Gwent Police

One of the businesses most badly affected is Cable News, which is next door to The Magic Cottage. Owner Paul Cable said it was “absolutely destroyed”.

Police and fire crews were called to reports of a fire at the back of a charity shop at around 8.30pm on Sunday evening.

John Stringer, 41, is charged with five offences against the girl which allegedly took place over almost two years between December 2019 and July 2021.