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• Armed police involved in Newport house search

  THREE people were arrested following the search of a Newport house involving armed police officers last night. read more

• Celebrations as Griffithstown hall revamp begins

  PARISHIONERS in Pontypool are celebrating as work begins on a £600,000 project on their church hall. read more

• Beaming out greetings to world from Newport lighthouse

   NEWPORT Amateur Radio Society will be taking part in a worldwide event this weekend, when they man the East Usk Lighthouse. read more

• Monmouthshire restaurants among Wales' best

  TWO Monmouthshire restaurants are among more than 80 in Wales to be included in the Good Food Guide 2013. read more

• Cwmbran man jailed for ‘willful’ breaches of order

  A CWMBRAN man has been sent to jail for 12 weeks after he failed to notify the probation service that he had moved house. read more

• Toll workers call off work to rule

  SEVERN BRIDGE TOLL workers have called off their planned proposals to work to rule and reinstated overtime after what they have described " positive" talks with Severn River Crossings. read more

• Newport's Olympic hero, Fred Evans on Rotary club duty

   NEWPORT’s Olympic boxing silver medallist Fred Evans will receive a hero’s welcome when he visits a city Rotary Club. read more

• Gwent police pair get ready for Cwmcarn run

  TWO Gwent police officers are among the first to sign up for this year’s Great Gwent Poppy Run. read more

• Devauden teen wins place to perform in Swan Lake

  A TEENAGE dancer from Devauden saw off stiff competition to secure her place on stage for one of the world’s most famous classical ballet. read more

• Risca man in court for harassing old couple

  A RISCA window cleaner who went to an elderly couple’s home with a rottweiler asking for money has been fined £250. read more

• Newbridge Memo hits topping out milestone

  THE first major milestone of the multi-million pound restoration of the Newbridge Memo and Institute takes place on August 29, with a special topping out ceremony. read more

• COMMENT: Well done to all Gwent students

  CONGRATULATIONS to every Gwent teenager who achieved the A-level grades they wanted yesterday. read more

• Bettws youth centre, too costly to fix, will be demolished

  A YOUTH centre in a Gwent estate shut last year has been declared surplus to requirements because it is too expensive to repair it. read more

• Police appeal over missing Abertridwr man

  POLICE are appealing for help in finding a missing 77-year-old Abertridwr man. read more

• Tears as Abertillery Remploy staff complete their final shift

  A GWENT factory that employed disabled people shut for the last time yesterday. read more

• Hamster bite one of 999 calls

   INAPPROPRIATE 999 calls, including two men calling because they were hung over and a woman who was bitten on the finger by a hamster, are putting emergency services under increasing pressure, Wales’ chief medical officer warned. read more

• Police investigation after Tredegar teenager death

  A POLICE investigation is under way into the force’s contact with a teenage boy from Tredegar who died in hospital after being found unconscious on Wednesday afternoon, officers said yesterday. read more

• Final journey for Newport Transporter Bridge man

  A MAN who dedicated his life to the Newport Transporter Bridge and climbed it every day for many years made his final journey over the iconic structure yesterday. read more

• South Wales woman arrested in Moors Murderer letter probe

  Police investigating a letter from Moors Murderer Ian Brady alleged to contain the location of one of his victims' bodies arrested a South Wales woman. read more

• Newport knife terror robber faces jail

   A KNIFEMAN who committed a terrifying robbery in Newport was warned by a judge yesterday he faces jail. read more

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