AN AWARD winning inn situated in Monmouth has had their signs stolen which they say will have financial implications as they begin their busiest time of the year.The Inn at Penallt in Penallt village had two four foot tourist information signs stolen
THE inaugural Wye Valley River Festival will be held from Saturday, May 3 until Sunday, May 18. It will follow the story of Ratty the Wye water vole, who is also leader of the Creatures’ Republic of Wye (CROW), and he is on the run from predatory
A GWENT music group held a concert to raise funds for a disabled boy from Cwmbran to receive a mobile hoist.Around 40 people attended the fundraiser held at the British Legion in Pontnewydd on Wednesday which raised £213 towards the £2,500
Schools are to face widespread disruption after teachers voted to stage further strikes, starting with a national walkout in the summer, in a bitter row over pay, pensions and conditions.The National Union of Teachers (NUT) vowed to step up their campaign
CHEPSTOW Racecourse hosted its own special Easter event on Monday. It put on its own Easter Family Funday and entertainment at the racecourse included a Panic Circus, a reptile pen, an Easter petting zoo, a balloon modeller, donkey rides, face painters
A MAN was left with a suspected broken leg and facial injuries after an alleged attack outside an Abergavenny pub. Detectives in Abergavenny are appealing for witnesses in relation to the incident that occurred at 6.30pm on Saturday April 19 in
GWENT Assembly Members have backed calls for wider distribution of life-saving heart equipment in public places, with one calling it a “first class campaign”.Newport nurse Phil Hill will give a presentation at the Senedd on April 29 in a bid
EGGHEADS star CJ de Mooi will be running in the inaugural Severn Bridge Half Marathon on Sunday, August 24.A keen runner and Monmouthshire resident, Mr de Mooi is running as part of his training regime for next year’s London Marathon, where he is
A TEENAGER has been punched in the face in Abergavenny, in a suspected racially-motivated attack. Gwent Police are appealing for information following an assault that took place in Albert Road, Abergavenny on Monday afternoon. A 14-year-old
A TURTLE that was found dumped in Blaenavon has been rescue by the RSPCA, who also saved three terrapins in Crumlin. RSPCA Cymru is appealing for information following the abandonment the turtle.The turtle was found in a lake at Garn Lakes nature reserve
AN ENERGETIC Tintern resident celebrated her 100th birthday surrounded by more than 70 friends and family last week.Hilda Austin, of Pontyfelin, Tintern, was born on April 19 1914 in Wolverhampton and attended Wolverhampton art college on a scholarship
A VINTAGE drum specialist who supplies kits to UK pop stars is heading to Chicago for a major show next month.Nick Hopkin, 41, has been restoring and selling the rare kits, some dating back to the 1920s, at his shop in Union Road, Abergavenny, since 2012
A MAN was rescued from a canal in Govilon last night. The man, 74, was pulled from the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal, near Blaenavon Road, at about 7pm. A Welsh Ambulance Service spokesperson said paramedics were called at 6.54pm and the man was taken
A PROJECT run by Abergavenny midwives which seeks to train new ones in Ethiopia has been given a funding boost by the Welsh Government. Midwives@ ethiopia will be given £9,000 as part of the Wales for Africa Health Links grant scheme.
THE Arriva Trains stations manager for Lydney, Chepstow, Caldicot and Severn Tunnel Junction, Georgia Cottrell, has met councillors and rail lobby groups to learn of their concerns.Ms Cottrell has only been in the job for five weeks, having previously
