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• Cross Ash pupils win TV show

  PUPILS from Cross Ash Primary School have just beaten off competitors from all over the UK to win Class Wars, a competition organised by Children's BBC. read more

• Gang steals 4x4s to order

  TOP-of-the-range 4x4 vehicle owners in Monmouthshire are being targeted by a gang who are stealing the vehicles to order. read more

• Aber lose tactical battle

  Newport Saracens 22 Abergavenny 7 read more

• Mardy aim for six of the best

  MARDY AFC made it six wins on the bounce after a 2-1 victory over Abercarn on Saturday. read more

• Support your local

  FORGET dogs - the British pint is a man's best friend. read more

• Crunch game awaits Monmouth Town

  MONMOUTH Town play arguably their most important game on Saturday knowing victory could lift them out of the relegation zone. read more

• Seven arrested after town centre brawls

  SEVEN people were arrested in Caldicot after two nights of fighting in the town centre during the weekend. read more

• Thornwell too strong for Thursdays

  "PROBABLY the best side we've faced this season" - that was the verdict on Thornwell Burnt Barn after they had beaten Abergavenny Thursdays on Saturday. read more

• Skennie on revenge mission

  SKENFRITH are on a revenge mission this weekend - determined to make up for one of their most embarrassing results of the season. read more

• Chepstow Town face 'six-pointer'

  CHEPSTOW Town can take a huge step towards safety on Saturday when they play one of their main relegation rivals. read more

• Chepstow to face league leaders

  CHEPSTOW RFC face a tough task when they restart their Division Four East campaign after the break for Six Nations internationals. read more

• East Gwent League round-up

  IN the only game to survive the rain, Monmouth Town B put on one of their best performances of the season to thrash Mathern Athletic B 4-0. read more

• Gwent Central League round-up

  GILWERN and District upset the odds on Saturday when they knocked Sebastopol out of the Langdon Cup. read more

• Farmer calls for fairer milk prices

  LOCAL dairy farmer Brian Parry produces 5,000 litres of milk every day - and he still cannot make ends meet. read more

• Tiny community is ready to bloom

  THE smallest parish in Monmouthshire is holding its first flower festival. read more

• Landlady's fury at plans to move crossing

  USK licensee Geraldine Griffiths says she is defending her 600 year old pub from modern-day highwaymen. read more

• Family races against time to help Callum

  DEVOTED parents Jane and Dean Arnold have less than a year to raise £34,000 for work to make their home more suitable for their five-year-old son, Callum. read more

• Road closure ends - until summer

  THE controversial closure of Cross Street, Abergavenny is to end next week - but it could close again in the summer. read more

• It's official - we're in the UK's love capital

  SEX in the city? Maybe so but it's romance you'll find in the countryside - or at least Undy in Monmouthshire, the official love capital of the UK. read more

• Treatment plant gets councillors' go-ahead

  PLANS to extend a treatment plant at Magor Brewery have been given the go-ahead by councillors. read more

On this day: Monmouthshire Archive