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• Colourful welcome to town

  FIFTY-EIGHT lamp-posts in and around Chepstow will soon be adorned with nine different designs of colourful banners, which are aimed at enticing and welcoming visitors to the town. read more

• Home Office 'lacking a grip'

  WALES' four police forces should seek more time for debate on the government's decision to merge them into one. read more

• Craig's horses have the winning touch

  THE horses of Coedkernew trainer Craig Roberts are in a rich vein of form with another win at Chepstow Racecourse. read more

• Abergavenny boss ousted

  AFTER one draw and five defeats in their last six games, Abergavenny Thursdays' football management committee has voted to replace manager Bill Mainwaring. read more

• Students on course for a 'plumb' career

  APRIL Prior has proved that anything men can do, she can do just as well. Twenty-seven-year-old April, a medical supplies product manager from Abergavenny, recently attended a plumbing course at Ebbw Vale Campus, Coleg Gwent for two evenings a week and thoroughly enjoyed the course. She said, "I was slightly nervous at first, as I thought I might be the only woman on the course but was delighted at how welcoming and encouraging the lecturers were. I originally attended the course out of necessity - I had a few broken bits and pieces around the house and was charged a ridiculous amount of money by a local plumber. read more

• Cash boost for theatre group

  MORE than £6,000 was raised at the ball organised by Theatr Ffynnon at the Angel Hotel, Abergavenny. read more

• Plea for visual artists to join with festival

  MONMOUTH Festival is expanding to include all types of local artists for the annual nine-day event which takes place between July 28 and August 5. read more

• A class act!

  SCHOOLS in Monmouth may now be on their Easter holidays - but three in particular have egg-stra cause for celebration. read more

• Recycling kids let fingers do walking

  YOUNGSTERS at Llanvair Kilgeddin Church in Wales Primary School have won £350 for their school by collecting Yellow Pages directories in a recycling competition. read more

• Top job for Jo back at home

  Jo Trigg has been appointed as the new manager for the Stroud & Swindon Building Society in Chepstow. read more

• All dressed up for Easter

  TINY tots from both St John's-on-the-Hill Day Nurs-eries celebrated the arrival of spring in style with a traditional Easter bonnet parade at Chepstow Race-course on Thursday. read more

• Headstones to be tested for safety in cemeteries

  THE sturdiness of memorial headstones at Monmouth cemetery are to be safety tested from September as part of a health and safety initiative. Monmouthshire County Council has an obligation to ensure - as best it can - the safety of those visiting or working in its cemeteries. The checking of the stability of memorials is an important aspect to meet this obligation. read more

• Former lap-dancer admits attack in pub

  A PREGNANT former lapdancer was warned she could face a jail sentence after admitting attacking a landlady at a Chepstow pub. read more

• Eggsciting day out

  EASTER Monday sees the return of the Redbrook Eggstravaganza, which attracts visitors from the village as well as the surrounding areas. read more

• A class act!

  SCHOOLS in Monmouth may now be on their Easter holidays - but three in particular have egg-stra cause for celebration. read more

• Yes, it's our title say Tintern

  TINTERN Abbey were crowned East Gwent Division One champions last Saturday after they beat Caldicot Town 3-1. read more

• Police chief backs safer carriageway

  THE HEAD of Gwent Police has stated he would "welcome" any measures to make the A40 dual carriageway through Monmouth safer - including reducing the speed limit. read more

• Fox gets cat calls

  Peter Fox, cabinet minister for lifelong learning and leisure and newly-appointed deputy leader of the council, was booed at hissed at last Thursday's full council meeting. read more

• Warning of seasonal crime

  POLICE in Chepstow are planning to crack down on opportunist thieves carrying out 'seasonal crime'. read more

• Town hang on for win

  IF MONMOUTH Town are able to secure the Gwent County Division Two title this month, the record books will suggest that recent big wins against the likes of Llanhilleth, Christ-church and Garnlydan had earned them the honours. read more

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