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Richard braves dodgy brakes
Monmouth rally ace Richard McLachlan travelled to Aberystwyth for the Sweet Lamb Stages of this year's Peugeot Rally Championship. The rally took place at the Sweet Lamb Motorsport complex, which provides tricky gravel tracks around the steep mountainside
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Chepstow skate park latest
A WAR veteran and a disabled man are two of seven residents Monmouthshire County Council has applied to take out injunctions on for their recent opposition to the Bulwark skatepark. Construction was due to begin in Bulwark Park almost a month ago but
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New hope to keep bridge open
A NEW system for keeping the Old Severn Bridge open during high winds and bad weather could be in place by the winter. Secretary of State for Wales Peter Hain wrote to Monmouth MP Huw Edwards after he raised a number of concerns about frequent closures
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School merger delights parents
PARENTS are delighted with the amalgamation of an Abergavenny infant school on the site of the junior school. Llwynu Infants School moved to the St David's Junior School site last week and both head teachers aredelighted with the benefits to both parents
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Aber's coach crisis
ABERGAVENNY RFC team manager Steve Hamer has admitted the club desperately needs a new coach to come in and fill the void left by the recently resigned Mark Williams. Hamer, who has taken temporary control of the Bailey Park first team, said he was not
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'Solve this car parking chaos'
CALLS have been made to Monmouthshire County Council to look at two separate schemes to solve the town's car parking problem. At a public meeting on Monday that was requested by the town's traders and organised by Monmouth Town Council, officials from
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Gwent Central League round-up
All matches played in the league on Saturday enjoyed another warm, late summer afternoon. The shock of Saturday's results was the defeat of league title favourites, Sebastopol, who went down 4-1 at home to Clydach Wasps. Clydach Wasps scored their four
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Llamas join walkers for fundraiser
LLAMAS walked out of Caldicot Castle two by two on Sunday in a special event to raise money for the Noah's Ark Appeal. The llamas were taking part in the Explore Severnside Walk, organised by Monmouthshire County Council ahead of the Ian Botham Valleys
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East Gwent League round-up
Division 1 champions Underwood Social 'A' started the new campaign with an 8-2 victory against Tippling Philosopher. Goals were bagged by Richard Snell (4), James McManus (2), David Rees and Ashley Edinborough. Sudbrook Cricket Club 'A' began their season
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McRae out! We told you so
AS exclusively predicted by Monmouthshire rally great Nicky Grist in the Free Press just two weeks ago, former team mate and one-time rally number one Colin McRae has been dumped on the sidelines by Citron. The one-time invincible Scot had been touted
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Earnie lends Bulwark support
WALES and Cardiff City football star Rob Earnshaw visited Bulwark to kick-start a campaign to make local sports pitches free of dangerous litter and dog mess. Earnshaw, who put four in the net for the Bluebirds on Saturday, launched the campaign at Thornwell
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'Racers' targeted
BOY racers who use car parks in Monmouthshire will be prosecuted when new bye-laws come into force. A spokesman for Monmouthshire County Council said it was currently drawing up an extension to the council's car parks order which would cover the whole
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Chepstow still unbeaten
Chepstow continued their unbeaten run with a thumping win against St Joseph's (Cardiff). St Joseph's took an early lead with two penalty kicks. Chepstow responded with three tries before half time, putting them in front 15 - 11. In the second half, Chepstow
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Home care heads for big overspend
THE home care budget for Monmouthshire is heading for an overspend of almost £425,000 - but elderly people will not suffer. Cllr Verona Nelmes, the county council's cabinet member for social services said: "It's a very serious situation and is causing
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Ladies suffer FA Cup KO
CALDICOT Ladies Football Club have lost their appeal against the Welsh FA's decision to oppose their cross-border move to the South West England Ladies League. But the club is now hopping a move to near-by Tidenham can re-ignite their hopes of playing
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Police probe local trader's web views
A PROMINENT British Euro-sceptic operating from Chepstow could face prosecution over extreme comments he made on the attack on Swedish foreign minister Anna Lindh. Police are investigating e-mails in which Chepstow trader Greg Lance-Watkins hailed the
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All change for Skennie
SKENFRITH manager Paul Brown looks set to change his side's formation this weekend, to try and counter the daunting challenge of their next opponents and already title favourites Kingston. The Herefordshire League Division Two pace-setters play with three
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MP calls for Monmouth OCTV probe
Home Secretary David Blunkett is facing a demand to probe the conduct of the then Acting Chief Constable of Gwent Police, Richard Thomas, in a contract to install Open Circuit Television (OCTV) in Monmouth which never worked. The plea came from Monmouth's
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New bridge takes shape
THE construction of the new Monnow Bridge has entered its latest phase with the arrival of two giant beams. The two 51 tonne beams entered the town during the early hours of yesterday morning under police escort. The journey from where they were constructed
