Sawmill fined after worker crushed and killed by machine
A SAWMILL in Herefordshire has been fined £200,000 after a Tredegar man was crushed and killed while at work there three years ago.
When Pontypool Road Station was one of the biggest in the country
WHILE putting together our regular 50 years ago feature we came across this bit of news about Pontypool Road Station, which for more than a century was a major passenger and freight junction, being demolished.
Monmouthshire pupils save Christmas by running 2,216 miles
CHEPSTOW School hosted it's own 'Santa Dash' to end what has been a very difficult term for the pupils.
Your chance to snap up a four-bedroom home in Mamhilad
THIS four-bedroom rural home at Mamhilad, near Pontypool, is on the market for £775,000.
Cycle path plan for disused railway line approved
COUNCILLORS have approved plans to build a cycle path on a disused railway track between Usk and Little Mill.
Council to continue using controversial weedkiller linked to cancer
TORFAEN council will continue to use a controversial weedkiller, despite receiving a petition against it signed by more than 200 people.
Solar park on Gwent Levels could power 18,000 homes per year
PLANS for a solar park on the Gwent Levels which could power more than 18,000 homes per year have been revealed.
Plans would see five homes built on former village school playing field
CONTROVERSIAL plans have been lodged to build five homes on a former school playing field in a Monmouthshire village.
Torfaen Council writes-off more than £200,000 worth of debt
A GWENT council has written off more than £200,000 worth of debt so far this year.
Concern over number of young homeless people staying in B&Bs
A LACK of appropriate housing in Monmouthshire is resulting in increasing numbers of households staying in bed and breakfast accommodation.
