The votes are being counted across Wales today - including Newport and Gwent, and we will have all the results in one place

Violent crime increased across England and Wales in 2021, and Gwent was no exception

A STATUE designed by a Pontypool pupil will be installed in the Llanfrechfa Grange walled garden.

A MONMOUTH teenager who has campaigned for gardeners to become more hedgehog aware has seen his campaign lead to change.

Police have confirmed that his body has been found

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

PLANS to build more than double the number of homes originally proposed in a housing scheme in Usk have been blasted as “gross overdevelopment” by the town’s civic society.

A PLANNING application to redevelop a former rugby club house in Tredegar has been lodged with Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council.

Shares in the firm had already plunged as it reported last month that talks with its lenders and banks would likely leave shareholders empty-handed.

The 64-year-old revealed the news on the Hairy Bikers Agony Uncles podcast.

First minister Mark Drakeford says 'pandemic isn't over' but there are 'encouraging signs' after a recent spike in Covid cases.

A WOMAN who kept a hammer in her handbag raised it above her head and ran towards fellow hotel residents with it after falling out with them.

A MAN and woman have admitted charges over the death of a 10-year-old boy who was mauled by a dog nicknamed "The Beast".

A DRIVER whose girlfriend was badly hurt after he ploughed into a stationary lorry after downing Stella Artois lager and snorting cocaine has been spared jail.

Gwent Police crash investigators are at the scene after a lorry and a car collided on the A449 near Usk.

The Glade cafe opened for the first time on Monday.

A DRUG dealer was caught with £19,000 in his bedroom and a large amount of cannabis when the police raided his home last month.

ITV weather presenter Ruth Dodsworth has spoken out about the coercive control she endured for almost a decade at the hands of her ex-husband.

It's local elections day, with voters in Newport, Caerphilly, Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen and Monmouthshire heading to the polls.

Reports of a serious incident near Usk, with one side of the A449 closed to traffic.

HISTORICALLY, Caerphilly County Borough has one of the lowest turn-outs for council elections in Wales, with a 36.3 per cent turn-out in 2017.

Torchwood and Doctor Who star Eve Myles said Newport was used 'beautifully' in the new series of We Hunt Together

Another 151 cases of Covid have been reported across Wales today.

A DRUG dealer was caught in Newport after he was stopped by police driving on the M4 motorway.

PLANS to build a logistics warehouse which could create 300 jobs have been lodged with Monmouthshire council.

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

A KEY feature of a cherished garden shared by residents at a retirement housing scheme will be removed after falling into disrepair.

ASDA workers have voted in favour of taking industrial action after the supermarket proposed making cuts to their sick pay, a union has said.

AN AREA of ancient woodland near Newport has been chosen as part of the Queen's Great Canopy to mark the Platinum Jubilee.

THESE cute critters were rescued a year ago and love exploring and burrowing.

Newport man Joshua Heard may be able to help officers in connection with an assault investigation.

A Senedd inquiry will investigate barriers to community ownership in Wales, after a report found Welsh communities to be "the least empowered in Britain".

A BODY piercing studio could be coming to Abercarn, if plans are approved by the council.

The Met Office has already predicted a “brief heatwave” with meteorologists predicting temperatures will get even higher moving into June.

TODAY is your chance to decide who runs council services in your area for the next four years.

A GWENT solider who found himself homeless and depressed has rebuilt his life through the process of sculpting an impressive castle ruin on the mountainside in Caerphilly County.

A NEWPORT charity has warned that older people may not be able to pay bills or afford food because of the cost of living crisis.

A CAERPHILLY woman who was wanted by police in connection with an investigation into supplying Class A drugs has been arrested.

Despite repeated attempts to obtain information from his local police officers concerning an uninsured motorist who had driven into the back of his vehicle, Owen Williams eventually lost control.

Music studios in Butetown could relocate to Splott due to redevelopment plans

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is about to enter its final stage of instrument preparation as it gears up toward opening its eyes on the universe this summer.

A citizen science project has recorded flying insects squashed on vehicle number plates

The bank warns real household disposable income and real post-tax labour income will fall sharply as energy prices feed through the system.

HERE is a round up of the public notices which have appeared in the South Wales Argus over the last week:

Chairman Tim Martin shared the warning to customers of the popular pub chain known for it’s cheap prices for beer and food.

The passport office currently advises applicants to give up to 10 weeks before their holiday to ensure they receive their passport.

Tracey Connelly, the mother of Baby P, who died after months of abuse, will be released from prison after the Parole Board rejected a Government challenge against its ruling.

One of Newport’s most popular secondary schools has unveiled a new website with pupils at the helm of the change.

The plans to move people over to Universal Credit will affect people claiming six types of support.

Shop prices are up 2.7% on last year marking their highest rate of inflation since September 2011, new figures show.