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• Coach throws down challenge

  SUDBROOK banished the memories of the previous week's defeat against Newport with a convincing win against Premiership strugglers Pontypridd on Saturday. And now player-coach Mark O'Leary has challenged his men to win at least four of their remaining six games and end the season with a bang. read more

• Caldicot Festival fun for everyone

  This year's Caldicot Festival will take place on Sunday 29 and Monday, August 30, starting at 11pm. read more

• Stores plan falls due to finances

  PLANS for a vital grocery store in Tintern have fallen through due to a shortage in finances, the Free Press can reveal. read more

• Fairtrade in town

  MONMOUTH has taken the initial steps in becoming the first Fairtrade town in the county. read more

• Doubts over carnival day

  DESPITE a good attendance at last weekend's Monmouth carnival, the future of the event has been thrown into doubt after a group of volunteers behind the event stepped down. There was speculation over the weekend that the popular parade and funfair may not happen next year after it was announced Monmouth Carnival Committee resigned en masse. Despite repeated efforts, the committee say they have struggled to increase member numbers, leaving just six volunteers the mammoth task of carrying out all the preparation work for the event. The carnival, which regularly pulls in a crowd of 3,000 people, is also plagued with problems over insurance cover, increasing the cost and administrative commitments of the event. David Evans, acting chairman of the carnival committee, said members were stepping down due to other commitments. He said: "I suspect that unless a lot of people come forward, it will not continue in its present form. We have spent at least four or five years trying to get a bigger committee. There are six on the committee and a lot are in their 60s. "We have struggled to try and increase that number and to get younger people involved. We had new members last year, but it is not enough to push it forward." Earlier this year the future of the carnival was thrown into doubt when organisers feared the huge floats may not be able to enter Chippenham Mead Village Green. However, alterations to the gateway by the county council resolved the problem. Mr Evans added: "There is no lack of public support, but there is a lack of people coming forward who would be prepared to take on the organisation. We cannot have the event without the organisation." Monmouth Carnival Committee say they are finding the cost of public liability insurance for the event expensive. High insurance quotations for lorries taking part in the carnival are also prohibitive and float designers experienced reluctance from transport companies to make transport available for the event. Mr Evans said: "We pay nearly £200 for public liability cover and raising £200 in voluntary subscriptions is not easy. It cost £5,000 for this one day event, if it were not for the assistance of the town and county council, and business community, it could not be sustained." read more

• Exhibition to remember artist

  THE talents of well-known local artist Daphne Edmondson, who died in June, will be celebrated this weekend with an exhibition of some of her work. read more

• 'Wicked' pensioner escapes prison sentence

  AN Abergavenny pensioner has escaped a prison sentence for breaching a restraining order not to harass her neighbour. read more

• Festival ends with flourish

  MUSIC lovers turned out in force to enjoy some outstanding live performances during the last week of the Monmouth Festival. read more

• Investigation into code of conduct

  A COUNCILLOR felt "attacked and abused" by an ombudsman's investigation into her breach of the members' code of conduct, she said. read more

• Bus stop and shelter plan going for consultation

  REVISED plans for a controversial bus stop on Longfellow Road in Caldicot, which is hoped to be implemented this year, will soon go out for consultation. read more

• Proposal to save hospital fails to win over council

  A PROPOSAL to save Monmouth General Hospital from closure has failed to win the backing of Monmouth Town Council. read more

• Relocation to edge of town for high street store?

  CURRYS are interested in relocating from their High Street store to a larger unit on the edge of Abergavenny, it has been disclosed. read more

• Report reveals true extent of 'cancer' at County Hall

  A COUNCIL building hit by concrete cancer needs £20 million of repairs and has just ten years of life left, a shock report reveals. read more

• Abergavenny star bids for Olympic glory

  ABERGAVENNY Olympic hopeful Julian Winn has promised the town he'll be doing his best to bring back a medal from Athens this weekend. read more

• Evidence is found as to the lost city of Trellech

  MORE evidence as to the whereabouts of the 'lost city of Trellech' has just been unearthed. read more

• Championship within reach

  MONMOUTH Cricket Club moved to within touching distance of retaining the Flint & Cook Marches League Division 1 crown with an emphatic 114-run home success over bottom club Canon Frome on Saturday. read more

On this day: Monmouthshire Archive