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Today, Saturday, April 2, marks 40 years since the start of the Falklands War, in which many Gwent servicemen were injured or killed. Here we retell the story of how the Argus covered the war in the South Atlantic back in the early 1980s.

A DANGEROUS driver was Tasered by a police officer after he led him on a high-speed chase through the streets of Newport.

ONE of the cheapest houses for sale in Wales has gone on the market with a guide price of just £32,000.

AN ICONIC Chepstow landmark will soon be draped in the colours of Ukraine in a show of solidarity with the war-torn nation.

A FORMER bank worker and father turned to drug dealing to support his young family after he lost his job during the Covid outbreak.

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

THESE two guinea pigs - Comet and Blizten - are looking for a new home.

There’s less than a week to go before the South Wales Argus Schools & Education Awards 2021/22, held in association with Cardiff Metropolitan University.

The best walks in Wales have been revealed by Which?, with seven Welsh walks making it in to the top 50 in the UK.

The Grand National is back and there are still tickets available if you want to attend the biggest horse racing event of the year at Aintree.

Are you looking for a new challenge? Love meeting new people? Tired of office work and want to get out on the open road?

A NEWPORT foodbank says it has been a big rise in the amount of people using the service as households brace themselves for unprecedented living costs.

A DRUG dealer was caught with cocaine in his car after he crashed into a tree during a high-speed police chase.

THE grandfather of a 23-year-old nurse who tragically died after crashing off a Gwent road in 2019 has stressed that metal crash barriers are “the only answer” to solving safety issues.

A MAN has been charged with the attempted murder of a woman in her home.

It has long been at the centre of a national security row

The fire service said attacks on its crews are "completely unacceptable".

The latest Public Health Wales coronavirus figures for Newport, Torfaen, Caerphilly, Blaenau Gwent and Monmouthshire.

A PAEDOPHILE illegally using his father’s Facebook profile to contact women was caught when one of them saw a report about him in the Argus.

HERE is everything you need to know about the restaurant and how it celebrated the big day.

A BUSY Post Office at the heart of a Newport community has been put up for sale.

A CRASH on the M4 westbound caused traffic delays.

Hussain Ali, 19, is from Birmingham but has connections to Newport.

More than 1,200 people across the UK died while homeless in 2021.

11 seaside towns in Wales made the list of the top 100 in the UK according to Which?

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

RESIDENTS have less than two weeks to register to vote in the local government elections taking place across Wales on Thursday, May 5.

A DECISION is due on giving the green light for a new train station and business park in east Cardiff.

The Argus has reported extensively on the pressure the health service in Gwent and across Wales is under.

HOUSEHOLDS across Gwent are expected to feel the impact of the unprecedented rise in living costs from Friday, April 1.

A WOMAN in Newport has been ordered to pay more than £1,000 for illegally dumping rubbish on the estate she lives on.

A FORMER recycling centre in Usk which was controversially closed could be permanently used as a space for outdoor markets under plans lodged with the county council.

THERE could be as many as 200 unlicensed HMOs in Caerphilly County Borough, according to a council planning official – but the true figure could be higher.

JASON Manford is among the star-studded line-up for the Festival of Comedy this summer.

A MAN was warned he could be facing years in jail after a jury found him guilty of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board have told patients to only visit the emergency unit at University Hospital of Wales if 'absolutely necessary.

A new variant of Covid-19 identified in the UK continues to be “monitored”, according to a government agency.

PLANS to build four new homes on land behind two properties in Usk have been lodged with Monmouthshire council.

With Ramadan only days away, here are answers to some of the most common questions about the Muslim holy month and fasting.

THE RSPCA in Wales says it has received a “worrying” number of calls about animals affected by litter over the past two years.

A FORMER Newport eyesore could become a nature haven after plans announced today herald a summer of work and community events.

POTHOLES are a nightmare for drivers and they seem to be on almost all of our roads in Gwent.

Mark Drakeford hits out at Boris Johnson over conversion therapy u-turns

WORKS to a bridge which crossed the river Wye on the Herefordshire border have hit delays, a councillor has said.

Universal Credit, child benefit and statutory pension are among payments that will be increased in April to keep up with the rising cost of living.

MPS are to stage an inquiry into the detention and release from Iran of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori.

Sophisticated fraudsters have scammed £170,000 from people in the Dyfed Powys Police area using a new technique.

Police are seeking information after nesting birds were shot at with an air rifle in a Powys town.

Changes to Employment law, divorce law and tax rates will start in April.