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• Costs rise again for Monnow Bridge

  THE final cost of building Monmouth's new Monnow Bridge will reach nearly £3 million, councillors were told this week. read more

• Thursdays' major deal

  ABERGAVENNY Thursdays have announced a major sponsorship deal with one of Gwent's biggest building construction companies Anthony A Davies Ltd. read more

• Rebecca wins Ladies Stableford

  Sixteen-year-old Rebecca Adlam threw off the challenge of 167 ladies to win the Monmouthshire Golf Club's Ladies Open with a Stableford score of 44 points, playing to par for the very first time. read more

• 'I need bit of luck' - O'Leary

  SUDBROOK player-coach Mark O'Leary has admitted he's struggling to find the batting form he has grown accustomed to in recent seasons though he insisted it's not down to the pressures of being the club's coach. read more

• Man for the job

  GOYTRE Football Club have appointed former Gilwern manager Alan Burkitt in charge of their second team. read more

• Unlucky Chris wins three but misses bronze

  TWO players from Caldicot Judokwai enjoyed success at the Northern Home Counties Open Champion-ship at High Wycombe on July 10. read more

• Aber IIs defy rain to secure good win

  With a delayed start due to rain, the toss was always likely to be important, and Usk IIs got the break and stuck Abergavenny IIs in, in a match reduced to 40 overs a side. read more

• Schools join Local Food campaign

  A GROUNDBREAKING scheme to introduce fresh, locally sourced food into school dinners and teach children about healthy eating has been launched in Monmouthshire. read more

• Boy airlifted after falling from tree

  A 10-YEAR-OLD boy was airlifted to hospital after falling from a tree in Caldicot. read more

• Drugs project moves in

  A NEW project has arrived in the town to help combat the area's growing drug use problem. read more

• Winn is warming up

  ABERGAVENNY'S Julian Winn may be going to the Olympic Games in Athens next month, but he is not too big to help smaller events. read more

• Victory - with one ball left

  MONMOUTH Cricket Club fought back from the brink of defeat to snatch a dramatic one-wicket win against visiting Goodrich - with just one ball to spare - in a rain-hit Flint & Cook Marches League Division 1 clash on Saturday. read more

• Aquarium plan could be world's largest

  DEVELOPERS behind a £900 million village in Monmouthshire want to create a science park which could be one of the world's largest fresh water aquariums. read more

• Care worker jailed over child porn

  A CARE worker employed at a residential unit in Abergavenny accessed sites on the computer of one of the men he was looking after, and made indecent pictures of children, Cardiff crown court has heard. read more

• Meadows are under threat

  PART of Castle Meadows in Abergavenny is in danger of being washed away by the River Usk, says a leading councillor. read more

• Anger over skate park 'yobs'

  YOBS who gather in a Chepstow skatepark and stay up all night drinking at weekends are making residents' lives a misery, local people say. read more

• Speeding bikers 'go unchecked'

  GWENT Police are to be asked to send officers to meet councillors from the Abergavenny area because of concerns about speeding motorcycles. read more

• Council error causes panic

  A WRONG sign in Chepstow town centre caused sleepless nights and a huge amount of stress, say local business owners. read more

• Festival line-up completed

  THE finishing touches have been put towards this year's Monmouth Festival line up. read more

• Shrek's carnival first

  THIS year's Abergavenny carnival had even more floats than last year's record number. read more

On this day: Monmouthshire Archive