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 plot in Abergavenny, which has been used by the Incredible Edible group.

She told us she has already tended to the land for about two years and that this summer successfully grew beans, tomatoes, strawberries and courgettes.

Cllr Phil Hobson, the council’s cabinet member with responsibility for sustainability and biodiversity, will sign a licence to cultivate the area at County Hall in Usk. Incredible Edible founder Mary Clear will travel down to Todmorden in Yorkshire to witness the signing.

As part of the movement, any food grown is available for others to help themselves to.

There are already Incredible Edible branches in Abergavenny – which was initially started by Laurie Jones and Jeff Davies - and in Caldicot. Caldicot’s town council and Town Team launched as an Incredible Edible town in June.