AN ABERGAVENNY grandmother is appealing for help recovering items of high financial and sentimental value after chasing a burglar carrying a pillowcase full of jewellery down her street.

IF YOU like a bit of a challenge and are looking to move to 'the best place to live in Wales' - then this piece of Georgian history could be the place for you.

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.

WALES attack coach Stephen Jones believes there is even more to come from in-form Dragons winger Jonah Holmes.

England face Italy in the Euro 2020 final, and we've come up with alternatives to watching it

Doughnut lovers in Newport can get what they want at a number of retailers across the city.

THE Prince of Wales popped by Gwent yesterday as part of a week-long tour of the country.

The Euro 2020 final sees England play Italy, but fans of a shopping bargain may end up the real winners

THE Euro 2020 tournament ends this Sunday with England v Italy.

ON-TRIAL forwards Alex Fisher and Jordan Greenidge scored as Newport County AFC kicked off their pre-season preparations with a 5-1 win at Undy.

THERE was an extra special patron at the Ponthir House Inn this afternoon as the Prince of Wales stopped off on the last engagement of his tour of the country.

With no trains between Newport and Bristol city centre for much of the next eight weeks, passengers will need to plan ahead

SCHOOLS in Wales have been given clarity on safely operating when they return in school.

ALMOST 100 new Covid cases have been reported in Gwent today, according to Public Health Wales.

Within hours of the South Wales Argus highlighting the appeal, the target has been met

PUPILS at a Newport school will stay in their temporary facilities for a further two years.

POLICE are appealing for information after thousands of pounds of jewellery was stolen.

A CAERPHILLY pensioner has avoided jail after arranging to meet with someone who he believed to be a 12-year-old girl following a month-long string of sexual messages.

A PALESTINIAN campaign group will be holding a protest outside a Newport shop on Saturday.

COMEDIAN and reigning Strictly Come Dancing champion Bill Bailey will host Wales’ first-ever major open air comedy event in Newport next month.

PLANS have been announced to lower the default speed limit on residential roads and busy pedestrian streets in Wales to 20mph by 2023.

PILLGWENLLY Primary School has launched a website as part of a diversity project funded by Arts Council Wales.

PROGRESS on settling complaints related to a case which saw thousands of steelworkers lose their hard-earned pensions following bad financial advice is "far too slow", a Gwent MP has said.

CHEPSTOW will be awash with colour from this weekend in the run up to the Festival of Arts later this month.

Follow this live blog throughout the day for all of our top stories and breaking coronavirus news. We will also bring you the latest Public Health Wales statistics later on today

A NEWPORT man has been jailed for 12 months after sending revenge porn to his ex's new boyfriend.

DIE-HARD football fans on Wales Street have renamed their road England Street ahead of the Euros final on Sunday.

A SIXTH man has been charged in connection with a murder.

A BREAST cancer screening programme in Wales is being handed nearly £8 million to buy new effective imaging equipment.

A NEWPORT-BASED company is going to be part of the next industrial revolution according to the Welsh Government’s economy minister.

A NEW coffee shop is opening in Monmouth this weekend.

A NEW interactive map has launched to help Newport residents identify the ideal spots to reclaim public space for people rather than vehicles.

POLICE have issued a £10,000 fine after hundreds of football fans celebrating England’s Euro 2020 semi-final win over Denmark gathered in a Bristol street.

MONMOUTHSHIRE County Council’s Five Lanes Recycling Centre in Caerwent has officially opened with bargains and treasures to be uncovered.

NEWPORT East’s Senedd member John Griffiths and former Welsh Youth Parliament member for the constituency Charley Oliver Holland are encouraging young people across the area to stand in the upcoming youth parliament elections.

A NEW commission by international artist Luke Jerram has seen Wales' famous Llangollen Bridge transformed into a giant patchwork to mark the launch of the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod this weekend.

AN ABERGAVENNY site manager has won a coveted award for the second year in a row.

EE WILL zero-rate data on its network for England’s Euro 2020 final on Sunday, meaning customers will be able to stream the game on their devices without using any mobile data or incurring extra costs.

Wales will celebrate its connections with Japan today when the country's ambassador to the UK begins an official visit.

The Metropolitan Police officer, 48, pleaded guilty to the kidnap and rape last month.

The Prime Minister is now facing pressure to consider a one-off Bank Holiday Monday in the UK to mark what would be a historic occasion. 

Industry leader urges Welsh and UK governments to avoid more delays to freeport plans.

REGULATOR Ofcom has published a list of the 10 most complained about TV broadcasts of the year.

ORGANISATIONS from both sides of the Wales-England border will gather at the Offa’s Dyke Centre in Knighton today (July 9) to celebrate 50 years since the Offa’s Dyke Path was officially opened.

According to the Government, you can apply if you own your home, rent, are unemployed or working.

The collaboration will mean UK viewers will continue to have access to range of high quality, free-to-view content.

GWENT clubs have learnt their fixtures for a return to action in competitions between August and December.

WILL Rowlands is relishing a step up in class against Argentina at Principality Stadium in his bid to break into the Wales XV for the autumn.

Work is well underway to give the former eyesore building a new lease of life