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Newport homes that people are snapping up as a result of the pandemic

Are you dreaming of your next getaway? All images courtesy of Canopy and Stars.

Are you dreaming of your next getaway? All images courtesy of Canopy and Stars.

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The most fabulous stay-cations to book in South Wales once we're out of lockdown

Anthony Edwards runs Newport Paranormal Research with his fiance Toni. (Image - Mr Edwards).

Anthony Edwards runs Newport Paranormal Research with his fiance Toni. (Image - Mr Edwards).

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Gwent's very own ghost buster reveals the dark side of the county

The big Halloween quiz 2020 - Can you get every answer right?

The big Halloween quiz 2020 - Can you get every answer right?

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The big Halloween quiz 2020 - Can you get every answer right?

From disappearing figures to monks and charterists, there are said to be lots of souls lurking in Monmouthshire. (Image - Skirrid Mountain Inn)

From disappearing figures to monks and charterists, there are said to be lots of souls lurking in Monmouthshire. (Image - Skirrid Mountain Inn)

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REVEALED: Ghost map of Gwent shows the county's most haunted places

The painting of the Battle of Frezenburg Ridge which hangs in Newport Civic Centre. Captain Harold Thorne Edwards and men of the 1st Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment stands at the centre, firing at the enemy.

The painting of the Battle of Frezenburg Ridge which hangs in Newport Civic Centre. Captain Harold Thorne Edwards and men of the 1st Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment stands at the centre, firing at the enemy.

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Farewell from the Long View

VETERAN: Henry West at the Caerleon war memorial, wearing his Number 25 Squadron jersey and tie

VETERAN: Henry West at the Caerleon war memorial, wearing his Number 25 Squadron jersey and tie

A war veteran, reporter and Caerleon stalwart is remembered

Recalling the last months of the war – 100 years on

ENGINEERING: The Clydach viaduct, built in 1898, curving gracefully over the Nant Dyar

ENGINEERING: The Clydach viaduct, built in 1898, curving gracefully over the Nant Dyar

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The spectacular railway that crossed Gwent

SALE: Second-hand Ladas on the deck of a Russian ship in December 1993

SALE: Second-hand Ladas on the deck of a Russian ship in December 1993

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City’s bustling dock in its heyday

COVER: Megaliths of Wales by Chris Barber

COVER: Megaliths of Wales by Chris Barber

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Telling the story of Gwent's standing stones

EARLY DAYS: Men of 614 Squadron with a Hawker Hector at RAF Pengam Moors in 1937

EARLY DAYS: Men of 614 Squadron with a Hawker Hector at RAF Pengam Moors in 1937

Welsh RAF squadron mourns its fallen on 80th anniversary

DIED: Captain Elidyr Herbert

DIED: Captain Elidyr Herbert

The village built as a war memorial

MOVING: The Tommy resting on his rifle on the Abergavenny war memorial

MOVING: The Tommy resting on his rifle on the Abergavenny war memorial

Book captures the memories of town's war veterans

UPRISING: A depiction of the Chartists massing outside the Westgate Hotel on November 4 1839

UPRISING: A depiction of the Chartists massing outside the Westgate Hotel on November 4 1839

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'The square was empty. I could see barrels of soldiers’ muskets pointing out of windows, and I could see a poor fellow lying in the road' - An eyewitness recalls the Chartist uprising

UNDER THE BRIDGE: The Empress of France, by Bill Coughlan

UNDER THE BRIDGE: The Empress of France, by Bill Coughlan

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Farewell to the man who painted the great ships which came to Newport

ALONGSIDE: HMS Severn berthed at Newport in 2007. Pic: Pete Dash.

ALONGSIDE: HMS Severn berthed at Newport in 2007. Pic: Pete Dash.

Farewell to Newport’s Royal Navy ship - HMS Severn

CITY PUB: The Trout Vaults

CITY PUB: The Trout Vaults

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Newport pubs from the past

CHANGED: Newport Castle and the Old Green

CHANGED: Newport Castle and the Old Green

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Aerial pictures of the past show changing face of Newport

BOOK: The Severn estuary crossings by Chris Witts

BOOK: The Severn estuary crossings by Chris Witts

Book comes from lifelong passion for the Severn

HILL-WORK: David Pearce training in Belle Vue Park

HILL-WORK: David Pearce training in Belle Vue Park

Park night will recall Newport boxer David Pearce’s bid for title

Phil Cox at the site of the new Newport Ship Centre.

