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• Sud's cracking start

  SUDBROOK Cricket Club have started this season as they finished the last with two victories out of two putting them in an excellent position to better last season's sixth place finish. read more

• Fresh blood passes test

  Caldicot 3, Pontyclun 0 read more

• Aber in Cup final

  ABERGAVENNY booked their place in the final of the Ben Francis Cup last Thursday when they beat Rhymney 24-14 at Risca. read more

• Tribute to the fundraisers

  MONMOUTH'S outgoing mayor Cllr Anthea Dewhurst said: "The undertaking of the historic position this council has resulted in a huge amount to enjoy and remember. read more

• Hopes of Town recovery dashed

  Albion Rovers 3, Chepstow Town 1 read more

• Chechen dancers' spirited show

  A CHILDREN'S dance troupe that flourished in the war-torn Chechen Republic will hold a performance in Monmouthshire thanks to the help of a local charity. read more

• New mayor ready for the challenges of the year ahead

  COUNCILLOR Sue Chivers has been elected as the new mayor of Monmouth Town Council. read more

• Aber power on to victory

  Abergavenny 3rds v St Peters 1sts read more

• Yes, it's carry on caning them for stylish Teague

  MONMOUTH Cricket Club started their defence of the Flint & Cook Marches League crown with an emphatic 92-run home win over rivals Garnons. read more

• Polls apart

  THE people of South Monmouthshire - along with the rest of Britain - cast their votes in the general election last Thursday and changed the political map. read more

• Vehicle crime shock for village

  FIRMS in St Arvan's have been left in shock after seven buses were broken into and four cars stolen, in the space of just a few days. read more

• Car-parking row moves up a gear

  WORKERS and shoppers are starting to respond to a campaign by Abergavenny traders against plans to end free parking. read more

• Hollis has a stormer in Ghent

  WORLD U23 silver medal rower Rob Hollis stormed to victory at the Ghent International Regatta in the second-fastest time ever seen on the Belgian course. read more

• Model gymnast has a winning combination

  A Chepstow schoolboy - earmarked as a future Olympic gymnast - has won a competition to be the new male face of Milano Pro Sport leotards. Eleven-year-old Alexander Jukes was selected after submitting two photographs, one of him wearing a leotard and another of him dressed in normal clothes. read more

• WI is ready to Spice up life

  FORMER Spice Girl Mel C is about to swap hit making for cake baking - if rumours that she is joining her local Women's Institute are true. read more

• Change is needed

  Abergavenny captain Keith Newell has told his players they need to change their match day attitude if they are to reverse their poor early season form. read more

• Cup, cup, cup Hooray!

  Skenfrith ended the season with a trio of trophies after success against Western last Thursday handed them the Herefordshire Division Two league title to add to the couple of cups already collected. read more

• Cup, cup, cup Hooray!

  Skenfrith ended the season with a trio of trophies after success against Western last Thursday handed them the Herefordshire Division Two league title to add to the couple of cups already collected. read more

• Bringing back the memories of victory

  IT was a day which brought a lump to the throat for many - as small children proudly marched alongside war veterans, and solemnly prayed at the open-air service of remembrance. read more

• School pulls together to raise cash for Asian tsunami victims

  IN JANUARY, the Free Press published a report about a Chepstow woman, Olivia Richli, who was helping to spearhead a relief effort in the Sri Lankan town of Galle, after it was devastated by the Asian tsunami. read more

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