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  • Son meets his long-lost mum - after almost 58 years apart

    A PORTSKEWETT man has been re-united with his mother after nearly 58 years apart.Kevin Scott, 57, of King Harold's View, first laid eyes on his biological mother Pat Johnson, 78, on Monday after last seeing her as a six- week- old baby. He has spent

  • PICTURES: See great Hallowe'en pumpkin carvings

    ABERSYCHAN residents took to the challenge of creating the best spooky carved pumpkin as part of a Hallowe'en competition. Garndiffaith Millennium Hall committee organised the event by asking children from local schools and the local community

  • Car crashes into banking on A466 in Redbrook

    FIRE crews attended to a car which had crashed into banking on the A466 in Redbrook last night.Crews from Monmouth and Malpas arrived at the scene on Redbrook Road in Monmouth at 9.02pm on Wednesday. The collision involved one car and all persons were

  • Estyn to visit Cwmbran school before merger

    ESTYN bosses have acknowledged they plan to conduct a “monitoring visit” at a school set to be merged with another secondary next year.The schools’ inspectorate said it would be at Llantarnam Secondary, which was put in “special

  • Listed Pontypool church fixed with grant

    REPAIRS to a Grade II* Victorian church in Torfaen have been completed with the help of a grant of over £60,000 - making it a "sight to behold".The roof of Crane Street Church in Pontypool has been repaired following a grant of £

  • Caldicot Castle fate won't be decided for months

    THE fate of Caldicot Castle will not be decided for another six months and pending the outcome of the £30,000 heritage report. In March the council posed the idea of running the castle and country park as a charitable trust but have yet to come