A BLAENAVON man who suffered a heart attack just last month has joined a campaign launched by the managers of a pub in the town to install defibrillators across the area.

A FOSTER carer and cancer survivor has accused a major letting agency of costing her income and of breaking the contract agreement.

USK Town Council members may have caused passers by to double-take on Monday after they took part in a national event to show thanks to healthcare workers by having a tea party in the middle of the river Usk.

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UPGRADES to Chepstow and Abergavenny leisure centres will be decided by Monmouthshire’s full council.

THERE has been a substantial increase in the use of non-prescribed 'prescription' medication in Wales, a study has found.

TWO Blaenau Gwent residents are raising money for a dementia charity.

A SERIES of special cigarette bins have been set up around Blaenau Gwent in a bid to stamp out litter.

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

THE Duchess of Cornwall has revealed she is looking forward to leaving her facemask at home, telling a Welsh college student “I can’t wait to get rid of these”.

Here is a round up of public notices which have appeared in the South Wales Argus over the last week:

WREXHAM fans are buzzing with excitement after Rob McElhenny has hinted at a visit to North Wales in the not-so-distant future.

BARRY Maddocks is ready to test himself against France's best in the Top 14 after taking a coaching role with Biarritz following his Dragons exit.

A 'PREDATORY' man who pretended to be a taxi driver to lure an intoxicated teen into his car before sexually assaulting her has had his jail term more than trebled.

THERE have been a further 663 coronavirus cases confirmed in Wales today, including 115 in Gwent.

A NEWPORT mum is fundraising to install a defibrillator in her local community, inspired by her own frightening experience a decade ago, and that suffered by Danish footballer Christian Eriksen last month

A PONTLLANFRAITH man has been jailed for 36 months after admitting drug offences.

A FORMATION of Puma helicopters flew over Chepstow today to mark 50 years of service in the RAF.

TWO trees have been cut down as part of plans to expand a pharmacy - despite a last-minute bid by a Newport community to save them.

A GROUP of fundraisers have begun their - in an event which has been undertaken every year since.

A DOMICILIARY care worker, based in Pontypool and Ebbw Vale, has been removed from the Register of Social Care Workers after stealing £250 cash and a bank card from a vulnerable person in her care.

TWO pubs - on either side of the Wales-England border but within a pint's sup of each other - sum up the huge differences in coronavirus regulations that are set to apply in the two nations from July 19.

PLANS to demolish parts of a Newport care home and to rebuild it along with an extension have been refused.

THE former site of a radiator factory in Newport will be converted into five separate business units after Newport City Council granted planning permission.

A DEER was spotted in an unusual predicament in Chepstow - having wandered onto a rooftop.

A CONCERT by Welsh rock band Feeder which was due to be held in Newport's Tredegar Park this weekend has been postponed.

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A CALDICOT man has had an existing suspended prison sentence extended after an "insulting and frightening" assault on a police officer.

PEOPLE in Wales have been given a stark warning to stay away from railway tracks with an emotive film.

A DECISION on whether to allow controversial plans for Llandegfedd Visitor and Watersports Centre to go ahead have been put on hold due to wildlife concerns.

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IMPROVEMENTS will be made to the George Street junction in Pontypool, and bus stop infrastructure around Torfaen county borough, following funding from Welsh Government.

A PROPOSAL for eight homes in Abergavenny, which had previously been granted planning permission, has been refused by Monmouthshire council’s planning committee due to flooding and phosphate concerns.

BESPOKE cake and patisserie manufacturer La Crème Patisserie is being allowed to continue serving customers from its factory outlet in Cwmbran after temporary planning approval.

A RISCA woman is on a mammoth year-long fundraising event to raise money for mental health charity Mind.

PEOPLE in Wales have been given a stark warning to stay away from railway tracks, with an emotive film.

Test results show 1,860 patients who had died had "definitely" or "probably" caught the infection in hospital.

POLICE are no longer appealing for information on the whereabouts of Lewis Jones from Penarth.

Normally 25,000 music fans attend the event but social distancing could force it to be cancelled.

A FORMATION of Puma helicopters will be seen in Herefordshire's skies today.

THE Prince of Wales looked eminently comfortable behind the wheel of an electric vehicle during a visit to Powys on Tuesday – which is perhaps not surprising considering he’s been driving a wine-powered Aston Martin for well over a decade.

WALLY the walrus has paused in his boat-climbing missions on the Isles of Scilly just long enough to pose for a portrait

To celebrate the summer today we are bringing you some fantastic floral pictures from around the area. 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 SWACC pa...

The Prince of Wales paid a visit to Llandrindod Wells today to visit high-tech hydrogen car company Riversimple.

Joel Hughes, from Pontypridd, set up the GoFundMe appeal in after seeing the young girl in tears following her sides Euro 2020 defeat to England.

The area of the house had to be deep cleaned before islanders were allowed to use it again.

NEWPORT County AFC are set to reverse their first scheduled home game of the season because of summer work on the pitch at Rodney Parade.

The pub chain has criticised the government for rules that will bolster supermarkets rather than the hospitality sector.

British Airways and Virgin Atlantic have joined the trial scheme.

Brewdog said the ad was intended to be “tongue-in-cheek” but accepted that they breached the rules and would not use it again.