FOR this weeks Five of the Best, we want to highlight the positive stories that we have featured in our paper and online this past week.

Newport's superhero entertainer

South Wales Argus:

Mike Harmon, general manager of The Llanwern Bull, is used to putting on events with a variety of mascots on a regular basis - but, due to the coronavirus lockdown and being put on furlough, he has not been able to.

So instead he's been donning the costumes himself and walking around the Glan Llyn estate, where the pub is located, to entertain children stuck indoors - and raise cash for the NHS while he's at it.

NHS mural in Cwmbran

South Wales Argus:

Lyndon Reynolds began work on the piece on Monday, April 20, using cans of spray paint he had found in his garage. Just five days later the mural emblazoned on Mr Reynolds’ garage, which depicts an NHS worker sporting a Superman face mask, was complete.

Marathon in Varteg

South Wales Argus:

He should have been running the London Marathon but Chris Burgess, 33, ran a full 26.2 miles up and down the mountain where he lives, staying within a mile and a half of his home at all times.

This was to raise money to buy essential items for patients at Nevill Hall Hospital.

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Viral fitness group

South Wales Argus:

Tracey Hughes, 43, from Newport, has taken her popular fitness classes to Facebook amid the coronavirus lockdown - and has received over 1,000 members in her group.

To join head to ‘Tracey’s Fitness Classes’ on Facebook.

Strapping on her running shoes

South Wales Argus:

Five-year-old Millie Hopper has been using her daily exercise to take part in the 2.6 challenge to raise money for the NHS - and has raised more than £1,000.

Millie has been doing laps of her estate as part of the campaign, which invites people to take on challenges related to the number 2.6, such as running 2.6km, cycling 26km or raising £26.