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Caerphilly drug dealer drives at 120mph before crashing

Watch: Drug dealer drives at 120mph before crashing into school during chase

Newport Magistrates' Court

Man caught in charge of car at club after taking cocaine and cannabis

Site of potential school in Royal Victoria Court development

Take a look at the new school and homes springing up in the heart of Newport

General street view of the A468 north of Newport. Credit: Google

Council admits it lowered speed limit on A-road despite multiple 'valid' objections

Tanya Churchward made the jump from hairdressing to baking during lockdown and has now opened her own shop

Hairdresser with a passion for baking 'very excited' to open new business

Leaving street lights in Newport on for longer 'would result in confusion': council

The Federation staff are presented with their award. Picture: Cwmbran Life

School with 'community engagement at its heart' wins prestigious award

Leisure

Check it out: Newport indies you can support on Small Business Saturday

Coffee shop co-owned by Wales star George North recognised for innovation

New head chef at Chepstow Racecourse to bring decades of high-end experience

Cheapest to most expensive places for a pint mapped - is your area on the list?

This is the cheapest supermarket to go to for your Christmas food shop

First look: ‘Beautiful’ pub to reopen after major transformation

News

Top row, from left to right, Lewis Bush, Chris Hood and Michael O'Mahoney. Bottom row, from left to right, Michael Pritchard, Shehzard Ali and Samuel McIlveen.

Locked Up: Murderer, paedophiles, drug dealers and thug jailed

Overnight snow, fog and ice causing dangerous driving conditions

Overnight snow, fog and ice causing dangerous driving conditions

Support small businesses this Saturday

Check it out: Newport indies you can support on Small Business Saturday

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Thousands came to town for Pride in the Port

Bustling city centre beats pre-Covid footfall figures thanks to events

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Yellow weather warning for snow and ice as temperatures plummet

Yellow weather warning for snow and ice as temperatures plummet

Castle Farm Shop planning permission rejected

Farm shop forced to close its three branches, claiming council 'aren't on our side'

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Bikers at the coffee shop co-owned by George North (inset)

Coffee shop co-owned by Wales star George North recognised for innovation

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David Davies MP has raised concern about the amount of time ambulances are waiting at the Grange where fans are being used to blow away the exhaust fumes.

Ambulances waiting so long outside hospital fans are being used to blow away fumes

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The Market Tavern in Blaenavon had been abandoned but is now being brought back into use.

National Lottery-backed building restoration programme in heritage town scaled back

Newport Crown Court

‘He could have been dead:’ Drunk driver hit cyclist and assaulted emergency worker

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The North West of England has been told to brace for an amber snow warning.

Amber weather alert issued for heavy snow showers in parts of the UK

New Chepstow Racecourse head chef Pete Knight (right) will bring a wealth of sporting and cooking experience alongside sous chef Dan Lotinga

New head chef at Chepstow Racecourse to bring decades of high-end experience

A man pulled a knife on a woman outside a nightclub

Knife-wielding man called out woman for a fight outside South Wales bar - and lost

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Life satisfaction below average in every area of Gwent - except one

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

Support for youngsters in Welsh schools with additional needs 'wholly inadequate'

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Gwent's Police and Crime Commissioner Jeff Cuthbert is inviting residents to have their say on the policing budget for 2024

How you can have a say on police funding in Gwent

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Picture: Croesyceiliog Male Voice Choir/Cwmbran Life

Cwmbran choir releases Christmas record

The average cost of a pint of draught lager rose to £4.61 by September 2023, according to the Office of National Statistics.

Cheapest to most expensive places for a pint mapped - is your area on the list?

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Call to guarantee access to residential outdoor education for every child in Wales

David Tennant and Catherine Tate starred in the Wild Blue Yonder episode of Doctor Who.

Doctor Who fans left terrified by 'absolute nightmare fuel' special episode

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Mars Wrigley UK says you can return these Revels products by contacting their customer service team

Revels chocolate recalled by Mars Wrigley UK as products may be 'unsafe to eat'

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Supermarkets, including Aldi, Lidl, Asda, Tesco and Sainsbury’s, were compared by Which? to find out which one was the best option for your Christmas shop

This is the cheapest supermarket to go to for your Christmas food shop

Drugs found above Newport shop

Men plead guilty to growing more than 1,000 cannabis plants above city centre pub

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Sport

FRUSTRATION: Bryn Morris is dispossessed on the break for County

Frustration for County after late Barnet leveller forces FA Cup replay

BURST: Rio Dyer breaks through for the Dragons

Dragons fail to make the most of Lions red card with defeat at Ellis Park

LEVELLER: Daniele Collinge made it 1-1 for Barnet at Newport County

Off-colour County got out of jail in FA Cup draw with Barnet - boss Coughlan

HOPEFUL: James Clarke would love to face a big gun with Newport County

Clarke desperate to taste magic of the FA Cup with County - but wary of Barnet

Wales’ Sisilia Tuipulotu speaks during press conference ahead of the WXV1 match against Australia. Picture: Huw Evans Picture Agency

Wales rugby star Sisilia Tuipulotu wins Sporting Hero Award

Concerns rising energy costs could force vital grassroots rugby clubs to close down

LIVE: County v Barnet - Exiles hunt three on the spin and FA Cup progress

AS IT HAPPENED: County v Barnet - Bees force a replay at the death

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National Sport

Gareth Southgate and England learned their Euro 2024 group on Saturday (Adam Davy/PA)

England ready for Euro 2024 challenge – Gareth Southgate

Ding Junhui (pictured) set up a UK Championship final against Ronnie O’Sullivan (Richard Sellers/PA)

Ding Junhui beats Judd Trump to set up UK final showdown with Ronnie O’Sullivan

UEFA deputy general secretary Giorgio Marchetti, centre, had to address an unscheduled interruption to the Euro 2024 draw (Adam Davy/PA)

Euro 2024 draw disrupted by sexual noises

Pep Guardiola’s side face Tottenham next (Martin Rickett/PA)

Pep Guardiola knows Man City fans will be behind team if ‘bad moments’ arrive

Anthony Gordon was on target as Newcastle beat Manchester United (Owen Humphreys/PA)

Anthony Gordon on target as Newcastle edge Premier League victory over Man Utd

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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

A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to Dover, Kent, during freezing conditions on Saturday (Gareth Fuller/PA)

UK ready to give Rwanda £15m to seal new small boats treaty, report suggests

A person walks through snow above the Hole of Horcum at the North York Moors National Park (Danny Lawson/PA)

Police declare major incident and urge against travel to Cumbria after snowfall

Former prime minister Liz Truss was drawn as one of the 20 MPs invited to bring forward a private members bill (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Liz Truss to propose law banning biological males from single-sex spaces

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The King, Queen and other senior royals on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, London, to view the flypast following the Trooping the Colour ceremony (PA)

Busy week of engagements as royals try to move on from race row furore

Members of the drivers’ union Aslef are staging a series of walkouts (Joe Giddens/PA)

More travel chaos for passengers as train drivers strike

Riley Dodie, from Glasgow, wears a kimono made from royal curtains (Jane Barlow/PA)

King recycles old Palace curtains as kimonos in sustainable fashion drive

Boris Johnson in 2022 (Peter Byrne/PA)

Boris Johnson says questioning a baby’s skin colour is just ‘human nature’

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