BABY Rhianwen Rees has had a rather traumatic start to life - a real rollercoaster, according to her mum Jessica Hamblin.

WALES go into today's Euro 2020 clash with Denmark knowing they’ll be facing a largely hostile crowd.

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

Here is your weekly fix of pets from around Gwent.

A NEW Archdeacon of Monmouth and six new canons were installed after a service in Newport last weekend.

MAJOR changes to bus timetables are being made across South Wales, it has been announced.

A POPULAR Newport brewery bar has been given permission to extend its opening hours.

MORE than one in 20 people in Gwent moved house because of the coronavirus pandemic, a survey has suggested

WELSH football fans are expected to buy half a million pints during today's match against Denmark.

A WOMAN who carried a pair of scissors in her handbag “for protection” and brandished them when joining a fracas outside a homeless hostel was jailed.

A FURTHER 336 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed today in Wales, taking the total in just the last three days to almost 1,000.

EMERGENCY services are tackling a fire in Risca.

A WIND farm that could generate enough electricity to power 24,000 homes is being proposed for a hilltop site in Blaenau Gwent.

A CITY councillor who has served Newport for more than 30 years has announced she has stepped down.

MARK Drakeford has warned Wales' services could soon come under pressure again as delta variant coronavirus cases have more than doubled in Wales in a week.

A DOMICILIARY care worker from Blaenau Gwent who urinated in a sink, stole alcohol from a person in his care and drank it on duty has been struck off.

TWO new dogs are bringing their tracking skills to Gwent Police.

Gareth Bale has embraced Wales' underdogs tag, with Euro 2020 rivals Denmark counting on support from all over Europe following Christian Eriksen's cardiac arrest.

NEWPORT Drag Race Diva and lip-sync assassin Tayce has launched a sickening fashion collaboration with Nasty Gal.

CAERPHILLY Castle joined five other Cadw sites being lit up in red last night in a show of support for Wales ahead of their last 16 clash with Denmark.

HOLIDAYMAKERS and jetsetters have this week been boosted by news that a number of countries have been added to the UK Government’s green list.

MARK Drakeford has said there are "legitimate public interest questions" for Matt Hancock to answer.

THE Delta variant of coronavirus could peak in Wales as soon as next month, it has been warned.

GWENT Police are asking for any information regarding a break in to a car in Park Crescent last night.

THE former home of Newport's Passport office is in the process of being transformed into 62 flats - and this is what they'll look like inside.

ANYONE who needs to travel out of the UK will be able to access their vaccination status online from today.

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TWO Monmouthshire sisters who have spearheaded a fundraising campaign in memory of their brother have been recognised for their remarkable fundraising feats by the Prime Minister.

CONTROVERSIAL plans have been lodged for 15 homes at the site of former sheltered housing accommodation in Ebbw Vale.

A NEWPORT man is wanted on recall to prison.

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ALMOST two thirds of people in Gwent have received two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, new figures show.

SPECIAL guests were given a sneak peek of Cardiff's newest luxury hotel, run by the same organisation behind Newport's Celtic Manor Resort - set to open this autumn.

WALES fans who have made it to Amsterdam for their country’s crucial last 16 Euro 2020 match against Denmark have said it is “desperately unfair” they will not be joined by thousands of others in the stadium tomorrow.

THE taxpayer-owned Transport for Wales (TfW) is set to receive another £70 million from the Welsh Government to help the stricken rail firm operate over the coming months.

A STRIKING willow bees sculpture inspired by Welsh culture and legend has been installed at Cwmcarn Forest.

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

RESIDENTS in Shirenewton and Mynyddbach have called on Monmouthshire County Council to tackle issues of speeding in the villages.

RESIDENT-ONLY parking zones are to be installed across areas of Penarth and Barry Island to address parking issues in the Vale.

WALES' finest hip hop exports, Goldie Lookin' Chain, feature in a new book telling the story of the Glastonbury Festival - through the eyes of the performers.

A POPULAR Netflix show filmed in and around Newport will return to our screens in September.

POLICE are appealing for help to find man who has gone missing from Caerphilly.

GWENT Police is urging the public to only call 999 in a genuine emergency after receiving calls for issues including leaving a handbag on a bus and waiting too long on the phone to the DVLA.

MONMOUTHSHIRE has become the first local authority in Wales to commit to aim for gender parity so elected councillors are as reflective as possible of the residents they represent.

HEALTH boards in Wales will receive almost £3 million to help combat obesity.

NEWPORT County AFC have completed the signing of experienced forward Jermaine Hylton on a one-year deal - subject to EFL and international clearance.

PART of the A4232 link road in Cardiff will get a 50mph speed limit from next year in a bid to cut air pollution.

DETECTIVES investigating the death of Tomasz Waga in Cardiff on January 28 have charged a fifth man in connection with his alleged murder.

NINE people have admitted conspiracy to supply class A drugs as part of a gang trafficking cocaine into Carmarthenshire.

NEWPORT County AFC have completed the signing of forward Courtney Baker-Richardson on a one-year contract, subject to EFL and international clearance.