Phil Cox at the site of the new Newport Ship Centre.

The future for Newport's medieval ship

PICTURE: The Friends of the Newport Ship commissioned this painting from one of the UK’s leading marine artists, Peter Power, of the Newport Ship.

PICTURE: The Friends of the Newport Ship commissioned this painting from one of the UK’s leading marine artists, Peter Power, of the Newport Ship.

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15 years on: How Newport's medieval ship was found and saved

CAPTURED: The SS Belgia

CAPTURED: The SS Belgia

The daring Newport raid in first minutes of the First World War

POPULAR: A swimming gala at Maindee pool in its latter years. PIC Chris Tinsley.

POPULAR: A swimming gala at Maindee pool in its latter years. PIC Chris Tinsley.

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Looking back at Maindee baths - Newport's stylish pool

QUAGMIRE: Stretcher bearers battle through the mud during Battle of Passchendaele

QUAGMIRE: Stretcher bearers battle through the mud during Battle of Passchendaele

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Passchendaele - the battle that saw slaughter in the mud for little gain

LANDED: An Army Apache helicoptwer which was forced to land on the rugby fields at Monmouth School

LANDED: An Army Apache helicoptwer which was forced to land on the rugby fields at Monmouth School

THE LONG VIEW: The choppers which came to Gwent

POPULAR: The handball court in Nelson around 1905 with crowds watching a game

POPULAR: The handball court in Nelson around 1905 with crowds watching a game

Handball: Wales’ first national sport

HONOURS: Bob Curzon with his medals earned during the Second World War

HONOURS: Bob Curzon with his medals earned during the Second World War

Farewell to Bob Curzon, a leader on the fields of battle and sport

MEMORIAL: The Guardian statue in Six Bells

MEMORIAL: The Guardian statue in Six Bells

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Gwent's last colliery disaster

DRAMATIC: A bomb on HMS Antelope explodes in San Carlos Water

DRAMATIC: A bomb on HMS Antelope explodes in San Carlos Water

How the Argus told the story of the Falklands War

INDUSTRY: Tredegar Iron and Steelworks

INDUSTRY: Tredegar Iron and Steelworks

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The story of the Tredegar Company - the iron and coal firm that forged Gwent

LAST DAY: Malcolm Thomas and Albert Tanner on the last horse and cart to deliver parcels from Newport station

LAST DAY: Malcolm Thomas and Albert Tanner on the last horse and cart to deliver parcels from Newport station

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Picture shows the last day of horse-drawn deliveries on Newport streets

MEDIEVAL: Artist Anne Leaver created this impression of Newport around the time the medieval ship with assitance from historian Bob Trett

MEDIEVAL: Artist Anne Leaver created this impression of Newport around the time the medieval ship with assitance from historian Bob Trett

These pictures tell the story of Newport - real and imagined

SAFETY: Basque chilld refugees board the Habana in Bilbao

SAFETY: Basque chilld refugees board the Habana in Bilbao

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The child refugees who escaped the Spanish civil war and found safety in Newport

HONOUR: 104 Regiment Royal Artillery during their freedom parade in NewportPic: Chris Tinsley

HONOUR: 104 Regiment Royal Artillery during their freedom parade in NewportPic: Chris Tinsley

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We tell the story of Gwent’s own regiment

Staff from the AA Service shop with Gryff and man on stilts Maxey and Lisa Watkins promoting the festival in 1992

Staff from the AA Service shop with Gryff and man on stilts Maxey and Lisa Watkins promoting the festival in 1992

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Memories of Ebbw Vale Garden Festival which transformed town 25 years ago

DEFEATED: a Long line of captured British soldiers are led away from Calais during the fall of France. They would later be held in the same prison camps as the soldiers from Gwent.

DEFEATED: a Long line of captured British soldiers are led away from Calais during the fall of France. They would later be held in the same prison camps as the soldiers from Gwent.

