THE head of the regional body tasked with helping to bring Monmouthshire's education department out of special measures has predicted the county will see its best ever exam results in the autumn. Monmouthshire councillors quizzed Steve Davies, head
A 16-YEAR-OLD girl had her head shaved to send her uncle who's currently undergoing cancer treatment on holiday.Seren Thomas-Wilcox from Cwmbran raised more than £700 by having her head shaved at the Rhys Giles Salon in Cwmbran. Her uncle Rob
A MONMOUTHSHIRE teen will be heading to Blackpool to represent her town in a UK-wide beauty competition.Emma Williams, 18, of Undy, who is currently Miss Caldicot, is set to compete in this year’s Miss Teen Great Britain final which will see 60
THE decision to close Torfaen’s highest performing school went before a scrutiny committee as a challenge was put forward against the cabinet decision.On July 15, cabinet agreed to close Pontnewynydd Primary School with the majority of pupils moving
STREET lights in residential areas across Monmouthshire are to be switched off as part of council cost saving measures, with some town and community councillors voicing concern about the plans.As part of their budget Monmouthshire council agreed to shut
A ‘CALCULATING’ mother of two who caused more than £8,000 worth of damage at a Cwmbran house owned by her former father-in-law has been given a suspended sentence. After Victoria Quibell-Smith’s marriage to Roger Smith’s
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build 1,200 homes on greenfield land in Torfaen are set to be debated again this autumn.Green campaigners have fought against the mammoth development near Cwmbran Drive, South Sebastopol, for 18 years.Torfaen council rejected the
A TORFAEN dog-walker drowned in a river whilst out walking his pet a fortnight after he received an on-the-spot fine for walking his pet on a rugby field, an inquest was told.Gwent Coroner’s Court heard that Paul Savill felt the fine left him no
