NICK Tompkins admits he went “stale” at the Dragons but the Wales centre believes he is getting back to his best thanks to being pushed by Saracens’ Lions.

RESIDENTS in Chepstow have renewed their calls for a bypass after a crash on Hardwick Hill saw a car smash through a wall on the side of the road.

The first minister has said restrictions will not be abandoned "wholesale" ahead of his announcement later today.

MINISTERS should urgently intervene in the sale of a Newport-based microchip manufacturer to a Chinese-backed company, the influential Commons Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC) said.

Today the Welsh Government will outline the latest three-week review with any potential changes and the plan for the next three weeks.

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

Go through the keyhole of the most popular property currently on the market in Newport

FREE parking at council-owned pay and display sites in Caerphilly will be extended.

A TEAPARTY is being held to raise money for the NHS as well as bringing the community together.

Newport City Council plans to install a further 230 new litter bins across the city.

Land at a former hospital site with permission for 34 new homes is up for sale

The city centre office space has been available to rent for quite some time

Shop owners and pubs urged to check age of people buying alcohol following an increase in reports of young people drinking in public.

Today's selection of images from our members show butterflies and moths found around Gwent. 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 page on Faceb...

A NEW UK-Welsh collaboration to improve Wales’ rail infrastructure should be created by the UK Government, MPs have said.

Viral footage of the incident has been met with outrage online

THE LIFE-CHANGING injuries Scott Bessant suffered in 2017 were responsible for his death last year, a coroner has concluded.

NEWPORT County AFC manager Michael Flynn says his new recruits fit the blueprint from last season as he starts to plot moves in the loan market.

THERE has been one newly recorded death relating to Covid according to the Public Health Wales stats.

A VANDAL slashed 100 tyres at a used car dealership in a “revenge attack” because he claimed the business’ owner arranged to have him beaten up.

AN INQUEST into the death of Newport man who died hours after allegedly being restrained by police has been opened.

Coronavirus rates continue to rise across Gwent, with some parts now recording rates above 300 cases per 100,000 people

GWENT Police have launched a new victims of crime support service.

THE Dragons' pre-season friendly against Wasps has been moved because of a fixture clash with Coventry City.

A WELSH women who was falsely imprisoned in Kuwait is expected to return home this weekend.

A BLACKWOOD man is thrilled that his comic book dream will be made a reality – after a crowdfunding campaign was reached and exceeded in just 16 hours.

£80,000 has been secured.

A TEENAGER has been arrested relating to a bike theft.

Some residents have been fined hundreds of pounds for putting too much rubbish out for collection

A WELSH child has written a heartwarming letter to England football star Marcus Rashford following England’s loss at the Euro 2020 final.

All the latest coronavirus and non-Covid news from across the Gwent region and Wales.

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

A PONTYPOOL man who struggled with mental health issues climbed three mountains in one day to raise money for the Daniel Jones Memorial Fund.

A “HOTHEAD” used his car as a weapon to run over an ex-neighbour after rowing with the victim and his family.

BUDDING chefs from Newport and Cardiff are wanted to take part in the new series of hit TV show Come Dine With Me.

A NUMBER of pupils from a Caerphilly school swapped their school uniform for high vis vests and hard hats to learn about the construction industry.

A SCHEME to help people on low-pay who have to self-isolate has been extended.

AN 80-YEAR-OLD man is sailing to Cardiff - in a boat he made himself - later this week.

A CAMPAIGN for a Monmouthshire railway station to have disabled access is one step closer with the latest update.

PUPILS from a school in Caldicot are walking or running the distance of the entire Wales Coast Path - virtually.

A POST office in a Blaenau Gwent community which abruptly shut its doors earlier this month could be set to return.

It needs a little bit of love, but has a great deal of potential

AROUND 250 perfectly preserved medieval skeletons have been discovered during excavations at a beachside chapel in Pembrokeshire.

A CAERPHILLY-based man will be leading the Rotary in South Wales for the coming year.

A MAN has been arrested and charged after an assault in Cardiff.

An inspirational Welsh awards ceremony, which celebrates women in Wales who go above and beyond, has launched tickets for this year’s event.

CAERPHILLY’s 10k race has been postponed to next year due to the ongoing pandemic.

GOVERNMENT issues a “national call to arms” to ask the people of Wales to help to deliver real change to tackle the climate emergency.

A HUGE multi-storey car park with 1,300 spaces is planned for Cardiff Bay alongside the new indoor arena.

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