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  • Carnival fever grips Monmouth

    THOUSANDS of people lined the streets of a Monmouthshire town today to celebrate its annual carnival. Anthea Dewhurst, chairwoman of Monmouth carnival committee, said 200 people took part in the town’s carnival this afternoon. Monmouth’s streets

  • Judge brands fraudsters "appalling people"

    A PONTYPOOL couple, who defrauded an elderly woman of more than £50,000, were described as "amongst the most appalling people I have ever met" by a judge who jailed them both for four years. Judge Stephen Hopkins QC said Stephen, 52 and Jacqueline

  • CHEPSTOW SIEGE: Man throws BB gun out of window

    A BB gun has been thrown out of the window of the house in Aust Crescent, Chepstow, police said a few minutes ago. But officers believe that the man in the house may still have a firearm inside. They say that at the moment, he does not pose

  • CHEPSTOW SIEGE: Man seen leaning out of window

    A MAN has been seen leaning out of a window in the house at the centre of the armed siege in Chepstow. There are also reports that a ladder has been placed up against the house in Aust Crescent.

  • CHEPSTOW SIEGE: Armed police surround house

    POLICE - including armed officers - have surrounded a house in Aust Crescent where a man is threatening to harm himself, a spokeswoman said today. Officers were called to the house at around 6.30am and police are currently at the scene.