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fficers are appealing for information following an attempted theft from a van on King Henry V Drive in Monmouth

Appeal for information following attempted theft from a van

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Family of Scott Bessant launch a fundraising campaign in a bid to help his rehabilitation

CONCERT: More than 15,000 fans saw Little Mix take to the stage in the grounds of Caldicot Castle and Country Park. Picture: Tom Damsell, Fragment Imagery

Concerts which led to £140k losses amongst 'risky' council practices, say auditors

The former police training college in Cwmbran is under development as Parc Celyn

Next phase for former Gwent Police training college plan gets go ahead

DETAINED: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

Jailed mum likely to be handed another conviction in Iran

YUMMY: Paula Prangley in a sweet shop

Call for people to support 'unique' stores

Caldicot Choir will sing at Buckingham Palace

Choir sing in front of Duke and Duchess of Sussex at Buckingham Palace garden party

FUN: People taking part in the Pontypool Walk for Life. Picture: Bethan Greenslade

Big turn out for Pontypool Walk for Life on weekend

REMEMBER: The minute silence in Cathedral Gardens, Manchester during the Manchester Arena National Service of Commemoration . Picture: Dave Higgens/PA Wire

PICTURES: Victims of Manchester attack remembered one year on

CELEBRATING: Wayne Beecham, Nick Thomas-Symonds and Rachel Hamilton

Youth theatre marks a 'big' anniversary

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Blue Planet may inspire Monmouthshire to become a plastic-free county

Monmouthshire County Council offices in Usk

A new school could open as council proposes county-wide overhaul to special needs education

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Pontypool Walk for Life. Picture: Bethan Greenslade

PICTURES: Sun shines as people turn out for canal charity walk

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STRUGGLING: One Monmouthshire school is owed £1,000 in unpaid primary school meal fees

Authority must be 'sensitive' in its approach to £8k school meals debt, say councillors

STRUGGLING: One Monmouthshire school is owed £1,000 in unpaid primary school meal fees

Authority must be 'sensitive' in its approach to £8k school meals debt, say councillors

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HELPING HAND: A community car scheme has been running in Monmouth for two years

New community car scheme will help town's most vulnerable residents get around

Cllr Jessica Powell with (left to right) chaplain Harald Thomas, chief executive Alison Ward and Cllr Stuart Evans, last year’s deputy mayor Picture: Jessica Powell

'End of an era' for Torfaen as the last mayor finishes term

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Former Monmouthshire air trooper selected for UK Invictus Games team

Abergavenny railway station. Pic: Google

Campaigners accuse authorities of 'passing the buck' over station upgrades

ANNIVERSARY: Gilwern Primary School pupil Dylan Cameron, a winner of Monmouthshire County Council’s RAF100 competition

Pupils recite poems at moving ceremony to mark RAF centenary

Damage caused by the fire

Gwent theatre group loses £10k worth of items in devastating fire

Dambusters: Bill Townsend, third from right, and his crew before his posting to 617 Squadron

Plaque to be unveiled outside former Chepstow home of Dambuster pilot this week

John Conibeer with family as he recovers from injuries suffered in a crash

Family renew appeal for driver who left scene of crash to come forward

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Crowds flock to new market in Chepstow

Councillor Peter Clarke with councillor Maureen Powell

Monmouthshire County Council elects new chairman

The giant guitar was put on a trailer and returned to Devauden after being found by a farmer

Giant guitar stolen from village found in time for music festival

Monmouthshire County Council.

Council owed more than £8,000 in unpaid school meal bills

The Gwent Wildlife Trust Race for Wildlife 10k sets off from Undy.
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Pictures: Runners race across Gwent Levels in charity wildlife race

L to R: Councillor Penny Jones, Luke Davies, Peter Gowing, Mel Lee (contact worker), Debbie Dutson (family support worker) and Kate Cook (family support worker)

Firm’s kind donation will benefit children and families at Monmouthshire centre

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Welsh folk band Calan to perform at Abergavenny theatre

UPSET: Thieves have stolen money raised for cancer fighter Jacob Jones, pictured.

