A THIEF went on to steal a pub’s karaoke machine and rummage through the bags of staff at a supermarket after he’d burgled a “vulnerable” man.

NEWS that Newport City Council has agreed to pay costs of around £1.2 million up front for the demolition of Newport Centre have provoked criticism from Argus readers.

CALLS have been made for greater investment in social care and for GPs to help reduce backlogs in the Welsh health service.

COUNCILLORS in Newport have backed plans to strengthen city council staff’s ability to report wrongdoing within the workplace.

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

A FORMER health clinic near Cwmbran has sold for nearly £100,000 more than its guide price at a recent auction.

A Rogerstone man is spending November doing 3,000 press ups to help raise funds for a charity set up in memory of his brother in law.

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A COCAINE dealer who kept nearly £12,000 worth of drugs in his house and was owed £25,000 by customers has been jailed.

A CONTROLLING boyfriend isolated his partner from her family before going on to continually run her down and then carry out a nasty assault.

A DRUG dealer was caught with 189 wraps of cocaine after a police chase which ended in a head-on crash.

A NEWPORT woman has been jailed for more than two years after setting fire to her flat.

TOMORROW is set to be one of the busiest Saturdays Newport has seen in some time due to a combination of the city's Christmas lights switch-on event, the Exiles in action at Rodney Parade home, and Wales facing Georgia in Cardiff.

A YOUNG Newport family whose daughter was born prematurely have offered words of comfort and advice to fellow neonatal parents on World Prematurity Day.

A Torfaen family of four were rehoused in a single room with no heating or hot water.

GWENT Police have issued an update on the man who was arrested on Wednesday in connection with a house fire in Hengoed.

A CITY centre office space that has been empty for 10 years is to be turned into a sports bar.

AMBULANCES took more than eight minutes to arrive at the scene in more than half of the most immediately life-threatening emergencies in Wales last month.

JOHN Ryan, the first non-international player to coach Wales, has died at the age of 83.

AN INTERNATIONAL showjumper who represents Great Britain is to breed and train horses for competition at a Welsh farm.

Folly Farm has welcomed its two newest residents in the shape of adorable wildcats called Caradog and Myrddin.

A man died in a hot tub after taking a ‘fatal cocktail of drugs’ at a Pembrokeshire luxury glamping site an inquest has heard.

A REGULARLY-USED youth centre in Risca could be demolished to make way for council homes.

Ant and Dec have addressed Loose Women star Charlene White's 'rule breach' on I'm A Celeb after reporting her to ITV bosses.

A Caerphilly storage unit was broken into overnight and plant equipment was stolen on Tuesday 15 November.

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

POSTAL workers - including those in Gwent - have voted to continue striking into 2023 as part of an ongoing pay dispute.

A SECTION of a Newport road will be closed for two weeks from Monday while diseased trees are felled.

A COUNCIL leader has expressed his frustration after plans for a major new railway station were put on hold.

TWO fishermen have been in court after being caught illegally fishing by setting up a net across a river.

A cinema in Gwent is showing all Wales matches as they compete in the Football World Cup for the first time since 1958.

YOUR favourite local paper is giving local charities the chance to take a share of an amazing £128,000 cash giveaway.

More than 85 craft stalls, live music and even Santa will pay Pontypool a visit as part of their Christmas Craft Fair.

STREET lights in Caerphilly County Borough will stay switched off overnight - despite recommendations the policy should be reviewed.

Children In Need's Spotacular campaign is raising funds to help tackle the effects the cost-of-living crisis is having on children and young people.

YOUR favourite local paper is giving local charities the chance to take a share of an amazing £128,000 cash giveaway.

Paddy McGuinness has posted a heartfelt message to fellow comedian and funnyman Peter Kay ahead of his new tour.

DPD, Amazon Logistics, Evri, Yodel and Royal Mail continued to let consumers down this year, according to a Citizens Advice survey.

Is it worth adding an air fryer to your basket this Black Friday?

10 TikTok car interior trends that could see motorists fined £1000 have been revealed.

Sue Barker, 66, has been at the forefront of the BBC’s tennis coverage for three decades.

Stormzy and Maya Jama dated for four years before their split in 2019.

The new Coronation Street star is going to 'set the cat amongst the pigeons'.

Aldi has teased its new 'Originals' clothing range and you won't believe what Twitter is calling it.

THE family of a great-grandmother brutally murdered in her bed by her son-in-law paid tribute to her after he was jailed for life.

A MAN who offered to sell crack cocaine was told by a judge he was still a drug dealer who was caught up in a “wicked trade”.

THE family of an elderly grandmother sexually assaulted and murdered by their son-in-law urged the killer to tell them why he carried out his horrific crimes.

A “DEPRAVED” killer who sexually assaulted and murdered his mother-in-law in her own bed has been jailed for life.

A NEWPORT man has been jailed after stashing £9,000 worth of cocaine at the home of his children and ex-partner, who avoided jail.

NEWPORT council has agreed to pay around £1.2 million up front in demolition costs for Newport Centre, with Coleg Gwent then reimbursing their share.