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Mon, 17 Oct 2022 04:00:00 +0100
Violent crime in Newport up - ten high-profile deaths in Gwent
 

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 04:00:00 +0100
Pontypool man jailed for filming himself raping 'comatose' woman
A PONTYPOOL man has been jailed for the rape and sexual assault of a woman while she was "comatose".

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 04:02:00 +0100
Let's hear it for the girls - five new Gwent babies
Here are more babies recently born in Gwent.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 04:00:00 +0100
Companies announcing new jobs in Gwent
Searching for a new job can be difficult so if you currently looking for your next role in Gwent then you have come to the right place.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 04:00:00 +0100
Caerphilly scrap merchant drug dealer who made £341k to pay £1
A DRUG dealer who made more than £340,000 selling cannabis is to hand over £1 because he has no available assets to his name.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 04:00:00 +0100
In court from Newport, Pontypool, Tredegar and Blackwood
A ROUND-UP of recent cases heard at Newport Magistrates’ Court.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 04:00:00 +0100
New indoor bike facility opens November to help environment
A new indoor bike storage facility is opening in Newport city centre next month in a bid to encourage more people to use bicycles.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 09:00:00 +0100
Swim challenge will help Sparkle to keep doing its great work
Gwent charity Sparkle has announced a new challenge in collaboration with Ordinary to Extraordinary (O2e), a group which raises money for children with disabilities.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 06:00:00 +0100
Pride of Gwent Awards: Music shop owner Carol Mutlow up for Community Hero crown
Hannah's Music has been part of the furniture in Chepstow for more than 30 years.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 07:00:00 +0100
HMRC issues Self Assessment scam warning ahead of October tax deadline
“HMRC will never ring up threatening arrest. Only criminals do that."

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 08:00:00 +0100
Tesco Clubcard members can triple points but deal ends next month
If you use the major supermarket's 'Delivery Saver' plans, you only have one month left to triple the value of your points. 

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 04:00:00 +0100
Gwent Police misconduct investigations lead to hearings
GWENT Police has confirmed how many of the misconduct allegations in the past three years have resulted in misconduct hearings.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 04:00:00 +0100
Llandegfedd Lake, Pontypool extends activities arena
LLANDEGFEDD Reservoir is well-known as a great location for water sports - but now there's a range of other action-packed - and dry - activities to get stuck into.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0100
15th Century former farmhouse on the market in Portskewett
A GRADE-II listed former farmhouse dating from the 15th Century is on the market in Monmouthshire.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0100
Gwent most likely spot to spot a ghost in the UK
IT'S that time of year where our attention is drawn towards the supernatural and whatever lurks in the shadows.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0100
Update on Ebbw Vale’s abandoned Glanffrwd development
Building work on new social housing at the Glanffrwd development in Ebbw Vale began two years ago - but came to a sudden stop in July 2021 when contractors WRW Construction went into administration.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 04:00:00 +0100
The 5 dogs looking for forever homes at Many Tears Animal Rescue
Here is a selection of dogs from Many Tears Animal Rescue which are looking for their forever homes.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 04:00:00 +0100
Inside 'beautiful' Newport home for sale in Stow Park Circle
The property in Stow Park Circle is on the market for £750,000.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0100
Torfaen residents have cases in court in Wales and England
SIX Torfaen residents have had their cases heard in courts outside of Gwent recently.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0100
Woman defrauded business of £20,000
A WOMAN living in Southampton avoided jail after admitting defrauding a Gwent company of more than £20,000.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 12:00:00 +0100
Bonfire Night 2022: Here are the events going ahead in Gwent
Bonfire night is fast approaching, and dark nights are already setting in as the clocks are set back by an hour on October 29th

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 12:00:00 +0100
School of the week: "St Mary's has a strong, caring and compassionate ethos"
Name of the school and where it is

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 12:00:00 +0100
Three firework displays in Newport are cancelled
As bonfire night is on its way people across Newport will be wondering where they can take their families to watch colourful displays light up the evening sky.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 04:00:00 +0100
In court from Newport, Abertillery, Caerphilly and Chepstow
A ROUND-UP of recent cases heard at Newport Magistrates’ Court.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 04:00:00 +0100
Pontypool van driver was speeding on Newport Road in Cardiff
A PONTYPOOL van driver racked up six points on his licence after he was caught speeding on the same Cardiff road on consecutive days.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 04:00:00 +0100
Abertillery man watched child abuse videos 'after drinking spiced rum'
A MAN told police he had watched child abuse videos on his mobile phone after downing spiced rum during the Covid lockdown.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 15:35:00 +0100
Gwent Police stop lorry for carrying abnormal load on M4
A FLAT-BED lorry carrying an almost 50-metre load was pulled over by police officers on the M4.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 12:30:00 +0100
Blaina women fined for littering cigarettes in Bristol
TWO women from Blaina have been ordered to pay more than £400 each after being caught littering when discarding their cigarette butts in Bristol.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 12:00:00 +0100
All the planning decisions in Torfaen this month
WHAT buildings, signs and plans have been approved or rejected by planners in Torfaen County Borough so far during October?

