Main headline · Weather

Flood warnings on the Tywi, Teifi and Usk through Sunday

NRW warnings on Carmarthen quay and Cardigan, alerts as far as Abergavenny. Yellow warning ends 9am Sunday.

The Brief· Wales

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Tonight / this week

Sat 15:00Newport County v Tranmere RoversRodney ParadeFrom £18
Sat 14:30Chepstow Town v UndyLarkfield ParkFrom £5
Sun 12:00Newport City Women v Briton FerryNewport StadiumFree
Sat 15:00Cardiff City v Sheffield UnitedCardiff City StadiumFrom £22
Sat 17:15Cardiff Rugby v DragonsArms ParkFrom £20
Sat 12:30Derby County v Swansea CityPride ParkFrom £28
Fri 20:00Wrexham v Birmingham CityRacecourse GroundFrom £28
Sat 19:00Cardiff Devils v Sheffield SteelersVindico ArenaFrom £18
Sat 11:00Glamorgan v HampshireSophia GardensFrom £12
Sat 16:40Chepstow Races v Saturday cardChepstow RacecourseFrom £15
Sat 19:00Jonny Clayton v Gurney or KádárMVM Dome, BudapestFrom ITV4
A465 westbound overnight Friday–Monday · This Saturday is live

Things to do· Wales

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Sport· This Saturday

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Football

Rugby

Sat 17:15 · Arms Park · From £20
Cardiff Rugby v Dragons
Bookies 4/9 · 18/1 · 2/1
Our call Cardiff 27–20
Match centre →

Ice hockey

Sat 19:00 · Vindico Arena · From £18
Cardiff Devils v Sheffield Steelers
Our call Devils
Match centre →

Darts

Sat 19:00 · MVM Dome, Budapest · From ITV4
Jonny Clayton v Gurney or Kádár
Bookies 4/6 · 6/5
Our call Clayton
Match centre →

Cricket

Sat 11:00 · Sophia Gardens · From £12
Glamorgan v Hampshire
Our call Draw
Match centre →

Racing

Sat 16:40 · Chepstow Racecourse · From £15
Chepstow Races v Saturday card
Match centre →

Women’s football

Sun 12:00 · Newport Stadium · Free
Newport City Women v Briton Ferry
Our call Newport City Women
Match centre →

The Table

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First look at Hafod: 28 covers, a window on the Usk, no bookings for a fortnight

Wed 26 Aug, 08:00

Under £15 in Newport: market bowl, Tiny Rebel pie, Priory set in Caerleon

Thu 20 Aug, 11:30

Review: The Bell at Skenfrith, midweek

Mon 10 Aug, 09:00

The Drinker

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Out Out

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Y Bar from 10 Friday, Le Pub doors 8 Saturday — what’s on in Newport after eleven

Thu 27 Aug, 17:00

Le Pub in September: Saturday’s bill will sell — midweek still has tickets

Wed 26 Aug, 12:00

Y Bar on Friday: doors from 10, last in around 1am

Sat 22 Aug, 11:00

Welsh person of the day

Shirley Bassey

b. 1937 · Tiger Bay, Cardiff

Three Bond themes, a voice that filled halls before stadiums did. Born in the docks, not a myth about them.

Why it matters

A Cardiff docks voice that made Wales audible in rooms that had never heard of the Bay.

Welsh word of the day

Milltir sgwâr

MITH-leer sgar

Literally ‘square mile’. It means your home patch — the streets you could walk in the dark.

What else

Awards

Nominate Gwent’s best pub, table or independent — shortlist in October, night in November

Best pub, best table, best independent. Shortlist in October, night in November. Nominations open from today.

Nominate

Places

One page per pub, kitchen, ground and walk. Guides and news both point here. No ratings war.

