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Crash on M4 closes one lane

BREAKING: Crash on M4 closes one lane

Ethan Pope is dramatically arrested by armed officers during the middle of the day in Bude, Cornwall and, inset, his Gwent Police mugshot

Wanted drug dealer arrested by armed police after going on the run

Street view of Millbrook Primary School in Bettws, Newport. Image: Google

Replacement for 'unsafe' Newport primary school may not be ready until 2026

Front Row Food, Pontypool, opening on Christmas Day

This family-run café is opening on Christmas Day for a selfless reason

The fire happened in early September and police were called to the scene

Police appeal after 'mindless' arson sees sports club changing rooms set on fire

The sort of scrap metal often collected by those going door to door.

Scrappy faces licensing investigation following loudspeaker noise complaint

Images previously released by RSCPA Cymru of dogs found during a separate puppy farm investigation

Gwent council officers and the RSPCA probing alleged puppy farm operation

Leisure

Ready, steady, GO! Entries for popular 10K runs to go live soon

Customers could see empty shelves as Christmas dinner staples come under threat

This is how a popular food venue is 'giving back' this Christmas

Breakfast with Santa launching at this popular pub with award winning chef

Tesco 'do not eat' warning amid contamination fears of product

Lidl issues 'do not eat' warning due to 'potential presence of salmonella'

News

Pride in Pill have been making Newport a cleaner place since 2014

Volunteers 'positive' after talks on riverbank clean-up

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Drug dealer kept £26,000 worth of heroin and cocaine in his bedroom

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Noel England outside his Pontrhydrun house

'The neighbours think I'm mad' - Noel turns his house into a Christmas dream

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Newport Crown Court

Welsh Water worker drug dealer caught with nearly £12,000 of cocaine

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Protesters who took part in a demonstration in support of the Tudor Centre earlier this year.

Dispute over support base continues as decision to be looked at again

Officers concerned about welfare of missing Newport man

Officers concerned about welfare of missing man

Newport City Council granted planning permission today, Monday, November 27

Developers can turn historic Newport building into five-bed HMO

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Men found guilty and fined over £600 for fishing without rod licence

Two men fined more than £600 after being caught fishing without a licence

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Derelict buildings at The British, Talywain.

Plans to revive industrial wasteland boosted by spending on legal agreement

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Chepstow Road store

Boots pharmacy on Chepstow Road is closing in just two months

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Unions reveal plan to protect threatened steelworks jobs as company plans revamp

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The Stranglers are coming to Caldicot Castle

The Stranglers to celebrate 50th anniversary with Gwent town

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Concerns about the welfare of missing Monmouth man

Concerns about the welfare of missing man

Stephen Hill (left) is recovered from the water after rescuing a woman in difficulty. Picture: Martin Hill

Have-a-go-hero jumped into freezing water at Cardiff Bay to save woman's life

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Quids in, Cllrs Jane Mudd and Sean Morgan could benefit from a proposed pay increase for top councillors.

This is how much your local council leader is set to receive as a pay rise next year

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Police announce missing Monmouth man found after search

Police announce missing man found after short search

Charlotte Church with the Action for Children young carers choir

Watch: Charlotte Church coaching children's choir ahead of charity concert

Elite Clothing in Ebbw Vale

Social enterprise helping people get into work gets Transport for Wales contract

Police announce missing teen found after welfare concerns

Blaina teenage boy found two weeks after going missing

Teenage boy found two weeks after going missing

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In court from Newport, Abertillery, Pontypool and Caerphilly

In the Dock: Look who’s just been in court

Cancelled electrification of the South Wales main line could be 'back on the table'

Newport Wales 10K

Ready, steady, GO! Entries for popular 10K runs to go live soon

Have you taken part in the National Grid's blackout prevention scheme?

