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Comic Con Wales 2022 (Picture: Ollie Barnes)

Look: Cosplay galore and so much more at Comic Con Wales
PEOPLE donned their favourite cosplay as Comic Con took over ICC Wales - check it out.

Police have seized 2.5kg of cannabis from a vehicle in Newport (Picture: Gwent Police)

Driver arrested after cannabis with £33K street value seized by police

Stuart Merriman

Great-grandfather to run first half marathon in granddaughter's memory

Royston Prosser and Claire Bignell outside the new Welsh Valley Traders shop in Malpas Road, Newport.

New convenience store in city promises 'very competitive prices'

Chepstow High Street ahead of its reopening on Monday.

Chepstow High Street re-opening to traffic tomorrow after two-year closure

Popular: Castell Roc is back in Chepstow for the first time since the pandemic

Town gets ready to party at Castell Roc 2022: All you need to know

Free family days at Cwmbran Centre throughout the summer holidays

Free family days at Cwmbran Centre this summer: Everything you need to know

Leisure

Teen with inoperable brain tumour gets boost in drive to set up respite retreat

Watch: A masterclass in Italian cuisine at popular Newport cafe

The story of Newport music legend Jon Langford - and his link to Joe Strummer

Family restaurant 'overjoyed' to be finalist in The Welsh Asian Food Awards

Watch: Meet mountain rescue team's newest member - Chewbacca the rescue dog

Airbus signs up for the Whitehead Tour de Gwent and the 2022 jersey is launched

News

The residents of Forge Mews feel forgotten a year after the closure of the Old Bassaleg Bridge which isolated their street.

'It's a living hell': Residents left frustrated a year after bridge closure

Stunning views await those who stay in this property. Picture: Rightmove

A look inside huge £1.4 million Monmouthshire property used to host weddings

Noah Herniman with his parents Nigel and Shelley at Chepstow Racecourse. Picture: Chepstow Racecourse.

Teen with inoperable brain tumour gets boost in drive to set up respite retreat

Antonio and Rosie Farrara at Bar Piazza

Watch: A masterclass in Italian cuisine at popular Newport cafe

A Blaenau Gwent woman has been fined for altering her number plate.

Driver, 47, fined for altering number plate to spell out obscene message

Performing: Jon Langford

The story of Newport music legend Jon Langford - and his link to Joe Strummer

These 5 dogs are looking for forever homes from Many Tears Animal Rescue

These 5 dogs are looking for forever homes from Many Tears Animal Rescue

Several drivers have been caught speeding on Newport Road in Cardiff. Picture: Google Street View.

These five Torfaen drivers have been in court for speeding in Cardiff

The Eastman chemical factory in Newport was originally built by Monsanto in 1949 and it produced a variety of harmful chemicals, most notably, PCBs, which are still being discharged into the Severn to this day.

The legacy of a Newport site that still discharges toxic chemicals into the Severn

Bengal Cymru in Risca

Family restaurant 'overjoyed' to be finalist in The Welsh Asian Food Awards

Chewbacca and owner Steve Covington

Watch: Meet mountain rescue team's newest member - Chewbacca the rescue dog

Effort: Connah Jones, 11, centre, who has raised almost £2,000, including a £250 donation from Monmouth firm Tri-Wall

11-year-old 'local hero' helping other youngsters with dyslexia and dyspraxia

Every picture tells a story: Emily Stoddart

Every picture tells a story: 'I have always had an interest in capturing the world'

Tour de Gwent jersey for 2022

Airbus signs up for the Whitehead Tour de Gwent and the 2022 jersey is launched

A travel review of the Eurocamp site Le Pin Parasol in the Vendee region of France.

