next week.

Salmonella poisoning, pieces of glass, food allergies and Hepatitis A are just some of the reasons behind a number of product recalls across the UK.

We've rounded-up some of the highlights to look out for in Aldi and Lidl.

Here is your weekly fix of pets from around Gwent.

NEW research has shown that waking up just one hour earlier could reduce a person's risk of major depression 23 per cent.

A NEW report reveals Welsh species and habitats at risk if warming is not limited to 1.5°C.

Here is a fabulous collection of images celebrating the letter F as we make our way through the alphabet. 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 visiting the SW...

Members can enjoy a sweet (or salty) snack for free this weekend.

PEMBROKESHIRE is one of the lucky counties of the UK whose lifestyle and economy is closely entwined with the sea, so it makes sense to acknowledge the ocean.

WALES and Gwent have now gone nine days since a new confirmed coronavirus death - but there have been 71 new cases confirmed today across the country.

A HUSBAND is to go on trial after he pleaded not guilty to murdering his wife.

A MOTORCYCLIST has died in a fatal crash.

A PAEDOPHILE chef branded as posing “high risk” to children is back behind bars.

INDEPENDENT businesses considering a move to a refurbished Newport Market are being urged to move quickly to secure a unit.

A MAN was taken to hospital after a crash involving a pedestrian and a car in Newport last night.

A WOMAN was cleared of jumping on a man’s head as he lay prone on a pavement outside a pub after a judge dramatically halted the case.

A DRUG dealer who was trafficking heroin in the Gwent Valleys has been jailed.

THE UNITED Kingdom should use the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic as an opportunity to "build back fairer", first minister Mark Drakeford has said.

THERE have been 97 cases of the Indian variant - now known as delta variant - of coronavirus identified in Wales.

The MHRA said the decision follows a “rigorous review” of safety and effectiveness in that age group.

WALES will begin a two-stage move into coronavirus alert level one with a series of changes to restrictions announced today by First Minister Mark Drakeford.

A NEWPORT actor has joined forces with BAFTA-Cymru nominees to produce a short film.

A NEW pop-up store in Caldicot is helping indepedent traders get a foothold in the town.

A NEW branch of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign are holding a demonstration in Newport this weekend.