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• Quarry death divers identified

  THE divers who died at Old Dayhouse Quarry, Tidenham, near Chepstow, last week have been named as Janine Davison-Evans, 27, and boyfriend Hank Austin, 25. read more

• Monmouth CC face tricky opener

  MONMOUTH Cricket Club face the toughest possible start in their defence of the Flint & Cook Marches League Division 1 crown. read more

• Controversial skate park opens

  THE CONTROVERSIAL skateboard park in Chepstow has opened and is already being well used - but this hasn't stopped the protesters. read more

• Bridge probe reveals £2.6m overspend

  AN investigation has been held into massive failings in the new Monnow Bridge scheme, which resulted in a £2.6 million overspend. read more

• Monmouth get a thumping

  Abertillery Bluebirds 5 Monmouth Town 1 read more

• Former champs full of confidence

  NEW Sudbrook cricket coach Mark O'Leary is putting his faith in the club's young crop of stars for this season's campaign insisting they are good enough to guide the side into the Thomas Carol South Wales Premiership top four. read more

• Police clamp down on public disorder

  THERE has been a big reduction in the number of assaults and public order offences in Abergavenny during the past year, new crime figures reveal. read more

• Fury as protected tree is felled

  A MATURE Ash tree that was to have been at the heart of the new Riverside Walk Development - was felled last week by builders. read more

• Safety fears at death blaze hostel

  ANGER and safety fears surround the hostel where a man died in a fire last week. Tenants were sent back to The Moors hostel in Station Road, Rogiet, on Friday. read more

• Police plea after river body find

  POLICE are appealing for information to help identify the body of a man found in the River Wye. read more

• Bridge probe reveals major errors

  AN investigation has been held into massive failings in the new Monnow Bridge scheme, which resulted in a £1.2 million overspend. read more

• Winning streak comes to end

  Abercarn 4 Mardy 3 read more

• New WI aims to spice things up

  Forget the traditions of Jerusalem and jam-making, a new Women's Institute group near Chepstow is aiming to spice things up. read more

• Taxi drivers unite

  MONMOUTH taxi drivers have thrown their support behind efforts to stamp out the problem of unlicensed taxis operating in Raglan. read more

• It's England glory for Geraint

  A FORMER player with Abergavenny Cricket Club has become the first of their amateur players to gain an England cap. read more

• Disabled man's anger over scooter ban

  A DISABLED Abergavenny man is angry that he was fined after riding his invalid scooter after drinking, when a local woman had her charge withdrawn. read more

• Undy B upset odds for final win

  Undy Athletic B became the first Divison Two side to lift the Gill Cup after beating Tintern Abbey 2-1 on Saturday. read more

• Goytre to spoil party?

  FC Rhondda 0 Goytre 0 read more

• Gwent Central League round-up

  Sebastopol appear to be coasting to the Gwent Central League Division One title and promotion to the Gwent County FA League. read more

• East Gwent League round-up

  Division One Mid-week: Caldicot Town and Monmouth Town did the impossible. read more

On this day: Monmouthshire Archive