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  • UPDATE: A40 between Raglan and Monmouth is closed

    THE A40 Northbound between Raglan and Monmouth is closed.Fire crews have now left the scene following a two vehicle collision. Crews from Usk, Monmouth and Malpas were called at 6.53pm today to the A40 between Mitchell Troy and the Gibraltar Tunnels,

  • Two vehicle accident on A40 in Monmouth

    THE A40 in Monmouth is down to one lane following a two vehicle collision.Fire crews from Usk, Monmouth and Malpas were called at 6.53pm today to the scene of the accident between Mitchell Troy and the Gibraltar Tunnels, Monmouth. The northbound dual

  • Council leader tells of 'journey' out of special measures

    MONMOUTHSHIRE council’s leader admitted it has taken time for the authority to recover after its children and young people’s department was placed in special measures. It remains in that category after an inspection in November 2012. A letter

  • Pupils learn about the impact of war on home front

    PONTYPOOL Museum welcomed school pupils to join in their Second World War workshops.The museum runs its Second World War Homefront workshops every autumn for key stage two pupils from across Wales.Pupils from Penygarn Primary School, Pontypool, visited

  • Council rejects Newport merger plan

    MONMOUTHSHIRE councillors rejected the Welsh Government’s vision for a council restructure with another Gwent authority and chose to seek an alternative model. Conservative, Liberal Democrat and Independent councillors voted to seek a different

  • Stand Up to Cancer event raises £1,000

    A FAMILY from Cwmbran has raised more than £1,000 for Stand Up To Cancer.Christine Allen, 58, of Gileston Walk, along with her daughter Karra Wade, 41, put on a day of events on Friday at the Threepenny Bit Hall, Deerbrook, raising £1,050.11

  • New schemes set to make road changes

    CHANGES to the A4043 St Lukes Road in Pontnewynydd are due to start at the end of this month for approximately six weeks. It includes the realignment of a section of the A4043 and improvement of the junctions at Pentrepiod Road and Hanbury Road.A second

  • Asda opening hits town's shops

    SOME independent businesses in Caldicot say they have suffered a steep drop in custom since the opening of an Asda store in the town last week.Alan Rae, 48, owner of Clarke’s Butchers, on Newport Road, claimed he had lost £1,000 last week

  • New piercing laws approved

    TORFAEN councillors approved new skin piercing byelaws at its full council meeting earlier this week.At the meeting on Tuesday, councillors were asked to agree to update the powers to register and regulate tattooists and other skin piercing operations