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• Fears over new market

  MONMOUTHSHIRE county council has been accused of putting the cart before the horse as fears for the future of Abergavenny's livestock market grow. read more

• No shortage of goals in exciting clash

  Rogiet Juniors travelled to a windswept Western Avenue to take on the mighty Bulls in an East Gwent under 15s fixture, but waves of encouragement from mascot Captain Birdseye was not enough to help his boys overcome the on form Bulwark side. read more

• ' Best is still to come'

  WALES' only representative at the Winter Olympics, 26-year-old Dan Humphries, from Rogiet, has returned from Turin after a respectable performance for the British bobsleigh team. read more

• Champion Thomas on the right track to glory

  LOCAL runner Jorge Thomas became Welsh Champion on Saturday when he came through a strong field to win the Men's Senior title at the Welsh National Cross Country Championships in Llanelli. read more

• Close call despite gales

  D2: Thornwell A 3, Sudbrook CC 2 read more

• It's a sad farewell to Cherry Gold

  TWO Welsh trainers tasted success on Saturday, but one of them was to experience the downside of National Hunt racing too. read more

• Farmers to face penalty

  POULTRY farmers in Monmouthshire are being warned to register their flocks or face a fine of up to £5,000 as part of measures to guard against an outbreak of bird flu. read more

• Bookies 'won't be eyesore'

  A BOOKMAKERS that will open this week in Chepstow town centre has refuted claims that it is going to be an eye-sore in the town. read more

• Chepstow get the wind behind them

  D2: Chepstow Athletic 6, Bulwark 1 read more

• Resident's five-year battle with council over pavement

  A CALDICOT man has accused the council of using bullying tactics in the installation of a raised pavement and bus stop outside his house. read more

• Wife denies trying to solicit murder

  A GWENT housewife married a wealthy man 23 years her senior and then propositioned her lover to kill him, a court heard yesterday. read more

• ASDA open day

  ASDA is to hold a two-day public exhibition in Abergavenny. read more

• Pandy want a change

  A LOCAL Gwent Central League side are waiting to see if they will be able to have new changing rooms in place in time for the 2006-07 season. Division Two high-flyers Pandy AFC currently have to use changing facilities at Pandy Community Centre before their games then walk the considerable distance to fields next to the Lancaster Arms pub. But the owners of the pub have submitted a planning application to Monmouthshire County Council to build changing rooms primarily for walkers and lodging residents which the club would be able to use. Pandy chairman David Hodgkins explained: "We already go there drinking after games and they're hoping to build the changing rooms which we could use too. We're hoping to get it approved and the pub owners have already said it should be up before the start of next season. read more

• Waterworld to become reality?

  SCIENTISTS believe that Chepstow will become submerged under water if Greenland's ice caps continue to melt because of the effects of global warming, writes Alex Cinus. read more

• School bus has been axed

  THE Chepstow School-Bulwark free bus was terminated yesterday and today parents are continuing in the stance to fight for their children's safety. read more

• Hat-trick hero leads United in four goals

  Skenfrith United 4 Bringsty Sport 2 read more

• Children spend day at the races

  Children from Pembroke Primary School in Bulwark took part in a two-day educational programme at Chepstow Racecourse aimed at encouraging young people to be more aware of horse racing both as a spectator sport and a career prospect. read more

• Councillor slams town's roads as safety hazards

  A CALDICOT county councillor has spoken out about the poor quality of the roads in his area. read more

• 'Femme fatale'

  The FULL story of the court case that has rocked Abergavenny read more

• Brewery bad for financial health?

  THE preferred design for the Brewery Yard development must come with a 'financial health warning', an Abergavenny councillor has said, after it was revealed the scheme is likely to cost more than £2million. read more

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