Travel review: A summer holiday for everyone with Eurocamp

BBC TV licence: Is it value for money? Work out how much it should cost you. (PA)

Is the TV licence fee value for money? Find out how much you should pay

Why do wasps follow you? How to avoid being chased by wasps this summer. (PA)

How to avoid being chased by wasps this summer

Although men have a lower life expectancy than women, men have a “substantial chance of outliving females”, the study claims (Canva)

New study calls into question whether women actually live longer than men

What are the latest house prices in Caerphilly? See how much your home could be worth (PA)

Caerphilly house prices rise by thousands - how much your home could be worth

Nick Smith, MP for Blaenau Gwent

'Steelworkers need a redress scheme that is fair' - Nick Smith, MP for Blaenau Gwent

Harry Potter: Test your knowledge with the ultimate Hogwarts quiz. (PA)

Are you a Harry Potter fan? Prove it by passing this magical Hogwarts quiz

Aldi and Lidl: What's in the middle aisles from Sunday, August 7 (PA)

Aldi and Lidl: What's in the middle aisles from Sunday, August 7

Grace Lear is making a 'miraculous recovery', her family have said. Picture: Hannah Lear.

Two-year-old Grace making a 'miraculous recovery' after park accident

Golog Y Mynydd, in Abercarn. Pictures: Rightmove

Look: Alpine vibes at this house for sale overlooking a Gwent lake

Sport

Wales' Rosie Eccles celebrates victory against India's Lovlina Borgohain following the Women's Over 66kg-70kg (Light Middle) Quarter-Final 4 at The Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Picture: Nick Potts

Eccles puts challenging four years behind her to win Commonwealth gold for Wales
Rosie Eccles celebrated an emphatic second-round stoppage of Australia's Kaye Scott to claim Commonwealth Games gold in the women's light-middleweight division.

Tour de Gwent jersey for 2022

Airbus signs up for the Whitehead Tour de Gwent and the 2022 jersey is launched

Talking points

DANGERMAN: Offrande Zanzala was lively up front for County against Walsall

Talking points How County provided reason for optimism despite sixth Parade defeat on spin

RETURN: Michael Flynn is greeted by County manager James Rowberry

County icon Flynn reveals disgusting insults and thrown stones on Parade return

DENIED: Aaron Wildig headed in but was offside for County

Flynn enjoys happy homecoming as County fail to make pressure count at Parade

DESPAIR: County conceded at a corner to Walsall

Boss 'bamboozled' after Walsall condemn County to sixth home loss on spin

LIVE: County v Walsall – Exiles back at Parade to host legend Flynn

AS IT HAPPENED: County v Walsall – Exiles suffer defeat on Flynn's return

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National Sport

Laura Muir with her gold medal for winning the women's 1500m

Scotland’s Laura Muir targets summer treble after 1500m Commonwealth Games glory

Arsenal loanee Nuno Tavares

Nuno Tavares on target as Marseille enjoy comfortable Ligue 1 victory

Australia remain the dominant force in women's cricket (Adam Davy/PA)

Australia win gold after Tahlia McGrath plays despite positive Covid-19 test

It’s life-changing – Ashleigh Buhai savours AIG Women’s Open victory

Delicious Orie savours taste of victory after claiming gold medal in Birmingham

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Nostalgia

Performing: Jon Langford

The story of Newport music legend Jon Langford - and his link to Joe Strummer

Letter

Iconic: Newport's Transporter Bridge. Picture: John Hamblen.

Letter Letter: Why spend £17m 'tarting up mega-Meccano-like' Transporter Bridge?

National News

30 homes saved as firefighters tackle west London blaze

US Senate passes key legislation aimed at tackling climate change

Israel Palestinians

Ceasefire takes effect after three days of violence in Gaza

China Taiwan Military Exercises

China keeps up pressure on Taiwan with fourth day of military drills

Palestinians Israel

‘Ceasefire deal agreed’ to end violence in Gaza

Rockets are launched from Gaza towards Israel

Gaza death toll rises as ceasefire talks under way

Britain braced for another heatwave with highs of 35C and ‘prolonged’ dryness

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