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I make £5,000 a month selling old clothes on Vinted and it pays for me to travel the world

Lydia Morley, 24, has made selling second hand clothes her full-time job

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Welsh sporting champion now can't remember people's names or where he parked the car

Steve Sims has been diagnosed with dementia after he first noticed he was forgetting things when he was just 32

WalesOnline - Newport

I started using sunbed when I was 16 and it almost killed me

She never knew that a common beauty routine could endanger her life twice

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Scratch on man's neck could have been deadly, when he survives he'll do something else that could kill him

'There's so many things I want to do in life, and you know, my life could end within a matter of months or a year'

South Wales Argus | Newport

Driver punches OAP in face during road rage attack 'triggered by 20mph speed limit'

A pensioner was punched in the face during a road rage attack by a driver he thinks was infuriated by the grandfather sticking to the 20mph speed limit.

South Wales Argus | Newport

Man accused of killing ‘much-loved dad’ outside pub appears in court

Cardiff man accused of killing a 'much-loved son, partner and dad' outside a Wetherspoons pub in Ebbw Vale last weekend has appeared in court.

South Wales Argus | Newport

Father and son brutally assaulted two men who were ‘knocked unconscious’

Brynmawr father and son brutally assaulted two men who were both knocked unconscious or semi-unconscious in the street

South Wales Argus | Newport

New rides come to Barry Island Pleasure Park for summer

Barry Island Pleasure Park has made massive improvements to their site and added new rides, ready for the busy summer season

South Wales Argus | Newport

Major resurfacing work to partly close busy city roundabout

Key roadworks are set to be carried out next week on the A467 Risca by-pass and Bassaleg roundabout as part of a major resurfacing programme.

South Wales Argus | Newport

Father and son brutally assaulted two men who were ‘knocked unconscious’

Brynmawr father and son brutally assaulted two men who were both knocked unconscious or semi-unconscious in the street

South Wales Argus | Newport

48-year-old woman found dead at city centre property in early hours

A 48-year-old woman has died at a home in Newport, prompting a heavy police presence on Cardiff Road earlier today (February 27).

South Wales Argus | Newport

Thousands more people eligible for travel cards from this week, are you one of them?

Thousands more people will qualify for the Disabled Persons Railcard from March 2026, offering one-third off fares and companion discounts.

South Wales Argus | Newport

Autism charity secures major funding boost that means it will now help more children

Ready Steady Go, an autism charity in Monmouthshire, secures £500,000 National Lottery funding to expand support for autistic children and families in Wales.

South Wales Argus | Newport

Detached home on the market with electric gates and a large price tag of £700,000

Electric gates with a remote control and a wrap-around garden feature at a four-bedroom detached home now on Groves Road

South Wales Argus | Newport

Number of asylum seekers housed in hotels in Newport, Caerphilly and Gwent revealed

The Home Office has released new figures that detail the number of asylum seekers housed in hotels across the country.

South Wales Argus | Newport

'Nobody gets as much abuse as me on social media', says Reform figurehead

Councillor David Thomas, director for Nigel Farage’s party in Wales, said he was concerned at the impact of trolling and social media abuse. 

South Wales Argus | Newport

48-year-old man charged with 12 burglary and theft offences

A 48-year-old man has been charged with 12 offences relating burglary and theft.

South Wales Argus | Newport

Virgin Money transfers to Nationwide accounts, cards, and savings explained

Millions of Virgin Money customers will officially move to Nationwide in April. Here’s what stays the same and what changes.

South Wales Argus | Newport

More than 70 charges brought in probe into former children’s centre

More than 70 charges have been brought as part of an investigation into allegations of child abuse at a former children’s centre in Gwent.

South Wales Argus | Newport

Police at Gwent home after death confirmed – updates here

Police were spotted at an address in the area ‘guarding a home’ Police incident on Cardiff Road. A 48-year-old woman had died.