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 12:00:00 +0100
Fly-tipping defendant urged to claim benefits
A FATHER-OF-TWO has been urged to claim benefits by magistrates after he was convicted of fly-tipping

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0100
A Welsh medium secondary school in Duffryn to star on S4C
CHILDREN from a Welsh-language school in Newport will be on our screens later this month taking on a spooky challenge.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0100
Newport Playgoers present Gaslight, the play that inspired the phrase ‘gaslighting’
When Patrick Hamilton wrote his Victorian thriller Gaslight in 1938 he probably didn’t think that he would be creating a new English colloquialism.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0100
Look: How many of these Gwent landmarks do you recognise?
Delving through our picture archives we found this selection of Gwent landmarks - but how many do you recognise without reading the captions?

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 12:00:00 +0100
Newport Specsavers donates to Velindre in memory of colleague
Former colleagues of a rugby enthusiast, who died earlier this year, have raised more than £2,500 for Velindre Cancer Centre - following a fundraiser at Newport’s city centre Specsavers store.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 12:00:00 +0100
It's all about the brass - nine pictures from around Gwent
This week is all about brass. This was the theme we set for our camera club members, who as always did not disappoint with their imagination. This is just a small selection of the pictures shared by members of the South Wales Argus Camera Club and yo...

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 20:00:00 +0100
South Wales Health & Care Awards: GP Practice of the Year
BEECHWOOD Surgery put the disappointment of missing out on the GP Practice of the Year crown at last year’s South Wales Health & Care Awards to get their hands on the prize this time around.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 18:00:00 +0100
Chepstow Male Voice Choir to hold charity concert in town
Chepstow Male Voice Choir is to perform a special concert at the headquarters of Chepstow Mencap on Friday, October 21 starting at 7.30pm.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 18:00:00 +0100
Travel review: Cheval Gloucester Park, Kensington, London
THE stunning Cheval Gloucester Park https://www.chevalcollection.com/cheval-gloucester-park/ apartments offer the luxury of a top class London hotel with all the comforts of home .

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 10:00:00 +0100
Hotel guests help raise £20,000 for Stump Up for Trees
The Angel Hotel, Abergavenny, has raised more than £20,000 in the past year for Stump Up for Trees, an ambitious project to plant one million trees in The Brecon Beacons National Park.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 08:00:00 +0100
UK Market Chaos Explained: Energy prices, mortgages and interest rates
As Liz Truss takes over as UK Prime Minister of a Tory government, we look at the issues surrounding interest rates, mortgage rates, and rising energy prices.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 06:00:00 +0100
South Wales Health & Care Awards: Contribution to Covid-19 Response
ANY one of the three finalists in the running for the Contribution to Covid-19 Response gong at the South Wales Health & Care Awards would have been a deserving winner.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 14:00:00 +0100
Greene King offers an 'Ultimate Chip Butty' that contains over 4000 calories
Are you up for the challenge of the 'ultimate chip butty'?

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 10:00:00 +0100
Revealed: The 18 places you should not park your car
There are lots of issues surrounding where exactly you are allowed to park your car.

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 14:00:00 +0100
Martin Lewis issues 'unpleasant' financial warning to couples living together in the UK
The warning came in Martin Lewis’ latest Money Saving Expert newsletter

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 21:00:00 +0100
'We’ll stand by working people and build a fairer, greener United Kingdom' - Ruth Jones, MP for Newport West
Just as we thought the previous Tory government couldn’t get any worse, it seems like Liz Truss’ administration is hell-bent on wreaking more havoc to the economy, delivering massive tax cuts for her super-rich banker mates while failing to prope...

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 00:01:00 +0100
What's in the Aldi and Lidl middle aisles on Sunday, October 16?
Here's a selection of the items you'll find in the middle aisles of Aldi and Lidl from October 16

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0100
Cwmbran Festive store opens as countdown to Christmas begins
SHOPPERS were queuing for more than an hour as Christmas came early to Cwmbran with the opening of Festive on Saturday.

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 04:00:00 +0100
Newport charity Ffion’s Gift raises awareness about Edwards Syndrome
A Newport mum is keeping her daughter’s memory alive by dedicating her time to her charity named Ffion’s Gift.

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0100
What areas in Newport have the most burglaries?
POLICE data for August 2022 has revealed where burglaries have taken place in Newport over that month.

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0100
Bids for former Monmouthshire observatory skyrocket
A FORMER Monmouthshire observatory saw bids skyrocket when it went up for sale at auction - selling for nearly £100,000 more than the guide price.



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