Family 'devastated' after thieves steal money for boy fighting cancer

Torfaen County Borough Council

Funding to tackle large class sizes set for committee review

Monmouthshire County Council

Prison worker scheme supervisor set for pay rise

MONMOUTHSHIRE: Town hall conversion costs

MONMOUTHSHIRE: Town hall conversion costs

WORKING: Workers trying to repair the store

A business which was hit by a blaze has now re-opened its doors

RENOWNED: Alfred Russel Wallace became a noted figure within the scientific world after developing a theory of evolution through natural selection independently of his more famous peer, Charles Darwin

Proposed monument to Usk-born naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace poses 'safety risk', claims report

Staff from McDonald's in Abergavenny have helped clear a path blighted by litter

Gwent beauty spot blighted by litter cleaned up thanks to McDonald's staff

Georgia Davies, 17, was injured after cables fell at Abergavenny station. PIC: Allun Davies

Teens were struck by power cable which was 'not checked' as required at Gwent train station, report finds

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Appeal to find absconded prisoner last seen in Abergavenny

Crowds gathered in Magor Square to cheer on runners

Pictures: Newport marathon proves a success in Monmouthshire

HAPPY: Win Williams on her 100th birthday

Woman who turns 100 still only feels 25

The stolen guitar

Giant guitar made for village music festival stolen

Ian Baber has been awarded the Pride of Gwent Lifetime Achievement Award. PICTURE: CHRIS TINSLEY

PRIDE OF GWENT: Award for man who has devoted his life to cricket

WRECKED: A number of vehicles in the garage next to Mcintyre Tyres were damaged in the fire

Business owner 'devastated' by fire costing thousands of pounds worth of damage

A bus will tour Monmouthshire offering information on fostering

Roadshow aims to attract new foster carers in Monmouthshire

OPEN: John Robinson, president of Chepstow and Caldicot Lions and St David’s Hospice Ward Sister Rachel Buttweiler open the Chepstow room at St David’s Hospice, Malpas, Newport

Lions roar £10,000 of support for Newport hospice

Circus Mondao is coming to Chepstow Racecourse

Circus bringing new show to Chepstow Racecourse

A group meeting at Emmeline Tea Room in Abergavenny helps stroke survivors with aphasia regain their independence with the support of others affected by stroke

Tea room bidding to help stroke survivors in Make May Purple

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Fire on Clarence Road, Pontypool. Picture: Lee Griffiths

Firefighters battle blaze in Pontypool

Building work is already underway at Croesyceiliog School in Cwmbran

Croesyceiliog School building to stay to help post-16 education

Ty Cyd 3 and half of its car park will be sold in a bid to help a business to grow while detering acts of vandalism

Office and car park sale will help business and deter vandals

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MP calls for more early cancer screen in mum's memory

Corporal Tom Woodward raised the RAF Ensign

Airman raises RAF Ensign over Welsh capital

FUN: The 1,000 foot long Labyrinth obstacle course is headed for Chepstow

Record-breaking inflatable obstacle course to bounce back into Chepstow

Litter was found dumped on the Blorenge hill near Abergavenny. Picture: Abergavenny Voice

Council issues fly-tipping warning after rubbish found dumped

Monmouth School for Boys’ Combined Cadet Force won a silver medal at the Cadet Cambrian Patrol competition

Students win silver medal at tough competition

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MUCH-LOVED: Gerald Kear was well-known across the cricket scene in Gwent

Tributes paid from across Gwent after death of cricket stalwart Gerald Kear

Comedian and television presenter Griff Rhys Jones will be perfroming at Monmouth's Savoy Theatre

Comedian Griff Rhys Jones to bring tour to Monmouth theatre

Fly-tipping in Pontypool area.

Council approves new fixed penalty notices to tackle fly-tipping

FP_BH_1602_4 12.11.11 CHEPSTOW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reporter: Lia Hind..Chepstow Community Hospital: A view looking towards the main entrance..

Council's judicial review against health board 'fails to get off the ground'

Gwent Police.

