Newport 91-year-old Michael Locke has hit his lifetime target of raising more than £1 million for Cancer Research UK

EIGHT Torfaen residents have been ordered to pay a combined total of almost £7,500 after refusing to give information about alleged driving offences.

THE 29-YEAR-OLD lost six stone and earned himself a spot in the final of Slimming World’s 2022 Man of the Year competition.

MEET Rolo - a one-year-old male rabbit who is looking for a new home.

TENS of thousands of pounds are being handed to two councils in Gwent to clear chewing gum off pavements – and to encourage people to stop dropping it.

WALES’ first-ever esports team is heading to the 2022 Commonwealth Games’ Esports Championships in Birmingham to compete in its inaugural main event.

House prices in Blaenau Gwent have gone up by an average of more than £3,000 in the month of May

A vehicle has broken down between J24 Coldra and J25 Caerleon, partially blocking two westbound lanes. It has since been removed.

A DRIVER was spared an immediate prison sentence for an “appalling piece of driving” that saw him reach speeds of 90 miles per hour, overtake vehicles and drive on the wrong side of the road through a busy Powys town – in a campervan.

Pubs across Newport will mark international beer day today with hosting happy hours across their establishments.

Police and fire crews were sent to the scene of a "domestic fire" at a property in Darent Walk, Bettws.

A WOMAN who attacked her fiancé with a metal bar during a drunken argument has avoided jail.

The restoration of Cefn Fforst Miner’s Welfare Hall has received a funding boost from a local housebuilder.

THERE is a major outage of a computer system used to refer patients from NHS 111 Wales to out-of-hours GP providers.

CRIMESTOPPERS is offering an enhanced reward for information which leads to the arrest of two men believed to be linked to the murder of Tomasz Waga.

A Newport food bank held their first pop-up library today in a bid to help children and adults in the community gain access to books.

A tree in Pontypool town centre has been replanted after it was pulled out of the pot and dragged across the floor.

THE 25-YEAR-OLD was last seen on Friday, July 8, and officers are "concerned for his welfare".

Families in Newport struggling to afford food this summer are being supported by cash grants from Western Power Distribution (WPD).

It comes after Brits experienced a record-breaking 40C heatwave in July and hosepipe bans are issued across the country as a result.

Party in the Park is back this weekend with a special twist - it will be celebrating the Windrush generation and the 60th anniversary of Jamaica's independence.

A FOOD venue which has previously won 'best kebab house in Wales' twice has been shortlisted for a different award.

CHANGES are set to be made to how Blaenau Gwent Council’s Planning Committee works, in a bid to get councillors and officers singing off the same hymn sheet.

The Welsh Government has been urged to introduce free or heavily discounted train journeys, as the cost of living crisis continues to bite.

The payment is the first of two accumulating to £650 as part of government plans to help ease the cost of living crisis.

It comes months after Brits were warned to “brace themselves” for further price hikes.

In the video from the new statesman, Sunak bragged about “changing funding formulas” to ensure areas like Tunbridge Wells get "funding they deserve".

Supermarkets have stopped selling disposable BBQs amid a warning for the London Frie Brigade.

The start of Strictly 2022 is fast approaching - here are all the celebrity contestants announced so far.

An inquiry has revealed that Sir Keir Starmer has breached the MPs’ code of conduct on eight occasions.

House prices in Monmouthshire have gone up by an average of more than £4,000 in the month of May

First Dates host Fred Sirieix's reaction to his daughter's Commonwealth Games win warms the crowd.

The 26-year-old who won the show in 2017 alongside Amber Davies was driving near Hornchurch.

Have you got Love Island withdrawal? Here's when you get be reunited with your favourite islanders...

THE British Cycling Youth and Junior Track Championships will return to Newport next week.

If you’re a lover of beer and consider yourself somewhat of a connoisseur, then Aldi has the job for you.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board's new Care After Death team says "deceased patients and the relatives are at the centre of what we do".

TWO areas in Monmouthshire which had been part of the Welsh Government’s 20mph trial will revert back to 30mph, the council has confirmed.

A Newport coffee shop in the city centre will hand over their keys to new Italian owners after 23 years in business.

A YOUNG dad was jailed for dangerous driving after a seven-minute police chase.

A plaque has been unveiled in Newport city centre on the building where Clash frontman Joe Strummer played his very first gig to celebrate what would have been his 70th birthday.

FORMER Metropolitan Police commissioner Dame Cressida Dick may have breached the standards of professional behaviour in relation to the case of murdered private investigator Daniel Morgan, a review has found.

NEWPORT East MS John Griffiths has hit back at Liz Truss after the Tory leader candidate criticised Mark Drakeford for scrapping plans for an M4 relief road.

A CAERPHILLY admitted a range of offences relating to sexual contact and images of children.

THE future of a Chepstow convenience store is looking more certain after the appearance of a planning notice in the window.

GWENT POLICE have received several reports of items being stolen from unsecured vehicles in the night.

PLANS for a detached four-bedroom house at Rassau, Ebbw Vale, have been narrowly approved by Blaeanau Gwent planners.

A ROW has broken out over the role of chairing an influential Blaenau Gwent council committee.

Interest rates are now at their highest level since December 2008 after the biggest single rise since 1995

A DECISION on a planning application to build three new detached homes in Tredegar has been postponed after letters to people living in the area were not delivered.