THE swimming pool in Monmouth will be moved as the council has agreed to build the new £36 million Monmouth Comprehensive School on the pool’s current site.Monmouthshire’s cabinet agreed last week on option two of three to build the
AN exhibition of world-renowned artworks will be opened by the Minister for Culture and Sport at Chepstow Museum.John Griffiths AM, will officially open the exhibition on Monday which features paintings by JMW Turner, Samuel Palmer, Thomas Gainsborough
THE human rights of a young golfer who killed a university lecturer in a car crash were violated when he was banned from his home town, a High Court judge has ruled.Richard Bentham, 23, killed 67-year-old Dr Graham Howells when he ploughed into his camper
A BYPASS for Chepstow is the best long-term option to alleviate the town’s traffic problems, which if left unchecked will result in people avoiding the town Chepstow “like the plague,”, according to a pair of town and community councillors.We
AFTER last month’s National Championships, Monmouthshire welcomes back Britain’s best cyclists for the grand finale of British Cycling’s Elite Circuit Series.The series, made up of six separate races, culminates in Chepstow town centre
RAGLAN Castle can be seen from the sky as part of new series from Cadw to showcase historic monuments in Wales.The Castle’s from the Clouds series has captured castles on film from the air and includes Raglan Castle in Monmouthshire which was built
A MUM struck down with a rare disorder that left her bedridden thanked fundraisers yesterday as donations continue to pour in to give her ground-breaking treatment in the US.Lindsay Clarke, 33, has Stiff Person Syndrome, a neurological disorder which
CWMBRAN’S Nidus Children’s Choir are celebrating having won a silver medal at the the World Choir Games.The group were the only choir competing at the games, held in Riga, from Wales.Nidus volunteer Heidi Nicholson, who accompanied the children
A £1.6MILLION shopping and business development in Pontypool will be officially opened tomorrow by Lynne Neagle AM for Torfaen and Gwent’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Ian Johnston. There will also be a free party, from noon to 3.30pm. The
PIRATES have been visiting a popular Monmouthshire tourist attraction this week as part of one of its themed weeks over the summer holiday.Anyone who turns up at the Old Station in Tintern dressed up as a pirate is given a special prize for their effort.And
THE quick thinking actions of a 10-year-old have given her grandmother a chance of survival after she suffered a serious stroke at their home in Caldicot.Maddison Bullen dialled 999 when she noticed her grandmother Mary Bullen, 79, showing signs of a