National Grid to activate energy blackout scheme during cold snap this week

Sport

PLAYMAKER: Dragons fly-half Will Reed will face the Lions

Reed cleared for Dragons at 10 as boss outlines why coach O'Brien isn't an option

BLOW: Dragons back rower Ollie Griffiths came off against the Sharks

Dragons give update on dynamic forward Griffiths after fresh injury blow

CONFIDENT: Wales forward Carrie Jones

Wales to treat Iceland Nations League clash like a play-off

Newport County manager Graham Coughlan

County will be ready for Morecambe reaction to drubbing - boss Coughlan

RETURN: Newport County captain Ryan Delaney is returning to Morecambe

County captain braced for a backlash on first return to Morecambe

SHIFT: Seb Palmer-Houlden made his first Newport County start since August against Stockport

County could be forced to change team that stunned the leaders for long midweek trip

Jess Williams at Cwmbran Stadium after Swansea City Women FV beat Cwmbran Celtic Ladies FC. Picture: Photo: Cwmbran Life

High-scoring game as Swansea City women travel to Cwmbran

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National Sport

Rodrigo Bentancur will be out until February after tearing an ankle ligament (Isaac Parkin/PA)

Rodrigo Bentancur set to be out until February after tearing an ankle ligament

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (PA)

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink wants aspiring black managers to get ‘a fair chance’

Ronnie O’Sullivan is through to the second round of the UK Championship (Mike Egerton/PA)

Ronnie O’Sullivan reels off six successive frames to advance at UK Championship

Mikel Arteta is hoping to lead Arsenal into the Champions League knockout stages on Wednesday (Andrew Matthews/PA)

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta feels he still has something to prove in Europe

Mark Bullingham during the 137th IFAB AGM (Aaron Chown/PA)

IFAB keen to introduce sin bins for professional football after grassroots trial

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Nostalgia

Model of the Bank Square Boatman on display in Chepstow Library in May 2004.

Nostalgia: When the Boatman was planned for Chepstow

Last of the Severn ferries makes it on to prestigious vessels list. The Severn Princess is currently on dry land at Chepstow.

Last of the Severn ferries makes it on to prestigious vessels list

Letters

An artist's impression of the new Coleg Gwent building which will replace the old Newport Centre. Image:

Letters: A bright future and a new era of prosperity?

Cardiff Airport is set to get new security scanners Image: Google

Letter: Don’t waste any more of our money propping up Cardiff Airport

Is it time to stop the "Trick or Treaters?"

Letter: Is it time to stop the "Trick or Treaters?"

20mph speed limit

Disaster or lifesaver? Our readers make their voices heard on 20mph

Wye Bridge in Monmouth Image: Newsquest

Letters: Build a new bridge over the River Wye

Newport Transporter Bridge. Inset: A view of the new Transporter Bridge visitor centre under construction in Newport. Credit: Newport City Council (Image: Newport City Council)

Letter: Transporter Bridge visitor centre is a 'monstrosity'

National News

Palestinians walk by a destroyed building in Jebaliya refugee camp, Gaza Strip (Mohammed Hajjar/AP)

Israel says 12 more hostages have been freed by Hamas and have arrived in Egypt

Tanaiste Michael Martin and Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris (PA)

Irish government to give UK Legacy Act ‘very serious consideration’

Former deputy chief medical officer Professor Dame Jenny Harries arrives to give evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry on Tuesday (Yui Mok/PA)

Lockdown ‘would have been much later’ without decision to test in hospitals

Tanaiste Micheal Martin, left, and Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris at Farmleigh House, Dublin, during the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference on Tuesday (Niall Carson/PA)

Micheal Martin criticises Sinn Fein’s response to Dublin riots as ‘knee-jerk’

Hollywood actor and producer Michael Douglas speaks to Indian film producer Shailendra Singh at a session on the last day of the 54th International Film Festival of India in Goa (Vineeta Deepak/AP)

Michael Douglas honoured at International Film Festival of India

Tanaiste Micheal Martin (left) and Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris at Farmleigh House (Niall Carson/PA)

Progress made in DUP talks but no timeline for return of Stormont: Heaton-Harris

The Irish Government’s response to riots in Dublin is and will be robust, the premier insisted as Sinn Fein levelled accusations of ‘delusion’ (PA)

Response to Dublin riots ‘robust’ Varadkar says as Sinn Fein accuses government

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