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• Mixed reaction to Sunday opening

  THE FIRST day of Sunday trading in Monmouth met with mixed reaction from retailers in the town. read more

• Club fears over bypass scheme

  A FOOTBALL club fears renewed demands for a bypass through Chepstow could lead to their pitch being earmarked for development. read more

• Tina's high and mighty

  THERE was a good crowd at the 21st annual shire horse show in Bailey Park, Abergavenny, organised by the South Wales Shire Horse Society. read more

• Cricket match in honour of Mike

  A CRICKET match in memory of former Monmouth Cricket Club stalwart Mike Etheridge is being staged at Monmouth Sports Ground on Sunday. read more

• Cricket match in honour of Mike

  A CRICKET match in memory of former Monmouth Cricket Club stalwart Mike Etheridge is being staged at Monmouth Sports Ground on Sunday. read more

• New twist to rural pub row

  MONMOUTHSHIRE County Council has decided not to take action over allegations that the Red Hart at Llanfapley is being used as a house illegally. read more

• James returns for Abergavenny

  ABERGAVENNY welcome back opening batsman Lee James for this weekend's crunch game against Panetg. read more

• Former mayor takes short cut for charity

  IT WAS a case of hair today gone tomorrow for former Mayor of Monmouth Richard Bond who parted company with his beard in aid of charity after wearing it for the last 19 years. read more

• Mardy hand lesson to PILCS

  Mardy 5-2 PILCS read more

• Traders must prove there is no need for tea room

  MONMOUTHSHIRE tourism bosses have promised not to open up a controversial tea room in Chepstow if traders can prove it is not needed. read more

• Win a new kit for your football team

  How do you fancy kicking off the new football season in style? read more

• Young skaters ask for permanent site of their own

  FOLLOWING the success of the portable skate park during Abergavenny Festival, young fans have called for a permanent one of their own. read more

• Council presses for woman to move

  MONMOUTHSHIRE County Council is heaping pressure on a grieving Monmouth woman to move out of a home it appears she is fully entitled to stay in. read more

• Local quartet in rowing glory

  FOUR Monmouth rowers have helped pull Great Britain to victory against France for the second year running. read more

• Police talks 'positive'

  COUNCIL officials say they are confident that the chronic police shortage in Monmouth can be resolved following two top-level meetings on Monday. read more

• Council cleared over chapel

  MONMOUTHSHIRE County Council has been cleared of any wrongdoing over its handling of the case of the redundant chapel on the Penyfal Hospital site in Abergavenny. read more

• Clubs reject WRU cost-cutting

  ABERGAVENNY RFC has given the thumbs down to Welsh Rugby Union chief executive David Moffat's plans to cut funding to clubs below Division Two, joining the other 200-plus clubs at Sunday's AGM that revolted. read more

• Race against tide to save caver

  STRAPPED to a stretcher and a little dazzled by the daylight, injured caver Laura Trowbridge was carried to safety by her rescuers after nearly 24 hours trapped in a Chepstow cave. read more

• Rugby club celebrates 130 years

  MONMOUTH Rugby Club celebrates its 130 years anniversary next year and, as part of its celebrations, a former players' reunion is being arranged at the clubhouse. read more

• Crowd stays in step to the Beat

  CROWDS turned out in all weathers to take part in this year's nine-day Monmouth Festival. read more

On this day: Monmouthshire Archive