Police urge residents in an area of Gwent to remain vigilant after 28 burglaries in two weeks

VICTORY: Campaigners who opposed the proposed waste plant near Caldicot

Campaigners celebrate after controversial plans for waste plant are refused by council

Sport

LEADING THE CHARGE: Wales lock Cory Hill carrying hard against Georgia

Dragons lock Hill learning from Lions as Wales co-captain

DESPERATE TO IMPRESS: Dragons wing/full-back Hallam Amos will be back in the red of Wales

Dragons speedster Amos: The race is on for Wales World Cup spots

IN DEMAND? Wales coach Shaun Edwards has been linked with England

Defence guru Edwards fully committed to Wales, insists Howley

REUNION: Zane Kirchner on the attack for the Dragons at Northampton last summer

Dragons to host Biggar's Northampton at Rodney Parade in pre-season

EBBW DAYS: New Cardiff Blues backs coach Jason Strange had five successful seasons with the Steelmen before taking a risk by heading for the WRU

Gamble in leaving Ebbw has paid off with Cardiff Blues job – Strange

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POPULAR: Chepstow clerk of the course Keith Ottesen is leaving this month

Racing from Chepstow with Phil Bell – we bid farewell to clerk of the course Keith Ottesen

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Sport

Blaenavon Blues Thirds celebrate after winning the Benevolent Cup

Blaenavon Blues Thirds win the Benevolent Cup

Matthew Kinchin helped Sudbrook 1sts to victory with 96 runs

Sudbrook Firsts bounce back to triumph

INTERNATIONAL: Ex-Newport County star Regan Poole in action for Wales in Toulon last summer

Regan Poole joins Wales under-21 squad

Sudbrook Seconds: back, left to right: Rob Simmonds, Paul Adams, Ed Neale, Jon Clements, Adam Nelson, Rob Supple. Front row: Harry Woodward, Matthew Burton, Steve Comins, Iestyn Nelson, Anthony Cole

Matt Burton leads the way as Sudbrook Seconds triumph

Tyler Morgan-Huggett hit a club record 191 for Chepstow in the Second XI’s home win over Pentyrch Seconds

Tyler Morgan-Huggett hammers 191 to set new Chepstow CC record

Pat Mullane (blue vest) won gold in the Great Britain Youth Boxing Championship in Scotland

Chepstow boxer Pat Mullane wins gold for Wales

Dragons signing Williams gets Barbarians call

Dragons signing Williams gets Barbarians call

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PROVING HIS POINT: Brynmawr’s Sam Cross is in good form and loving life at the Ospreys

Wales flanker Sam Cross: It's great to prove my autumn critics wrong

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National sport

Joe Root hopes to get England back to winning ways this summer (John Walton/PA)

Joe Root confident new and old can deliver for England

Sebastian Vettel, left, and Lewis Hamilton found the lights too strong at the Monaco Grand Prix press conference (Claude Paris/AP)

Vettel leaves door open for Hamilton to join him at Ferrari

Simon Yates leads the Giro d’Italia after 17 stages (David Davies/PA)

Another stage win for Viviani – but Yates keeps control in Italy

Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis and new manager Unai Emery (left) (Mark Bryans/PA)

Unai Emery relishing challenge of replacing Arsene Wenger at Arsenal

A name change will see Chelsea’s female team known as Chelsea Women (Nigel French/PA Images)

Chelsea Football Club Women the new name for Chelsea Ladies

Will Smith will perform the official World Cup song, Live It Up, with Nicky Jam and Era Istrefi before the final in Moscow (Isabel Infantes/PA)

Will Smith confirmed for 2018 World Cup song

Michael Carrick, left, is confident Paul Pogba will not leave Old Trafford (Nick Potts/PA)

Carrick not considering Pogba exit

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LETTERS: Thanks for support of Black Rock lave net fishermen

LETTERS: Thanks for support of Black Rock lave net fishermen

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Business

Portstock: Robin Hall (centre) of Kymin, with Kris Broome, of St David’s Hospice Care and Chris Taylor, of Kymin. Picture: DBPR

Portstock 2018 music festival is on song after signing major backer

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Esteban Santiago pleaded guilty in exchange for a life prison sentence (Lynne Sladky/AP)

Man pleads guilty over deadly Florida airport shooting

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‘Max fac’ customs plan could cost businesses up to £20bn, HMRC chief warns

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Seventy-two people died in the Grenfell Tower blaze (David Mirzoeff/PA)

Family’s tears as victim’s son tells Grenfell inquiry of his ‘hero’ father

A generic stock photo of crime scene tape at a murder investigation site.

Manhunt for estranged husband after ‘vicious murder’

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and family after their wedding ceremony (Alexi Lubomirski)

Royal wedding pictures captured magical moments, says photographer

Hundreds of rail services have been cancelled this week (Danny Lawson/PA)

Grayling apologises for disruption following train timetable changes

Uber announce insurance scheme (Laura Dale/PA)

Uber offers insurance cover to its drivers across Europe

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