How the Argus helped our prisoners-of-war

DRAMA: Sophia Loren and Gregory Peck on Crumlin viaduct in the film 'Arabesque'

DRAMA: Sophia Loren and Gregory Peck on Crumlin viaduct in the film 'Arabesque'

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TV and film locations using Gwent as their backdrop

AUTHOR: Arthur Machen

AUTHOR: Arthur Machen

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Books are tributes to Gwent writer Arthur Machen

TOWERING: The City Spires scheme which would have been built opposite Newport railway station

TOWERING: The City Spires scheme which would have been built opposite Newport railway station

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From the Usk barrage to a Newport skyscraper - we look back at visions of future

CABLE-LAYER: The John W Mackay in dry dock at Newport

CABLE-LAYER: The John W Mackay in dry dock at Newport

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The ships Newport has welcomed over the years

RURAL: This view of Newport in the 1920s shows how undeveloped much of Newport was

RURAL: This view of Newport in the 1920s shows how undeveloped much of Newport was

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These incredible views from the air show how Newport has changed

DEPARTMENT STORE: Picture taken in 1980 of Owen Owen on the corner of Charles Street and Commercial Street in Newport

DEPARTMENT STORE: Picture taken in 1980 of Owen Owen on the corner of Charles Street and Commercial Street in Newport

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Pictures take you back to Newport's high street icons of the 80s

MEMORIAL: Residents and schoolchildren from Abersychan at a service to remember the victims of the Llanerch mine explosion site on the 125th anniversary

MEMORIAL: Residents and schoolchildren from Abersychan at a service to remember the victims of the Llanerch mine explosion site on the 125th anniversary

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The Llanerch colliery disaster: A mine blast which shattered the valleys

CONDOLENCES: Some of the letters sent to the family of L Cpl Alfred Morgan on his death which were found by Robert Young. INSET: L Cpl Morgan's grave in Belgium.

CONDOLENCES: Some of the letters sent to the family of L Cpl Alfred Morgan on his death which were found by Robert Young. INSET: L Cpl Morgan's grave in Belgium.

Letters found in South of England tell of wartime sorrow for Newport family

5934400 PROMOTION: People were urged to repay the Royal Navy's work in guarding convoys of food with money to pay for new ships

5934400 PROMOTION: People were urged to repay the Royal Navy's work in guarding convoys of food with money to pay for new ships

Warship Week - the Gwent fundraising craze which paid for fighting ships

IN UNIFORM: John Fielding wearing his medals including his VC

IN UNIFORM: John Fielding wearing his medals including his VC

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Cwmbran's VC hero of Rorke’s Drift is still remembered

SANK: The Caledonian Monarch was lost with all hands on January 14 1942, 20 of whom were from Newport and Monmouthshire

SANK: The Caledonian Monarch was lost with all hands on January 14 1942, 20 of whom were from Newport and Monmouthshire

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LONG VIEW: When U-boats brought death to Newport

READY FOR ACTION: Newport's Spitfire 'Pride of Newport'

READY FOR ACTION: Newport's Spitfire 'Pride of Newport'

THE LONG VIEW: How Newport bought its very own Spitfire

CHRISTMAS BEHIND THE WIRE: A Christmas card sent by Walter Henry Coombes, (third from right), from his POW camp in Germany

CHRISTMAS BEHIND THE WIRE: A Christmas card sent by Walter Henry Coombes, (third from right), from his POW camp in Germany

THE LONG VIEW: The Christmas of wartime Gwent, a hundred years ago

STEP BACK IN TIME: One of the human footprints found in the mud near Goldcliff

STEP BACK IN TIME: One of the human footprints found in the mud near Goldcliff

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THE LONG VIEW: The prehistoric footprints found in the mud of the Severn

TO WAR: Film of soldiers marching to war from the launch of the 'First World War - Steel Remembered' project at the Lysaght Institute

TO WAR: Film of soldiers marching to war from the launch of the 'First World War - Steel Remembered' project at the Lysaght Institute

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THE LONG VIEW: When Newport’s men of steel went to war

TRAGEDY: The Anglo Saxon

TRAGEDY: The Anglo Saxon

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THE LONG VIEW: The Merchant Navy's debt to Newport

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