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GP contracts worth £10m awarded without proper checks

The contracts were awarded to widely criticised provider eHarley Street, which has since handed all of the GP surgeries back

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Armed police descend on Newport street

A police helicopter was also used as part of a search in response to an incident on Thursday morning

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Snapchat messages revealed factory worker's dark secret

Neil Espin's barrister described his client as a 'functioning addict'

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Newport man plunged to his death through gaping hole in oil rig deck

Jason Thomas' body was never recovered after he fell into the North Sea through a missing deck grate

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Dealer kept cocaine stash in girlfriend's house where two young children lived

Lloyd Bailey, 34, was also found with drug paraphernalia including equipment used to turn cocaine into crack cocaine, a court heard

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Wife made tens of thousands from prostitution ring involving trafficked women

Ionela Filip, 34, set up 'provocative' advertisements and online accounts on websites, and deposited thousands of pounds made from prostitution into her bank account.

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Major two-week disruption for train passengers in Wales

Network Rail has confirmed it is set to undertake work on the Severn Tunnel that the company says will 'make the route more reliable for years to come,' but the route will be impacted from this weekend

WalesOnline - Newport

Criminal gang exposed after raids at four Newport homes

Callum Nocivelli, 26, and Declan Carr, 27, were involved in the supply of cocaine in Newport, Cwmbran and Pontypool.

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Inside one of Wales' oldest arcades that's become a gothic shopping hotspot

From record shops and coffee spots to taxidermists and niche art, Newport's arcade has become a destination that thrives on community and individuality

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Physician associate defrauded NHS years before disastrous procedure, probe found

It is the latest in a series of controversies to have hit the hospital

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Severe M4 delays near Newport as vehicle jackknifes

Police have asked the public to avoid the area

South Wales Argus | Newport

Police update after man attacked with substance and baseball bat in Newport

A 34-year-old and 23-year-old from Cardiff have been arrested after a 50-year-old man was attacked with a baseball bat and had an unknown substance thrown over him on St Julians Avenue, Newport.

South Wales Argus | Newport

“We can’t leave our homes” — Residents say school run chaos leaves them trapped

Residents living near a primary school say parking pressures mean they are unable to leave their homes at school drop off and collection times.

South Wales Argus | Newport

By-election likely as councillor steps down after being elected to Senedd

The Senedd election has resulted in a vacancy on a borough council.

South Wales Argus | Newport

Thug threatened girlfriend he’d pay someone to throw acid in her face

Damien Smith, 44, from Pontypool threatened his girlfriend he’d pay someone to knock on her door and throw acid in her face

South Wales Argus | Newport

Man arrested after dramatic police chase in stolen car

A man has been arrested after a police chase involving a stolen car in Newport.

South Wales Argus | Newport

Chilling CCTV footage shows moments before dad killed with one punch outside pub

A man has been jailed following a fatal assault outside a pub in Ebbw Vale earlier this year.

South Wales Argus | Newport

Brits face £5,000 fines for annoying neighbour habits as warmer weather arrives

Persistent barking and late-night garden parties could land homeowners with fines of up to £5,000.

South Wales Argus | Newport

Killer jailed for 14 years after death of ‘much-loved dad’ outside pub

Kyle O’Callaghan, 31, admitted manslaughter following the death of Marcus Carpenter outside The Picture House in Ebbw Vale

South Wales Argus | Newport

Police launch appeal as man recalled to prison for breaching licence conditions

Shaun Barclay from Caerphilly is wanted by police after breaching his licence conditions and being recalled to prison.