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• Coach slates 'awful' team

  Crusaders 2 Abergavenny Thursdays 1 read more

• Every little setback helps cause chaos for Tesco delivery service

  A HOME delivery service by Tesco descended into "chaos" after vans delivering shopping in the area broke down. read more

• Car parking court fears

  DESPITE winning their battle to keep free car parking in Monmouthshire, a solicitor has warned campaigners that the case could still go to court. read more

• Bowls club anniversary year starts in great style

  MONMOUTH Bowls Club opened their Green on Easter Monday in readiness for their special 75th Anniversary Year. read more

• Memories of days at Bailey Park

  Don Chambers, the first editor of the Abergavenny Gazette when it was launched in 1970 remembers: read more

• Judo champions go for gold again

  FOLLOWING gold medals in the previous week's Welsh National Championships, two junior judo players from Caldicot Judokwai helped the Welsh squad take gold at the Celtic Cup in Edinburgh last weekend. read more

• Katherine goes close to glory

  MONMOUTH'S Katherine Kempe narrowly missed out on the medals in last weekend's Birmingham International Fencing Tournament. read more

• Man's body recovered from canal

  The body of a 54-year-old man has been recovered from a canal near Abergavenny. read more

• Pub regulars make Joe's dream a reality

  REGULARS of a Monmouth pub helped fulfil a 92-year-old man's life-long ambition to visit his mother's hometown in Ireland - just days before he passed away. read more

• Bulwark denied win at whistle

  Bulwark Juniors would firstly like to thank Keven Docker of Mr Fix It Home Improvements for agreeing to become the club sponsor for next season and thank him for his kind donation enabling the under-15s side to acquire a new kit for next season. read more

• Thursdays field first young team

  FOR the first time Abergavenny Thursdays fielded an under 11s team in the annual seven-a-side soccer competition organised by Pontins Holiday Camp staff at Brean Sands. read more

• End is in sight for fight to remian in league

  FOUR points from the next two games - that's the aim of Chepstow Town boss Barrie Vassalo as the club aim to secure their league status, writes Andy Downie. read more

• Point for comeback kids

  CALDICOT Town came from a goal behind on Saturday to earn a very creditable 2-2 draw at Troedyrhiw, writes Andy Downie. read more

• Lorna makes it a hat trick

  Abergavenny can proudly proclaim another champion in the person of local athlete, Lorna Shaw who, by coming fourth overall in the recent Llanelli Duathlon and first in her age group, was crowned the Welsh Women's Vet 40 National Duathlon champion for the third year in a row. read more

• All set for a fabulous film

  GROSMONT is under the spotlight during the next two weeks - while a feature length film starring Damian Lewis and Michael Gambon is shot. The Shakespeare's Cake film company has chosen the Monmouthshire village for the majority of the film, entitled The Baker, starring Damian Lewis as Milo the village baker. read more

• Skenfrith clinch fourth cup win

  A combination of quality and nerve served Skenfrith well on this sunny bank holiday Monday, read more

• Eyes wide open for Doctor and Rose

  THIS Saturday night the eagled-eyed residents of a Monmouth village will be glued to their television screens to try to catch a glimpse of their leafy home on Dr Who. read more

• Two wins will see side safe

  WITH three away games to play, Chepstow need two wins to secure their status in Division 4 East. read more

• A taste of traditional Welsh fare

  A POPULAR Chepstow pub has launched a new food menu with a distinctive Welsh theme, aimed at enticing tourists and locals to tuck in. read more

• Ready for last tournament

  YOUNG rugby stars from across Monmouthshire will converge on Chippenham Fields in Monmouth later this month in possibly the last the Gwent Youth Rugby Tournament. read more

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