Laura Lea

South Wales Argus reporter

Latest articles from Laura Lea

Behind smokescreen of Newport's illegal tobacco

THE illegal tobacco trade is a risk to health, sucks away public funding raised in tax, and could be encouraging underage children to smoke. Our probe today reveals it's here on Newport's streets. LAURA LEA reports.

Gwent foodbank use triples in year

A STAGGERING 16,455 adults and children in Gwent have been forced to turn to one charity’s food banks in the last year, almost triple the amount from the year previous.

Newport teacher who slept with pupil spared jail

A TEACHER from Newport who developed a "loving" relationship with a pupil she whisked away on a teacher training weekend paid for by the school, has been spared jail but barred from working with children again.

Fresh hope for Newport bakery jobs

THERE could be hope for the future of Newport’s Avana Bakeries and its hundreds of employees as the consultation period comes to an end amid claims of new contracts on the horizon.

Newport man jailed for £248k fraud

A NEWPORT man, who fraudulently gained almost a quarter of million pounds, has been sentenced to 30 months after spending almost all of it at an "astonishing burn rate" on a luxury spending spree.