All places

Flood warnings on the Tywi, Teifi and Usk through Sunday

Other main stories

Senedd autumn term: 20mph review, housing numbers, NHS winter plan

Routine scans over eight weeks in four of seven health boards

No trains Chester to Llandudno Junction on Sunday — replacement buses from 07:40

Second-home premium: which councils charged 300%, and who is exempt

The Brief· Wales

Newport backs Usk flood defences — trial pits in Maindee from 6 October, 8am–5pm

The A465 is shut westbound all weekend. 25 minutes extra.

Grange University Hospital: 14-week waits for routine imaging

Chepstow High Street shop thefts: trial starts Monday at Cwmbran Magistrates

Hafod opens on Friars Walk on 4 September, lunch from £11

Things to do· Wales

Sport· This Saturday

Football

Rugby

Ice hockey

Darts

Cricket

Racing

Women’s football

County v Tranmere, 3pm Saturday, tickets from £18 — walk, pint, Bisley on the gate

Ten things to do in Gwent this weekend — including a table at the Bell if you phone by 4

Cardiff City v Sheffield United, 3pm, tickets from £22 — City Arms from 90 minutes out

Swansea at Derby, 12.30, Sky Sports+ — not a home 3pm

The Table

First look at Hafod: 28 covers, a window on the Usk, no bookings for a fortnight

Under £15 in Newport: market bowl, Tiny Rebel pie, Priory set in Caerleon

Review: The Bell at Skenfrith, midweek

The Drinker

A High Street crawl: the Murenger, Tiny Rebel, then the river — no taxi needed

Sunday lunch at the Clytha Arms — two sittings, garden first if it’s dry

City Arms on Quay Street: sit down by 1.30 on a home Saturday or you’ll stand

Out Out

Y Bar from 10 Friday, Le Pub doors 8 Saturday — what’s on in Newport after eleven

Le Pub in September: Saturday’s bill will sell — midweek still has tickets

Y Bar on Friday: doors from 10, last in around 1am

Nominate Gwent’s best pub, table or independent — shortlist in October, night in November

Flood warnings on the Tywi, Teifi and Usk through Sunday

Other main stories

Senedd autumn term: 20mph review, housing numbers, NHS winter plan

Routine scans over eight weeks in four of seven health boards

No trains Chester to Llandudno Junction on Sunday — replacement buses from 07:40

Second-home premium: which councils charged 300%, and who is exempt

The Brief· Wales

Newport backs Usk flood defences — trial pits in Maindee from 6 October, 8am–5pm

The A465 is shut westbound all weekend. 25 minutes extra.

Grange University Hospital: 14-week waits for routine imaging

Chepstow High Street shop thefts: trial starts Monday at Cwmbran Magistrates

Hafod opens on Friars Walk on 4 September, lunch from £11

Things to do· Wales

Sport· This Saturday

Football

Rugby

Ice hockey

Darts

Cricket

Racing

Women’s football

County v Tranmere, 3pm Saturday, tickets from £18 — walk, pint, Bisley on the gate

Ten things to do in Gwent this weekend — including a table at the Bell if you phone by 4

Cardiff City v Sheffield United, 3pm, tickets from £22 — City Arms from 90 minutes out

Swansea at Derby, 12.30, Sky Sports+ — not a home 3pm

The Table

First look at Hafod: 28 covers, a window on the Usk, no bookings for a fortnight

Under £15 in Newport: market bowl, Tiny Rebel pie, Priory set in Caerleon

Review: The Bell at Skenfrith, midweek

The Drinker

A High Street crawl: the Murenger, Tiny Rebel, then the river — no taxi needed

Sunday lunch at the Clytha Arms — two sittings, garden first if it’s dry

City Arms on Quay Street: sit down by 1.30 on a home Saturday or you’ll stand

Out Out

Y Bar from 10 Friday, Le Pub doors 8 Saturday — what’s on in Newport after eleven

Le Pub in September: Saturday’s bill will sell — midweek still has tickets

Y Bar on Friday: doors from 10, last in around 1am

Nominate Gwent’s best pub, table or independent — shortlist in October, night in November

The Brief at 7am. This Saturday, packed Thursday 4pm.