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100 years ago in Monmouth
100 years ago, on 1st October 1921 the War Memorial commemorating the death of 76 Old Monmothians, former pupils of Monmouth Grammar School who were killed in World War 1, was unveiled.
Nostalgia - Monmouth Cottage Hospital
THIS week’s photograph captures the ceremony of laying the memorial stone at the Monmouth Cottage Hospital on the Hereford Road, on September 27, 1902.
Drug-related deaths in England and Wales reach record high
Drug-related deaths in England and Wales reach record high
Drug-related deaths in England and Wales reach record high
Drug-related deaths in England and Wales reach record high
Meadery hoping to change perception of centuries-old drink at new Caldicot site
THINGS are looking up for a Monmouthshire meadery, who are working to change perceptions of a drink often linked to monks and Vikings.
Looking back at Blaenavon's heritage parade
THIS is the time of year when our diaries are usually packed with any amount of festivals, parades, carnivals and shows to go to. But, like last year, it's not happening again just yet. So we've been back into our archives and dug out this selection of images from the Blaenavon World Heritage Day costume parade which took place in June 2011. Were you there?
Passengers face disruption as work starts on Bristol train line
TRAINS between Newport and Bristol are set for disruption over the coming weeks.
Nostalgia: Chancers on the Monmouth railway in 1861
160 years ago, on July 1, 1861, the railway viaduct was opened that took the Pontypool – Monmouth railway line over the River Wye to Wyesham exchange.
