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• Police look for attackers

  Chepstow Police are appealing for information after a man was attacked by a group of three to five men while walking home from Chepstow town centre on the evening of Thursday December 23, 2005. read more

• Borderers look to stay top of table

  The Borderers play their first match of the New Year away to Croesyceiliog in the league this Saturday. read more

• Royal honour for former vicar

  THE former vicar of Govilon has been given the Queen's Volunteer Reserve Medal in the New Year's Honours List. read more

• Let the Thursdays' good times just roll and roll!

  It's been little over one year since the The Thursday Trust took over the running of the Abergavenny Thursdays football club, and for anyone who has been down to the Penypound stadium it's easy to see the improvements that have taken place in such a short time. read more

• Stephen makes it a double hat-trick

  The 23rd Annual Caldicot Boxing Day road race, over a distance of just under three miles (probably the longest-lasting local event of its kind), saw Stephen Davies, Caldicot, scoring his sixth successive victory in a record time of 13 minutes 17 seconds. read more

• Drug doctor gets three-year ban

  A FORMER Gwent doctor suspended from practice for building up a huge stock of dangerous drugs faces being banned for a third year. read more

• Athletic add another win to season with four-goal rout

  Benevolent Cup 2nd round: Tippling Rogiet 0, Chepstow Athletic 4 read more

• On-spot fines for anyone buying alcohol for kids

  Police are reminding people that it is still illegal to buy alcohol for anyone under the age of 18, despite new licensing laws coming into effect recently. read more

• Damian comes a close second

  Peter Lloyd won The West Wales Rally Spares-Christmas Stages 2005 Rally with Damian Cole second and John Dalton third. read more

• Lying murderer was king's favourite

  King Edward II took possession of Chepstow Castle in 1306 and made Hugh Despenser the Younger, its constable, a role he held from 1308-1310. read more

• Danger! High boltage

  SPEED humps designed to make a road safer have become a danger, claims an Abergavenny grandfather. read more

• Teen terror 'a risk to all'

  A TEENAGE bully who robbed a 17-year-old of his car at knifepoint was locked up for Christmas after being sentenced to two-and-a-half years' detention. read more

• Centre stage for master storyteller

  FOR one night only, Monmouth's historic Savoy Theatre in is hosting an encounter with Charles Dickens. read more

• Hugh in top ten wicked list

  A FORMER constable of Chepstow Castle has been nominated as one of the Ten Worst Britons of the last 1,000 years. read more

• Little Lois is timely arrival

  MIDWIVES at Newport's Royal Gwent Hospital were kept busy over the weekend, with a trio of babies born to south Monmouthshire couples on New Year's Day. read more

• Here we go again

  Here we go again RESIDENTS of Hendre Close, Monmouth, endured a 'Christmas from hell' due to the noisy activities of a tenant. read more

• Kirsty begins to show first signs of recovery

  AFTER weeks of frustration, the parents of a teenager who suffered a coma are seeing the first signs of her recovery. read more

• 'I lost my temper' says man after drunken incident

  A 32-year-old man who repeatedly swore at police officers after refusing to leave a Monmouth pub has been fined £50 by Abergavenny Magistrates. Richard Graham Hughes, formerly of Springfields Road, Ross-On-Wye, pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly on December 17, 2005, when he appeared in court last week. read more

• New year's revolution

  AWARD-WINNING Chepstow town centre still requires more work in 2006 after the council admitted steps need re-designing and parking issues need to be resolved. read more

• Ministers set to decide future of nuclear stations

  THE future of nuclear power stations at Berkeley and Oldbury is now in the hands of government ministers. read more

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