Seventeen areas across the region have case rates above 500 over the last week

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FORMER Newport County AFC captain Joss Labadie will miss out on a return to Rodney Parade after being sent off for Walsall on Saturday.

A “CAVALIER” drug dealer who sold heroin and crack cocaine at the entrance of Newport’s Royal Gwent Hospital has been locked up.

Gwent has among the most toxic landfills in the country.

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

A MONMOUTHSHIRE care provider is in 'desperate' need of staff after the coronavirus pandemic hit the sector hard.

A MAN was warned he could be facing a jail sentence after pleading guilty to affray.

NEWPORT Model Engineering Society runs a miniature railway at Glebelands Park and has regular open days.

EDU8 Group has stepped up to become a sponsor of the South Wales Argus Business Awards.

THE South Wales Argus Camera Club has 4,500-plus members and we’ve been asking them to pick their five favourite photographs to share.

The actor was found dead in his home in Brooklyn, New York, at around 2pm local time on Monday, according to police sources.

GERWYN Price and Jonny Clayton will join forces again to defend Wales’ World Cup of Darts title in Germany this week.

Some of Gwent's busiest roads will be closed this week.

THE latest figures from Public Health Wales show that Gwent has 890 new cases of coronavirus.

A DOCTOR has been spared jail after she killed a "beautiful and fun-loving" teenage student in a head-on crash as she drove to work.

WOODEN huts built by a homeless man during the pandemic have been burned down in an accidental fire.

THE fire at a recyling plant in Blaenavon has been extinguished following a lengthy operation according to South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (SWFRS).

DOM Telford has earned a second chance at Newport County after an impressive response to being told he was down the pecking order.

Your favourite local paper is giving local charities the chance to take a share of a whopping £125k cash giveaway.

A CHEF confronted a former work colleague while armed with a hammer and knife after becoming enraged over a video he had sent his boss.

DRIVERS are being warned of foggy conditions on the roads this morning in parts of Gwent and South Wales.

Newport as a city is helping people who have fled Afghanistan in recent weeks

A PAEDOPHILE was warned he faces a lengthy prison sentence after pleading guilty to a string of sexual offences against children.

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

AN AWARD-WINNING arts company is celebrating 25 years within the community.

THE Church in Wales has passed a bill that will allow same-sex couples to have their marriages blessed.

A DRINK driver who assaulted a paramedic has been banned from the roads, sentenced to a community order and made the subject of a curfew.

A Cardiff resident has set up a petition to stop Disney stores closing outside of London which has thousands of signatures.

A much needed new free-to-use cash machine will be installed in one Gwent community

Stereophonics today return with new song 'Hanging On Your Hinges’'

Stereophonics has announced a return to Wales headlining at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on Saturday 18th December 2021.

SCHOOLCHILDREN have designed and built a bespoke wooded forest area for outdoor activities.

A NEWPORT theatre has launched a programme of activities for babies and toddlers.

A stunning £1m former mill building in a mid Wales town which contains 11 luxury apartments has been placed on the market.

"CHECK time times" is the message from RNLI after rescuing a group of people, including children, from Sully Island - this is not an isolated incident.

A FORMER Pembroke Dock town councillor who resigned last year after a racism row will appear before the county council’s standards committee this week.

A location meets the UK heatwave threshold when it records a period of at least three consecutive days.

Vaughan Gething paid a visit to the popular tourist attraction earlier on Friday, to see for himself, in more detail the changes delivered by the recent development of the centre.

When it comes to the “finely balanced” decision on vaccinating healthy 12 to 15-year-olds against coronavirus, an expert advising on jabs has said that there is no right or wrong answer.

AMMANFORD sock company Corgi, which started out life kitting out local miners before going on to been worn by royalty, has outlined plans to expand its global presence with an ambitious new exports plan.

Alun Wyn Jones opens Griffin Books first in person event since March 2020.

Ebbw Vale take on Cardiff Met ‘ The Archers’ on September 8 at Eugene Cross Park with a 7:15pm kick off in our last pre season fixture.

THE South Wales Argus Camera Club is an online community for photographers of all ages and abilities.

Juniperl is an increasingly popular non-alcoholic spirit that was recently launched to meet the demands of the growing alcohol-free community.

Kimberley Walsh paid tribute to her bandmate Sarah Harding on Instagram.

Sarah Harding's mother Marie announced the death on Instagram and described her “beautiful” daughter as “a bright shining star”.

A new show for Channel 4 which will attempt to find the next big name in cookbook writing is being hosted by Jamie Oliver.

Love Island's Millie Court and Liam Reardon came face to face with Lillie Haynes in the reunion episode.