A VILLAGE has been left frustrated at the amount of anti-social behaviour seen on the streets, particularly since the Covid-19 pandemic started.

WITH the news that the swimming pool at the Newport Centre is closed for good, we decided to take a look back through our archive to bring you some pictures of people having fun with the flume, the wave machine and the palm trees.

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

WE'VE been asking our readers what they like about living in Gwent.

What the new changes mean for care homes in the Gwent area

The weekend is here, and for many, it is the time to swap the daily commute for daytrips to more interesting destinations.

Here is your weekly fix of pets from around Gwent.

A MANAGER has pleaded not guilty to committing fraud and theft at a pram retailer branch.

The best and worst motorway services across the UK have been revealed

Which? conducted its Cheapest Supermarket price comparison looking at the cost of a basket of 20 items, including groceries and household essentials.

NEWPORT City Council has closed Old Bassaleg Bridge which leads to Forge Mews in Bassaleg.

The pool closed to the public last year, and failed to reopen once restrictions allowed for it

THE mother and step-father of a five-year-old boy whose body was found in a river have appeared in court charged in connection with his death.

THERE have been more than 40 new cases of Covid-19 in Newport once again, the latest Public Health Wales figures have shown.

A MAN jailed for 10 years over a pub stabbing is back behind bars for being armed with a knife and carrying out a dirty protest.

AN 80-YEAR-OLD man turned into a nightmare neighbour after his romantic overtures to a woman he fancied were rebuffed.

A WOMAN who made it into the final 12 of Masterchef has taken over a café, launching an exclusively veggie/vegan menu,

WALES has entered the "final lap" of emerging from the coronavirus pandemic according to an optimistic first minister.

THREE Bronze Age and medieval finds made in Monmouthshire have today been declared treasure by the Assistant Coroner for Gwent, Ms Naomi Rees.

NIGHTCLUBS across Wales will reopen for the first time since March 2020 tomorrow, and this is what is planned for Newport.

The incident was said to have been traumatic for the family who were asleep when their property was targeted

The incident broke out in broad daylight

THREE people are due to appear at Newport Crown Court over the death of a five-year-old boy whose body was discovered in a river in South Wales.

ARGUS readers have responded to the proposal of a begging ban in Newport city centre from Conservative councillor Matthew Evans.

RESIDENTS of Greenwood flats in St Julians have expressed concern after they were told by Newport City Homes that their flats are being inspected for asbestos.

0ut of all the age groups, Gen Z (18-24-year-olds) rank caravan holidays the highest amongst their childhood memories.

AN “URGENT intervention” is needed to secure Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s release from prison, her husband and lawyers have said.

WELSH Water were needed to clean up a ‘pollution incident’ affecting the Brecon Canal in Risca on Wednesday evening.

Some motorists could be set for a weekend of disruption

The first minister hasn’t ruled out the possibility of vaccine passports in Wales in the future.

NEWPORT City Homes will be turning off their heating system in Duffryn on Wednesday, August 11 which will affect all 940 homes in their system.

TWO houses in Newport, linked to anti-social behaviour (ASB), were boarded up last week following successful closure applications.

BORIS Johnson faced condemnation from Mark Drakeford after joking about Margaret Thatcher closing coal mines.

WORK will begin in the coming weeks to resurface 14 roads throughout Pontypool and Cwmbran.

First minister Mark Drakeford will hold a coronavirus briefing this afternoon to discuss the move to alert level zero in Wales

GWENT'S Lauren Price delivered a huge last round to win her middleweight boxing semi-final against Dutch rival Nouchka Fontijn and reach the Olympic final.

More than 2,000 cases of the new variant have been recorded this week.

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

GWENT Olympic boxer Lauren Price’s biggest fan is her 91-year-old grandma – but she gets so nervous before her fights that she rarely watches, her aunt has revealed.

A NEWPORT man is sought by police in connection with a report of criminal damage and threatening behaviour.

With house hunters continuing to battle it out over limited stock, it's fair to say that current conditions in the UK property market are challenging.

A DRUG dealer was living in “horrific” squalor with hundreds of used heroin needles scattered all over his bedroom.

GWENT Olympic boxer Lauren Price’s appetite for hard work made her stand out from the crowd from an early age, her former kick boxing instructor has said.

CORONAVIRUS vaccine uptake among young people in Wales is the highest in the UK due to encouragement instead of an approach that “threatens” or offers prizes, first minister Mark Drakeford has said.

FLOOD-DAMAGED walls in Pontypool and Blaenavon should be repaired by the autumn, after the council approved a preferred contractor to carry out the works.

A MAN has been banned from the roads and ordered to pay nearly £3,000 after being found guilty of drink driving.

PARENTS in Monmouthshire will soon be able to track their child’s journey to and from school remotely thanks to a new ‘School Bus Tracker’ app.

The mother of a three-year-old boy who died on a west Wales farm has paid a moving tribute to her “inspiration to life”.

AN application for dredging and disposal of Hinkley mud has been approved.

GRAFFITI markings have been appearing more frequently across Penarth over the past few months with many finding the issue 'frustrating.'