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• Revenge is sweet for Abergavenny

  ABERGAVENNY put paid to last year's cup defeat against Aberystwyth with a dogged second round win in this year's competition against the Division Three West outfit. read more

• Our Dan's the man for Villa

  LOCAL soccer hotshot Daniel MacDonald is set to follow in the footsteps of Michael Owen and David Beckham, when he earns his first cap with the England U16 squad, that takes on Wales U16s this Friday at Gillingham. read more

• Police move to stop boy racers

  ABERGAVENNY police have appointed a designated officer to combat the problems in the town caused by so-called boy racers. read more

• Central Gwent League round-up

  Another sunny, but crisp Saturday afternoon for all the Gwent Central matches. The first games took place in the A Jones & Co Usk Langdon Cup Round One. read more

• Porth Tywyn 2 Chepstow Town 2

  CHEPSTOW Town assistant boss Wayne Samuel has called on his side to rise above the opposition's rough and tumble tactics and let their football do the talking. read more

• TV stars bring Pudsey to children's centre

  STARS from the major television drama Casualty came to the aid of children in need in Monmouth last week. read more

• Gwent Central league 2 East Gwent league 2

  East Gwent League came to Cwmbran Stadium to defend the cup, which they had won for the last two seasons against the Gwent Central League. read more

• Fresh hope for cinema project

  THE future of the former chapel in Market Street, Abergavenny, earmarked by many people for a cinema, will be discussed in the next two weeks. read more

• Questions asked over OCTV delay

  HOME Secretary David Blunkett may be put summoned to Parliament to explain why he is stalling over responding to a demand to launch an inquiry into the installation of security cameras in Monmouth. read more

• Front row woe means Usk bow out of cup

  USK had to forfeit their cup game with Beaufort on Saturday, because they couldn't field a front row. read more

• Police back down over Euro-sceptic's web comments

  A POLICE investigation into comments made by a prominent Gwent Euro-sceptic hailing the fatal attack on Swedish foreign minister Anna Lindh as a "patriotic act" has been dropped. read more

• Courageous display, but cup hope ends

  Caldicot 7 Nantyfflon 12 read more

• Goytre battle way to win

  Goytre 2 Llantwit Fadre 1 read more

• Cemetery work upsets relatives

  FEELINGS are running high in Caldicot over safety inspection work at the town's cemetery which has seen scores of headstones pushed flat to the ground. read more

• Town council makes skate park promise

  Chepstow town councillors have promised to pass on concerns set out in 170 letter about the proposed skate park. read more

• Kit joy for rugby team

  CALDICOT mini rugby under 13s team have received a boost from electricity provider Western Power Distribution, with a £700 kit sponsorship deal. read more

• Guards, Guards!

  GET ready for a comedy of fantastical proportions when the colourful characters of comic author Terry Pratchett come to life in Abergavenny next month. read more

• Skennie suffer another defeat

  Western 2 Skenfrith United 1 read more

• Perfect match made in Usk

  ASSEMBLY MEMBER David Davies, once rated one of Wales' most eligible bachelors, married his Hungarian sweetheart on Saturday. read more

• AMs hope to save farmers' market

  A FARMERS' market in Monmouth, which is under the threat of closure, has won the support of local assembly members. read more

On this day: Monmouthshire Archive