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  • Chepstow charity car show brings in the crowds

    THOUSANDS of petrolheads packed into Chepstow Racecourse over the weekend to see the Big Welsh Car Show pitch up in the town for the first time.The annual fundraiser in aid of cancer research charity Bloodwise celebrates vehicles in all shapes, sizes

  • School funding shortages prompt further councillor concern

    A COUNCILLOR in Monmouthshire has said that the county faces a “huge mountain to climb” to bring its schools out of a collective deficit of £428,000. Twelve schools have entered the new academic term in the red, with six being monitored on a monthly

  • Medieval festival sees armies do battle at Caldicot Castle

    VIKINGS and Tudor knights roamed the fields surrounding Caldicot Castle as a medieval festival returned for another year.Hundreds of re-enactors turned the clock back to the Middle Ages to engage in fearsome historical skirmishes and battles throughout

  • Brynglas Tunnel closure causes heavy delays in Newport

    THE closure of the M4 eastbound through Brynglas Tunnels has caused traffic gridlock in and around Newport this afternoon. Delays of up to 30 minutes have been reported on the motorway between Junction 26 (Malpas) and Junction 29 (Tredegar Park

  • Dragons ready to ring the changes for Ulster clash in PRO14

    THE Dragons will ring the changes for Friday's daunting Guinness PRO14 encounter with Ulster in Belfast.The Rodney Parade region will prepare for the trip to Kingspan Stadium (kick-off 7.35pm) with a spring in their step courtesy of last Friday'

  • Five things we learned from Morecambe 2 Newport County AFC 1

    NEWPORT County AFC suffered a second League Two defeat of the season at Morecambe as old nemesis Kevin Ellison proved their undoing once more. Here are five things we learned from a below-par Exiles display in Lancashire. 1. The fans have seen

  • Have you seen this man?

    GWENT Police are continuing to appeal for information to locate 28-year-old Nicholas Somer, who has breached his licence conditions after being released from HMP Prescoed on December 31, 2014. A spokeswoman for Gwent Police said: "Somers, who has