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• New face at church in Magor

  THE ministry team in Magor has a new member. read more

• Abergavenny visitors can stay in yurts for Food Festival

  VISITORS to this year’s Abergavenny Food Festival can experience luxury camping with an Eastern flavour by staying in a yurt – a spacious Mongolian tent. read more

• Appeal after Ebbw Vale festival trailer stolen

  THE organisers of the biggest music festival ever to be held in Blaenau Gwent have suffered a major setback after their advertising trailer was stolen in Newport. read more

• Newport athletics coach dies after short illness

  A NEWPORT Harriers coach who trained hundreds of athletes, some to European standard, has died. read more

• Anger as final Newport passport jobs go

  THE last people remaining after jobs were slashed at the Newport passport office last year have been told they will be made compulsorily redundant. read more

• ABERGAVENNY MURDER TRIAL: Accused thought victim ‘had a knife’

  MURDER accused Gareth Jenkins today told a court he punched his alleged victim three times because he believed he had a knife and feared for his own life. read more

• Pontypool charity cyclist ‘lucky to be alive’ after roundabout smash

  A PONTYPOOL cyclist says he’s lucky to be alive, after being knocked down in a hit and run at a busy roundabout. read more

• Lorry collides with Newport railway bridge

  A LORRY collided with a railway bridge in Newport this afternoon. read more

• Pontypool RFC 'not good enough' for new league - court hears

  RELEGATION-THREATENED Pontypool RFC were simply "not good enough" to make the cut for the new Premiership, lawyers for the Welsh Rugby Union told the High Court. read more

• Have your say on Blaenau Gwent learning

  BLAENAU Gwent council wants to hear views on services for children with additional learning needs (ALN). read more

• Dress-down Cwmbran staff raise Luca funds

  STAFF at a Cwmbran call centre raised £400 for a campaign to help a little boy from Newport. read more

• Cyclists to pedal from Newport to Cheltenham for Alzheimer’s

  Fundraiser bike ride is 58 miles A CHARITY bike ride from Newport to Cheltenham will take place in August to raise money for Alzheimer’s Research UK. read more

• Brynglas Tunnel protest group to meet

  A GROUP campaigning against proposals to build a new tunnel for the M4 at Brynglas is holding a surgery. read more

• Hunt on for £100k Monmouthshire EuroMillions winner

  IT COULD be you emerging £100,000 richer if you bought a National Lottery ticket in Monmouthshire at the start of the month. read more

• Win tickets to see stars at Ebbw Vale festival

  THIS year’s Steelhouse festival will take place over three days – July 27, 28 and 29. read more

• Wingless aircraft set for Ebbw Vale arts show

  A WINGLESS aeroplane transformed into a mobile arts space will visit Ebbw Vale next month. read more

• Pupils can get taste of Gwent history

  GWENT schoolchildren will have the chance to get a taste of local history, courtesy of Cadw, the Welsh Government’s historic environment service. read more

• Many parents struggling to afford childcare - survey

  MORE than a third of parents have considered quitting work because of the struggle to meet childcare costs, a survey has found. read more

• EDITORIAL COMMENT: PM testing the water

  DAVID Cameron hasn’t had much luck lately, what with very public fall-outs with coalition partners and illadvised selective interventions into celebrities’ tax affairs. read more

• Final farewell for Cwmbran soldier

  A FINAL goodbye was said to a Cwmbran soldier yesterday who lost his life doing the job he loved. read more

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