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• Council slated by own member over appeal

  AN Abergavenny county councillor has criticised his own council over the recent planning appeal into a nightclub scheme. read more

• Storm over castle's weather canopy could hit funding

  A ROW between Chepstow Arts Festival and Welsh heritage group CADW could see £77,000 worth of funding being lost. read more

• Young side show character in defeat

  Welsh League D2: Pontypridd Town 4, Caldicot Town 2 read more

• Mardy in negotiations to build a covered stand at home ground

  Mardy 4 Undy Athletic 1 read more

• Heritage housing dilemma

  COUNCILLORS are not sure about a scheme to build two houses on land at Llanfoist which is designated as part of the World Heritage Site. read more

• Bronze honour for teen

  MONMOUTH fencer Katherine Kempe emerged with a bronze medal from last week's Junior Commonwealth Fencing Championships in India, but the competition had its ups and downs for the teenager. read more

• Parents want to set up new school to fill provision gap

  A TEAM of Monmouth parents are looking for other interested parties who may be interested in establishing a new, parent-run school in the town, writes Keith Fairbank. read more

• Parents' fear for school future

  THE FUTURE of a Chepstow school is to be decided by Monmouthshire County Council cabinet today. read more

• Elvis leaves crowd all shook up

  SINCE Abergavenny's answer to Elvis Presley was persuaded to perform in public, he and his faithful Memphis Mafia have raised almost £40,000 for charity. read more

• OAP made to queue for dentist after 50 years

  AN ELDERLY Monmouth woman has told of her disappointment of having to queue in the street to re-register with her dentist after he announced he was being forced to go private because of the new NHS contract. read more

• It's all over, bar the shouting

  Division Five East; Caldicot RFC 11, Gwernyfed 18 read more

• Rowing boats smashed in crash

  MORE than £45,000 worth of racing boats were written off when a Monmouth Rowing Club trailer overturned on an icy road. read more

• It won't be long now for rowers

  OCEAN rower Andrew Barnett is set to finish his epic Atlantic crossing on Friday - but it's been touch and go after a terrifying shark attack holed his boat. read more

• Goytre pair back in style

  Goytre 3 Treowen 0 read more

• Power to the people over bollards

  PEOPLE power in Monmouth has successfully secured the re-moval of large bollards in Agincourt Square, which was causing the town to become gridlocked, writes Andy Sherwill. read more

• Anger at plans for Welsh school

  ANGRY parents at a Caldicot school have accused Monmouthshire County Council's cabinet of "splitting" the community with their £16 million plans for new primary schools in the town. read more

• Tintern snatch victory from jaws of defeat in nail-biting finisher

  Benevolent Cup Second Round read more

• Racing won't clash with rugby

  CHEPSTOW Racecourse stages racing on a Sunday this weekend, for the first time since the summer of 1997. read more

• A much better effort

  Lucas Cwmbran 2 Race 2 read more

• Battered Town lose star scorer to Oz

  CHEPSTOW Town's top scorer Ollie Hunt (pictured above right) has played his last game for the relegation-threatened club, as he prepares to fly out to Australia for a year. read more

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