Lauran O'Toole

Reporter

Community and multimedia reporter covering Newport, the Gwent Valleys and breaking news. Feel free to contact me if you've got a story.

Community and multimedia reporter covering Newport, the Gwent Valleys and breaking news. Feel free to contact me if you've got a story.

Latest articles from Lauran O'Toole

Live Main bridge closed both ways as crash causing long delays

The M48 Severn Bridge has been closed both ways due to high winds. Diversion is via the M4 Prince of Wales bridge. Elsewhere, an accident between junction 33 Cardiff West Services and junction 32 at Coryton is causing long delays. One lane was closed which has reopened but long delays remain.

Snow falls across Gwent as Easter getaway begins

Some people across South Wales have woken up to snow this morning. There is snow on the A465 Heads of the Valleys road, Ebbw Vale and in Blaenavon. BBC Breakfast forecaster Carol Kirkwood said: "Parts of Wales have seen some snow this morning and it is all courtesy of a weather front which has been coming in from the south-west and pushing steadily northwards with further showers following in behind. The other thing to look out for today is the wind." In todays weather outlook a spokesperson for the Met Office said: "Heavy rain and perhaps some snow in the northeast slowly clearing, otherwise briefly fine."