Monmouthshire | Archive | 2006 | February
Rehearsals are now well under way for Off Centre Theatre's next production, which will take place at HMSG, from February 22-25. more...
THE CONTROVERSIAL decision to end free car parking in Abergavenny has hit those on pensions the hardest, a town councillor has said. more...
FLOWERS have been left at the spot in Chepstow where a man died after a collision with a coach last Friday morning. more...
THE infants of Trellech Primary School heralded in the Year of the Dog last week as part of their studies of international festivals and culture. The Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival as it is known locally, took place on Sunday, January 29. more...
ABERGAVENNY will lose a lot of trade if the livestock market closes in September, before a replacement market is built, say local farmers. more...
TWO brothers indulged in "gratuitous drunken violence" in a Monmouth hotel on a stag night, a court heard. more...
TOWN mayor Armand Watts is set to take off his official chain and pick up a lollipop stick, in order to help two Chepstow primary schools. more...
CLAIMS that young drivers are vandalising Caldicot Castle and intimidating visitors to the Country Park have lead to drastic changes to the accessibility of the grounds. more...
A MONMOUTH dad lost his temper and struck his children when they did not eat their breakfast, a court was told last week. more...
THE Project Board set-up to investigate delays in agreeing a replacement livestock market in either Raglan or Llanfoist will today tell councillors there is "no realistic possibility" of either site being ready before Abergavenny market closes later this year. more...
A man who behaved in a "loutish, drunken manner" when he carried out an attack on a man in a Chepstow pub was sentenced to ten months imprisonment, suspended for 15 months. more...
REDBROOK villagers have been outraged to discover that council officers are considering putting a residential development on a riverside site in the village, which has been earmarked as a leisure amenity. more...
Royal Mail has stopped delivering to a local hamlet after deciding it is `too dangerous' for postal workers. We sent KATH SKELLON on the route to find out more more...
A ROAD closure in Chepstow town centre looks set to repeat the traffic chaos experienced after the introduction of the short-lived High Street one-way system. more...
Calls for a fresh produce market in Severnside have been voiced by a number of community groups and individuals in the area. more...
THE new restaurant at the King's Head Hotel in Abergavenny, to be called Venue 59, is scheduled for opening on St David's Day. more...
AN ELDERLY Monmouth woman has told of her disappointment of having to queue in the street to re-register with her dentist after he announced he was being forced to go private because of the new NHS contract. more...
SINCE Abergavenny's answer to Elvis Presley was persuaded to perform in public, he and his faithful Memphis Mafia have raised almost £40,000 for charity. more...
THE FUTURE of a Chepstow school is to be decided by Monmouthshire County Council cabinet today. more...
A TEAM of Monmouth parents are looking for other interested parties who may be interested in establishing a new, parent-run school in the town, writes Keith Fairbank. more...
COUNCILLORS are not sure about a scheme to build two houses on land at Llanfoist which is designated as part of the World Heritage Site. more...
A ROW between Chepstow Arts Festival and Welsh heritage group CADW could see £77,000 worth of funding being lost. more...
MORE than £45,000 worth of racing boats were written off when a Monmouth Rowing Club trailer overturned on an icy road. more...
ACTION to clamp down on boy racers at Abergavenny could include a new town law. more...
A young actress from Chepstow will become a `Little Star' when she performs in the stage version of Little Britain. more...
ANGRY parents at a Caldicot school have accused Monmouthshire County Council's cabinet of "splitting" the community with their £16 million plans for new primary schools in the town. more...
PEOPLE power in Monmouth has successfully secured the re-moval of large bollards in Agincourt Square, which was causing the town to become gridlocked, writes Andy Sherwill. more...
AN Abergavenny county councillor has criticised his own council over the recent planning appeal into a nightclub scheme. more...
THE KINGFISHERS hit Pentwynmawr for six on Saturday to record their first back-to-back league wins since September. more...
MONMOUTH'S relegation worries were worsened at the weekend, losing their eighth league game in succession. more...
THE KINGFISHERS hit Pentwynmawr for six on Saturday to record their first back-to-back league wins since September. more...
Benevloent Cup Second Round more...
Abergavenny RFC 34 Old Illtydians 6 more...
THIS weekend, the cream of Welsh Badminton return to Cwmbran Stadium, as the 2006 National Badminton Championships are held at the venue for the first time in 30 years. more...
It was a good start to the judo year for Caldicot Judo Club last weekend, when three of their players took part in the Bristol Classic Junior Tournament, at Bradley Stoke. more...
Results - Saturday, January 28, 2006 more...
Abergavenny Thursdays had the opportunity to climb to fourth in the Gwent County Third Division on Saturday, but were denied the points by the weather. more...
MONMOUTH fencer Katherine Kempe emerged with a bronze medal from last week's Junior Commonwealth Fencing Championships in India, but the competition had its ups and downs for the teenager. more...
Mardy 4 Undy Athletic 1 more...
Welsh League D2: Pontypridd Town 4, Caldicot Town 2 more...
Division Five East; Caldicot RFC 11, Gwernyfed 18 more...
OCEAN rower Andrew Barnett is set to finish his epic Atlantic crossing on Friday - but it's been touch and go after a terrifying shark attack holed his boat. more...
CHEPSTOW Town's top scorer Ollie Hunt (pictured above right) has played his last game for the relegation-threatened club, as he prepares to fly out to Australia for a year. more...
Lucas Cwmbran 2 Race 2 more...
CHEPSTOW Racecourse stages racing on a Sunday this weekend, for the first time since the summer of 1997. more...
Benevolent Cup Second Round more...
Goytre 3 Treowen 0 more...
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