Jessica Best

A £60,000 fundraising campaign to help a Newbridge schoolboy walk is almost half way to its target - after receiving a £4,000 boost thanks to a group of pigeon racing enthusiasts.

THE leader of Newport City Council says a relief road is still the best option to relieve congestion on the M4 around Newport, following the announcement of a fresh public consultation on the issue.

A MAN accused of murdering Newport father Tony Singh told a court he did not believe Mr Singh was badly injured after he hit him with a bar.

A DRUG trafficker and fraudster who made more than £100,000 from his criminal activities was ordered to pay back more than £25,000.

A NEWPORT teenager who shot a 12-year-old boy in the eye with a pellet gun was locked up for 16 months yesterday.

THE regeneration of towns and villages in Blaenau Gwent is continuing apace, with major projects underway in Ebbw Vale, Abertillery, Brynmawr and Tredegar.

THE friends and family of a Gwent man who was killed in a crash on the A467 have started a campaign calling for better drainage on the road where he died.

A GWENT father stole more than £16,000 from a fund founded to help his son fight a degenerative disease which eventually claimed his life, a court heard yesterday.

SERENNU Children's Centre in Newport bought new speech and language play equipment thanks to a £1,000 donation from the Gwent Hospitals Contributory Fund (GHCF).

BLAENAU Gwent councillor John Hopkins has urged the council to pursue people who fail to pay fines given out during a controversial scheme to crackdown on litter louts and those allowing their pets to foul the streets.