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  • Monmouthshire debates plans on merger

    MONMOUTHSHIRE councillors today debated plans to merge the county with other authorities in Gwent. Members voiced different views about any potential direction the authority could recommend. Council leader Peter Fox said the merger plans were

  • Blaenavon Blues draw

    BLAENAVON Blues played A C Pontymister on Saturday, which resulted in a draw.Blues broke the deadlock on twenty minutes, Matthew Burns crossing into the box for Ben Walker to neatly side foot the ball home.The rest of the half was fairly even, Pontymister

  • Gwent Central Football League

    WHAT a week for Gwent Central’s unbeaten teams that both lost their unbeaten records with the first Division Crickhowell losing at home to Blaenavon Blues 2-1.Scorer for Blaenavon was a brace for Darren Harris and for Crickhowell Alex Aitken. Crickhowell

  • Captain's column

    Pontypool RFC travelled to St Helen's last Sunday to play Swansea RFC.Pooler captain Ben Parry said: We were all looking forward to playing live on TV for the Swansea game and the opportunity to showcase the talent that we have in the squad and to

  • Businesses could get access to car-free zone

    A PERMIT scheme to allow business access to a pedestrian zone in Caldicot will be implemented in November.We have previously reported on vehicles driving illegally on Newport Road which is the main shopping area in the town and is a pedestrianised zone.A

  • Pioneering veg plot approved

    MONMOUTHSHIRE council will give a first licence of its kind in the county today to a woman who will be responsible for growing produce on a plot of the authority's land. Mum of five Alison Newsam will be allowed to cultivate the St Helen’s Road