A DRINK driver who crashed his girlfriend’s car into a lamppost after taking it without her permission was told he was lucky he hadn’t seriously injured anyone.

A BLAENAU Gwent school has created a huge mural with the help of a local artist.

A TEENAGE drug dealer who made nearly £40,000 trafficking cocaine has been ordered to pay back just over £6,000.

MPs across the UK, including in Gwent, were split on the controversial issue

FIRST minister Mark Drakeford has explained what the rules are on wearing face masks on trains when travelling from England to Wales.

Mark Drakeford said he "deeply regrets" the UK government's decision to scrap the isolation period for fully vaccinated people coming from amber list countries.

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

Two Gwent men have been in court after driving off having failed to pay for petrol

Newport and Cardiff are getting outdoor theatre performances in July.

Abertillery football is back this weekend.

Blaenau Gwent schools take part in 'Food and Fun' scheme this summer.

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

Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds will be reading Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak on CBeebies Bedtime Stories

Gwent Police has today issued an update as the police conduct watchdog receive referral

Newport civic centre and crown court have been evacuated and a cordon set up after a claim that an explosive device had been left at the premises.

The Covid restrictions in Wales are set to change in the coming weeks.

AN EXPECTANT father will miss the birth of his child after he was jailed for trafficking heroin and crack cocaine in the Gwent Valleys.

THERE has been one new death relating to Covid in the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board region according to Public Health Wales.

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.

CENTRE Tom Griffiths has left the Dragons to join Coventry on a season-long loan after an injury-hit time at Rodney Parade.

Grab your suncream, temperatures will hit 27 degrees this weekend

All restrictions on the number of people allowed to meet indoors could be lifted in just a few weeks, it has been announced.

DRAGONS winger Carrick McDonough was in the stands to watch his Wales teammates close out a win against Scotland in the U20 Six Nations after recovering from a sickening second-half injury.

A BIRMINGHAM man has been jailed for almost seven years after being caught with more than £20,000 of heroin and crack cocaine.

A CANNABIS factory at a disused care home in Risca with plants estimated to be worth more than £1 million has been dismantled.

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

PEOPLE who have had both doses of coronavirus vaccine will no longer have to self-isolate after coming in to close contact with someone who tested positive.

A POLICE officer is working with Blaenau Gwent council staff in a bid to bring down the number of referrals that social workers are unable to deal with.

THE chairman of the influential Business Committee of MPs has written to Gwent steel magnate Sanjeev Gupta accusing him of being “deeply discourteous” over his refusal to appear before them.

Established in Manchester in 2001, WCCTV has been awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation for its redeployable CCTV systems.

WALES legend Alun Wyn Jones has completed his extraordinary recovery from a dislocated shoulder in time to reinforce the British and Irish Lions for their Test series against South Africa.

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

A dolphin who strayed from the sea to swim in a Pembrokeshire estuary has been saved from being stranded in mud.

Newport festival are doing a buy one you get one free on tickets for the next three days.

AROUND 1,000 people may be made redundant after John Lewis Partnership has told staff that it is considering cutting these jobs from their Waitrose and John Lewis stores.

A NURSERY school in Newport has been recognised for their atmosphere and care of children.

BORIS Johnson is in danger of “sleepwalking” into the break-up of the United Kingdom, Mark Drakeford has warned.

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.

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

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

A newly engaged couple have been left 'devastated' after losing their engagement ring in the sea at Tenby South Beach.

COUNCIL tax in Cardiff is likely to increase by four per cent next April as the council faces a £21.3 million budget gap.