NEWPORT County AFC are in talks with 42-year-old forward Kevin Ellison about staying for a second season at Rodney Parade.

A WOMAN has been ordered to pay more than £2,000 after failing to self-isolate following a positive coronavirus test.

These are the areas of Gwent where house prices drop the most from asking prices

A CWMBRAN head teacher has retired this week after 24 years in charge of schools in Torfaen.

THE Summer Holidays are upon us so we’ve compiled a list of some of the best places to stretch your legs and enjoy a walk.

All the latest news from around Gwent and further afield across Wales for Wednesday, July 21.

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

JUST two of Monmouthshire’s schools were in deficit at the end of the 2020/21 financial year, compared with 17 the year before.

CHILDREN at Ysgol Feithrin Pontypwl celebrated their last day in nursery ahead of their move up to school.

The £47 million Wales Property Fund is managed by the Development Bank of Wales to benefit of small and medium-sized developers based in Wales.

WITH many workplaces sweltering as the temperature nudges into the 30s Celsius, can it ever be so hot at work that you are allowed to go home?

Tredegar welcomes new Poundstretcher.

Emergency vets have issued a plea to dog owners to avoid exercising their pets during the heatwave.

THE Dragons have boosted their front row options by signing former Glasgow and Highlanders loosehead Aki Seiuli.

The man was said to have been sprayed with a "incapacitant" and struck with a baton more than once.

A CRACK cocaine dealer who enjoyed spending his drug money on Balenciaga and Valentino designer trainers has been locked up.

NEWPORT is bidding to become the UK City of Culture for 2025.

THERE have been no new deaths recorded in Wales according to the latest figures released by Public Health Wales.

Three areas of Gwent have among the highest Covid case rates in all of Wales

A MAN was remanded in custody after being charged with allegedly making bomb hoax calls to the police.

Holidaymakers and heatwaves are making the demand on water in Wales to rise

Raised in Newport, Dawn Foster made a mark on the media landscape in the UK

The National Pub and Bar Awards have crowned Gwent's best pub

THERE has been a "serious collision" between J29 Castleton and J32 Coryton that has closed the M4 Westbound.

THE A465 Eastbound from Abergavenny to the Hardwick Roundabout has been closed following a crash.

Good morning everyone, here are some of the top stories from today.

The South Wales Argus Camera Club has more than 4,500 members and we regularly feature their pictures both in paper and online.

WITH the summer holidays coinciding with the easing of restrictions, there are plenty of outdoor events that are fun for all the family to enjoy this summer.

RESIDENTS in a Caerphilly borough town feel that not enough is being done to curb anti-social behaviour and are not feeling safe in their own town – after a man was attacked on the weekend.

A FUNDRAISER to honour cricketer Maqsood Anwer has smashed its target to get defibrillators at Barry Athletic Cricket Club.

Here's the latest Argus column by Newport City Council leader Cllr Jane Mudd, in which she explaisn the decision to bid for UK City of Culture 2025:

A WOMAN who has been instrumental in saving a Caerphilly landmark has been nominated for a National Lottery award.

A NEW dog adventure park and day care facility will be built on land in Cwmbran.

Eluned Morgan has provided an update on plans to end self-isolation for some in Wales.

Some children in Wales will be offered the Covid vaccine following advice from the JCVI

THERE has been a car crash on the A4042 this morning.

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

SUNDAY was the hottest day of the year in Wales, and many flocked to Barry Island to take advantage of the sun.

Children can get free meals at Tesco throughout the summer holidays

CALLS have been made for a pot of money to be set aside to fund a rapid response to flooding incidents across Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council.

NEWPORT based brewing company Tiny Rebel have announced that they will be selling their strongest ever beer to celebrate the end of lockdown.

STEEL tycoon Sanjeev Gupta should still be allowed to control Liberty Steel, which runs sites in Newport and Tredegar, despite concerns over poor corporate governance and opaque financing, a UK Government minister has said.

Three quarters of adults in Wales have received both doses

PLANS have been approved to demolish four flats and replace them with 10 affordable homes in Pontypool.

Interest in Monmouthshire homes has more than doubled over the last year.

THE Downing Street inquest into New Labour’s narrow 1997 Welsh devolution referendum victory suggested the “language mafia” had an impact on the underwhelming result, newly released memos show.

Dogs Trust is the UK’s largest dog welfare charity and normally cares for around 14,000 dogs across its network,

A STRIKING orange and blue bench has appeared on Penarth Esplanade.

A campaign for 'Mark Allen's Law' would see life-saving equipment installed at reservoirs.

SINGER Marina Diamandis said in a message on Twitter that she caught coronavirus last week.