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• Eight held by police

  EIGHT arrests were made in the Abergavenny as part of a clampdown on anti-social behaviour, disorder and licensing offences. read more

• Aber's bogey team complete a double

  Blaina 38 Abergavenny 18 read more

• Concern for state of town

  At the February meeting of Usk Town Council, members looked at several areas of the town which are giving rise to concern. Cllr Jill Jeremiah queried the poor state of the fencing around the Owain Glendwyr field in Maryport Street saying, "as a town committed to producing excellent floral displays which encourage both tourism and prosperity, we should be actively seeking to improve such areas which let the town down." read more

• Race fixtures both fall victim to the weather

  The recent weather hit both Race's weekend fixtures, the rain and frost putting pay to the seconds' home clash with Mardy and the first team's away encounter with Rogerstone. read more

• Kick in the teeth

  ALMOST 20,000 people in Chepstow will be left without NHS dental treatment when the town's remaining practices go private on April 1. read more

• Draw us your dream house!

  HOUSE about that? read more

• Modern centre gets the go-ahead

  PLANNERS have given the go ahead for a new state-of-the-art community centre to be built in Raglan. read more

• Aber's bogey team complete a double

  Blaina 38 Abergavenny 18 read more

• Caldicot gain valuable away point

  Welsh League D2: Garden Village 0 Caldicot Town 0 read more

• Rock in Dell takes year out

  Rock in the Dell in Chepstow will not be going ahead this year because of financial difficulties and problems with new licensing laws. read more

• Leaders held to 4-4 draw

  Four scheduled league games were cancelled due to unfit grounds, all were on council-owned grounds. The rest of the matches went ahead. Current Division One leaders Tranch Utd were held to a 4-4 draw away to Govilon at Bailey Park, Abergavenny. The match itself swung back and forth and at half time Tranch Utd led 2-1. read more

• Monmouth edge ever closer to dreaded drop

  MONMOUTH put up a good showing at top of the league Garndiffaith on Saturday, defying their own position as relegation contenders. read more

• Tough challenge ahead for Goytre

  AFTER a weekend off while scheduled opponents West End tried their luck in the League of Wales Trophy semi-finals, Goytre travel to high-flying Pentwyn Dynamos this Saturday looking for a resurgence in form (kick-off 2pm). read more

• Change in Mayor nomination

  THE procedure to nominate the next Mayor of Monmouth Town Council is to change. read more

• Roller hockey sponsor needed

  A YOUNG Abergavenny skater's hopes of travelling to the USA for this summer's world championships are in jeopardy unless his family are able to raise much-needed sponsorship for the epic trip. read more

• Voters go for Bob

  A NEW councillor for Mon-mouthshire County Council's Dixton with Osbaston Ward has been elected following last week's by-election. The Conservative candidate, Bob Hayward won the seat, which he already holds as a Monmouth Town Councillor, in the by-election caused by the death of Cllr Eileen Goodrich last November. read more

• Confusion over size of museums budget

  ESTIMATED figures suggesting the annual budget received by castles and museums and heritage in Mon-mouthshire is £1.1m are "grossly exaggerated," says Chepstow's deputy mayor. read more

• Cash set aside for bus station toilets

  The demand for public toilets at Chepstow bus station seems to be coming to fruition, after the town council made space for it in their annual budget. read more

• Talent showcase for good cause

  MONMOUTH'S annual Showcase Spectacular Concert of local talent is just a week away. read more

• 'Dummy cash' row continues

  QUESTIONS are still being asked about the "dummy money" the county council claims was included in a recent auditors' report. read more

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