ABERSYCHAN School has asked pupils, parents and the community to not gather at the quarry to pay tribute to a boy who died last week.

A FULL independent inquiry must be held to examine the “dire state” of healthcare in Monmouthshire, the local MP has said.

A TEENAGER has pleaded guilty to threatening another person with a knife in public.

COUNCIL tax in Wales is set to be made "fairer" under new plans put forward by the Welsh Government.

The warning relates to anybody with a social media account as a new 2,000 strong DWP team is launched aiming to crackdown on benefit fraud.

WALES is currently experiencing  “a surge” of coronavirus infections, with around one in 20 people testing positive, according to new figures.

 

A new quiz is going viral on TikTok called the ‘mental age’ quiz. It asks you a series of questions to try and guess what age you are mentally.

TRIBUTES have been paid to a young mother from Newport following her death at the weekend.

The current UK heatwave has sparked a “rare” ‘risk to life’ warning from the Met Office with temperatures expected to remain high well into next week.

Caldicot man Dean Upton was found dead near the M4

THESE are the three people most wanted by Gwent Police right now.

Announcing the plans, city council leader Jane Mudd said the proposals would make Newport "an attractive place to live in, work in and visit".

A lorry, a van and two cars were involved in a rush-hour crash on the M4 eastbound between Cardiff and Newport.

IN JUNE, the University of South Wales launched a programme to support its students in starting up businesses in the city of Newport.

The Welsh Government wants to undo privatisation and bring bus travel back under the management of public sector, via its firm Transport for Wales.

A MAN is calling on Tesco to change the packaging of its toilet cleaning wipes - after he was left with "burning pain" when he mistakenly used them as loo roll for days.

Officers were called out to a property in Llanhilleth "following reports of a dog attack inside a house".

STRICTLY Come Dancing professional Amy Dowden said her wedding to partner Ben Jones was more than she had ever dreamt of, following a star-studded ceremony in South Wales.

A Newport woman has celebrated her 100th birthday.

Gwent Police estimates around 100 people were at the rave, or 'unlicensed music event', near Abercarn on the weekend.

TEMPERATURES are set to climb towards 30C in Gwent across the next couple days as the Met Office has warned of an ongoing heatwave.

Here are more babies recently born in Gwent.

A casting call has been put out online

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

He avoided jail, and has been ordered to take part in a Building Better Relationships programme

Speaking on This Morning, Dr Sara Kayat appeared on the show this week to share the warning with viewers.

Newport to host 2-day reggae event, a month before the annual pill carnival that will celebrate 60 years of jamaican independence.

JETSKI riders were thrown from their craft, which had then blown half a mile away from them, leaving them with no way of getting ashore, until the RNLI intervened.

The MP for Bridgend is being tried at Cardiff Magistrates Court for four traffic offences related to an incident last year.

Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that 2.7 million people in private households are estimated to have had Covid last week.

CAERLEON Festival celebrated its 20th year this year which included a special free weekend on Saturday, July 9 and Sunday, July 10.

A ROAD in Monmouthshire which was closed as a result of what police described as a "highways emergency" has opened up into a sinkhole pictures suggest.

The Aslef ballot results are among drivers at Chiltern, GWR, LNER, London Overground, Northern, Southeastern, TransPennine and West Midlands.

The star of ITV2 reality show The Only Way Is Essex, made the heartbreaking announcement on Sunday.

If you would like to get in on the Amazon Prime Day action, here are some expert tips to make sure you bag a bargain.

Rape victims will be spared the stress of being cross-examined in court under a measure rolled out to every Crown Court in Wales today (July 11).

The results are in from the Royal Ascot Charity Day at Chepstow Racecourse and this year the event raised a remarkable £72,000 for the Noah’s Ark Charity.

Wonderful work from talented camera club

How to keep pets cool during the heatwave - top tips from experts at Pets at Home and Vets4Pets.

Oakhill Landscapes, based in Newport, has been awarded Best Use of Concrete at the national Bradstone Assured Awards.

The Welsh Government’s proposals to increase the size on the Senedd are entitled “A stronger voice for the people of Wales.”

Zero Waste Torfaen has secured an agreement with Propel Finance to supply its office in Newport with sustainably sourced and packaged food.

FIREARMS officers were called in to assist with the arrest of a teenage boy in Newport.

Gwent's health board said it was already seeing people turn up at hospital 'who are very poorly due to the effects of the hot weather'.

Members at Chiltern, LNER, Northern, TransPennine Express, Arriva Rail London, Great Western, Southeastern and West Midlands Trains backed strikes.

A FOOTBALL fan who had his childhood dreams of being a professional player dashed by a brain tumour is supporting an awareness campaign.

THREE benches have been removed in Commercial Road in a bit to lower anti-social behaviour and improve on cleanliness in the Pillgwenlly area.

A NEWPORT man turns a negative experience into a positive after winning his first Wales strongest man competition just three weeks after training.

With temperatures hitting 29C, it is almost certainly the hottest day of the year