Tackling climate change, closing the gender pay gap, and regenerating the city centre are all priorities for the leader and her deputy at Newport City Council.

FOUR drivers from Cwmbran and Pontypool have been in trouble with the law.

A PUB in in the heart of a traditional residential area of Newport City Centre has called last orders for its regulars after being put up for sale.

Pill Carnival, which is returning to Newport for the first time in three years this August, is one of the biggest events on the city’s calendar.

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

Providing the respect and dignity your loved one deserves, but at a less costly option at Michael G Ryan Son & Daughters Ltd.

In rare cases, the infection can be more severe, causing serious complications, such as meningitis

A crash on the M4 at J27 High Cross has caused traffic to be diverted

A DRINK-DRIVE suspect escaped from the police as he was being arrested because he was “quicker over 50 yards” than the chasing officer.

A SOCIAL worker who swindled an elderly widow out of £16,000 has been struck off after a panel concluded she brought her profession into “serious disrepute”.

THE nuns of Llantarnam Abbey are set to move to a new home after plans were approved by Torfaen council.

A THUG grabbed a 72-year-old woman by the throat before threatening to kill his ex-girlfriend and her daughter.

GWENT Police are appealing for information after a pub in Abergavenny was robbed by a man with a knife.

A NEWPORT man admitted attempting to meet a ’14-year-old girl’ for sex.

A FOOTBALL match to honour a Cwmbran man and sports fanatic who recently died with cancer has raised more than £6,000.

Government figures show the average price of a litre of petrol at UK forecourts on Monday hit record highs

Councillors are set to approve ambitious plans to revamp Caerphilly Castle to boost visitor numbers by 30 per cent.

A new offence of non-fatal strangulation has come into force, meaning abusers will now face up to five years behind bars.

The 53-year-old singer and Loose Women presenter made the announcement on social media after an inquest into Jamal Edwards’ death

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

It comes after another crash happened on a stretch of the A40 in Raglan on Saturday, June 4, which saw three people taken to hospital for treatment.

The Government is being urged to increase investment in long Covid research after being warned that patients are suffering under a “postcode lottery” in care.

FIREFIGHTERS spent more than an hour tackling the fire at Springvale Industrial Estate.

The Caerleon Festival returns in full force this July after covid restricted much of its plans in 2020 and 2021.

Tenby is in mourning this week after the body of a man known to be Dean 'Deano' Clarke was found on Sunday morning.

He was taken to the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff for treatment.

Olly Murs has announced his engagement to partner Amelia Tank in an Instagram post

A MAN is to stand trial next year after he pleaded not guilty to rape and assault allegations in Newport.

Pulse said its survey suggests there is a greater appetite for retiring early than in its previous polls.

A NEW multi-million-pound employment programme was launched in Newport this morning - with a special guest from the Welsh government due to attend.

The TUC is calling for an increase in the number of bank holidays, saying UK workers have fewer than those in other countries.

If you can't be with your father figure this upcoming fathers day and are worried about what gift to send them in the post, then look no further.

The online retailer is giving Disney fans the chance to grab a bargain.

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The remnants of a tropical storm will likely bring 45mph winds to most parts of the UK

The TUC is calling for an increase in the number of bank holidays, saying UK workers have fewer than those in other countries.

A DRUG dealer who hid a mobile phone he had smuggled between two UK prisons “up his backside” as his cell was raided has been jailed.

The RAC called current petrol prices "frightening" and warned "worse is still to come.”

Mum fears she and son will miss out on dream holiday because an application for his passport has sat in Newport office for 12 weeks.

NEWPORT student Liam Llewellyn has been named as the favourite to win this year’s series of Love Island.

Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after three people were hurt in a two-car crash on the A40 near Raglan.

If half of MPs vote that they do not hold confidence in Mr Johnson’s leadership, then he will be ousted.

Boris Johnson survives a confidence vote from Conservative MPs in the wake of Sue Gray’s report into breaches of Covid regulations.

This is everything you need to know about the vote of confidence in Boris Johnson tonight, including when it will take place, and how it will work

If half of MPs vote that they do not hold confidence in Mr Johnson’s leadership, then he will be ousted.

Firefighters used a hydraulic platform to rescue the seagull from a roof in the Maesglas area of Newport.

Missing teenager Blu McChrystal has been found after a public appeal.

Police have confirmed that a man's body was recovered from land adjacent to the entrance to Greenhill School Tenby yesterday morning, Sunday June 5.

With schools returning this week after half term, absence continues to be a major problem in Wales.

POLICE have closed a road to the west of Newport due to an ongoing incident.