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• Cash pledge for local roads

  AN extra £250,000 is to be spent this year on improvements to rural roads in Monmouthshire. read more

• Chepstow keep up unbeaten run

  Chepstow Town 1 Llantwit Fardre 0 read more

• Cash earmarked to redevelop market area

  MORE than £400,000 will be set aside to upgrade the area surrounding Abergavenny cattle market when it is redeveloped, Monmouthshire County Council has pledged. read more

• It's all downhill from here!

  A CONTROVERSIAL one-way system planned for Chepstow town centre will take effect from next Wednesday, the Free Press can reveal. read more

• Mardy lose out in tight encounter

  Cwmbran Celtic 3 Mardy 2 read more

• Bodies found at diving centre

  RESCUE teams who spent the weekend searching for two missing divers discovered two bodies in a Tidenham quarry on Monday evening. read more

• Gwent Central League round-up

  Sebastopol go back on top of Division One following their 3-1 midweek local derby win over Pontypool Town, and then a narrow 3-2 Saturday win over rivals Gilwern & District. read more

• Roman coin found at M&S site

  EVIDENCE of Monmouth's Roman occupation have been unearthed at the site of the old Len Hunt Motors garage in Monnow Street. read more

• Elias the hero in Skennie cup win

  Ross Cup Final: Skenfrith United 4 Western 3 read more

• Turf-cutting ceremony gets school under way

  WORK on a controversial new £6.6 million primary school is set to get under way this week. read more

• Monmouth ease to win over Caldicot

  Monmouth continued their winning ways with a 20-12 win away at Caldicot last Saturday although nowhere near in the style with which they are capable. read more

• Parents angry at 'fob-off'

  EDUCATION chiefs in Monmouthshire admit they made a mistake by not consulting parents over proposed school catchment changes in Chepstow. read more

• Rolling back the years!

  A SUMMER of celebrations are planned for Monmouth to mark the 100th aniversary of when local aristocrat Charles Rolls met business partner Henry Royce to form one of the world's most famous names. read more

• Council pledge over skate park

  A SKATE park for Abergavenny will be top of the shopping list in next year's budget. read more

• Goytre slip up again

  Treowen 1 Goytre 0 read more

• East Gwent League round-up

  Tintern Abbey retained the Watkins Shield after coming from 1-0 down against Underwood A and winning 2-1. read more

• Locals aim to help brave Callum

  TWELVE kind-hearted members of staff at an Abergavenny glazing company have got out their walking boots to help a five year old boy. read more

• Encouraged by local custom

  WITH tales of village shops, pubs and post offices closing and all-too frequent part of modern rural life, two local communities are bucking the trend. Andy Sherwill reports... read more

On this day: Monmouthshire Archive