Monmouthshire parents and carers will be able to access the new The Childcare Offer from January 2019. The Welsh Government funded scheme providing 30 hours a week of free education…
Monmouthshire County Council is reviewing its improvement plan for countryside access, including walking, cycling and horse riding. It is calling upon the public, land managers and organisations with a stake…
Community hubs and libraries across Monmouthshire are encouraging children and young people to enter a competition to design two new library membership cards. Four to seven year olds are invited…
Monmouthshire residents are invited to attend a broadband event to ask questions and find out more about the ongoing rollout of superfast broadband. The event, which will take place at Llanddewi…
Monmouthshire County Council created a vibrant, fun and engaging space at Usk Show to celebrate all that the county has to offer. The theme for the day was ‘Keeping your…
Cardiff University and the Welsh Government are inviting small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) with up to 250 employees to participate in a survey on their use of digital technology…
High tides are due. We will be monitoring the situation and if necessary, will arrange for the A466 through Tintern to be closed for short periods on the following dates…
Progress towards making Monmouthshire a plastic-free county takes a great leap forward this autumn term with a return to school milk in glass bottles. Following a robust supplier appraisal the…
Visitors to Usk Show on Saturday September 8th can look forward to being entertained and engaged when they step into the Monmouthshire County Council pavilion. The council is returning for…
On Thursday 13th September Monmouthshire County Council Foster Care team will be at The Three Salmons Hotel, Usk, from 10.00am – 12.00pm and 6.30pm – 8.30pm to meet and greet…
More than 280 play workers and volunteers celebrated the end of the busiest ever summer of play schemes across Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen and Monmouthshire at a recent awards ceremony in…
Monmouthshire County Council is planning to improve its recycling collection and has created a questionnaire to obtain views from residents about what they would like to see from the service. …
Unfortunately the UK has again witnessed a number of major incidents in the last 12 months. These events have resulted in the establishment and opening of ‘Survivor Reception Centres’ –…
Monmouthshire County Council congratulates all of its learners on their achievements in this year’s GSCE examinations. The results across all of the county’s four secondary schools – Caldicot School, Chepstow…
Supporters of Monmouth’s two summer play schemes paid a visit to Overmonnow Primary School on Wednesday 15th August to witness the project in action. Among those attending were members of…
Monmouthshire’s cabinet member with responsibility for tourism and leisure has expressed his delight that Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas and Giro d’Italia winner Chris Froome will ride through the…
Today in Monmouthshire over four hundred students are celebrating an outstanding set of examination results enabling them to progress to the next steps in university, colleges and work places all…
Monmouthshire County Council launched its new health and social care service for the Usk and Raglan area with a celebratory event on Thursday 9th August. Based in the former Roger…
A council sporting initiative introduced two years ago is going from strength to strength and the Monmouthshire Games is now firmly established as a highlight of the holidays for the…
Monmouthshire County Council is seeking a full time manager to assume responsibility for running the Borough Theatre in Abergavenny. The successful applicant would be an advocate for the theatre, providing…
High tides are due. We will be monitoring the situation and if necessary, will arrange for the A466 through Tintern to be closed for short periods on the following dates…
Monmouth’s leisure centre is on course to re-open on Wednesday 15th August to offer a fabulous range of facilities that will reach out to the whole community. The £7.4m project…
Over 750 people attended Monmouthshire’s first ever pride event for the county’s young LGBT (lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender) community at Caldicot Castle on Friday, 3rd August. Monmouthshire Youth Pride…
MonLife – Monmouthshire’s premier tourism, leisure, culture and youth service provider – is offering an exciting opportunity to individuals living in or near the county to take on a position…
Monmouthshire County Council has announced that parents and carers are now able to make online applications for concessionary and post-16 school transport. They should visit www.monmouthshire.gov.uk/school-transport-2018 for details on how…
Monmouthshire celebrated National Play Day (Wednesday 1st August) with a visit from cabinet member for social justice and community development Councillor Sara Jones to a council play scheme in Abergavenny. …
Caldicot Community Hub hosted a commemorative event recently (Tuesday, 10th July) to mark the success of a local history project to record people’s experiences of living in the town from…
The owner of a Chepstow restaurant has pleaded guilty to two food hygiene offences following action taken by Monmouthshire County Council’s environmental health officers. Dionysios Mastrogiannopoulos, the owner of the…
Usk Community Hub will commemorate the centenary of the First World War with a display of two impressive and colourful quilts designed by 130 Monmouthshire children including some from the…
King Henry VIII School, Abergavenny has become the first secondary school in Monmouthshire to gain a Carers Trust South East Wales’ Award for achieving the ‘Basics’ of the Young Carers…
Opening times at Gilwern Library will change from Tuesday, 4th September in a move designed to improve its service to the public. The amount of time that the library is…
Abergavenny Castle is to host an evening event with a difference on Wednesday 1st August – an outdoor silent disco based on Owain Glyndŵr, the legendary rebel Prince of Wales….
Summer is here and there are some wonderful experiences available in beautiful Monmouthshire for children and young people. The fun started this weekend when Monmouthshire’s Youth Service joined Usk’s Community…
Over 150 residents, families and friends gathered in afternoon sunshine on Saturday 21st July to celebrate in style the opening of a garden at a home for older people. The…
Monmouthshire County Council is welcoming three new chief officers to its senior leadership team. The appointments of Chief Officer for Enterprise and Chief Officer for Social Care, Safeguarding & Health,…
Caldicot School, Monmouthshire County Council’s first 21st Century School was officially opened by Brigadier Robert Aitken CBE Lord Lieutenant on Friday 20th July. The ceremony came a year to the…
Monmouthshire County Council will hold a special meeting of its Strong Communities Select Committee at 10am on Monday 30th July in the council chamber at County Hall to discuss the…
Trellech Primary School welcomed the Cabinet Secretary for Education, Kirsty Williams on Friday 13th July. The Cabinet Secretary met with Monmouthshire County Council’s newly appointed Cluster Business Managers and Head…
Monmouthshire County Council is celebrating the news that three of its open spaces have retained their coveted Green Flag Award granted last year by leading environmental charity, Keep Wales Tidy. …
Monmouthshire County Council is to carry out an inspection of memorials at Llanfoist Cemetery this autumn. The council has a requirement to ensure the safety of people visiting or working…
Monmouthshire County Council welcomes tech businesses to the local launch of the Monmouthshire Gov Tech Challenge. The event at Caldicot Castle on Monday 16th July 10.00 – 1.45pm is an…
Monmouthshire County Council will celebrate the work of those who encourage and promote pollinators at a networking event from 1pm to 5pm on Tuesday 17th July at Usk’s Incredible Edible…
Monmouthshire’s community hubs and libraries are calling on the county’s children to sign up for the Mischief Makers Summer Reading Challenge 2018. The Summer Reading Challenge asks 4 to 11…
Over 250 people attended a celebration and networking event at Abergavenny’s Market Hall last Thursday evening (5th July) to acknowledge the contribution of individuals and groups who volunteer to sustain…
Monmouthshire County Council welcomes tech businesses to the local launch of the Monmouthshire Gov Tech Challenge. The event at Caldicot Castle on Monday 16th July 10.00 – 1.45pm is an…
Monmouthshire County Council has provided £150,000 worth of financial support to 500 high street businesses. The money has been received from the Welsh Government under its 2018/19 High Street Rate…
Swift action by leisure centre staff saved a man’s life after he collapsed following cardiac arrest while playing five-a-side football. Chepstow Leisure Centre duty officer Duncan Thompson used the site’s…
Monmouthshire County Council’s corporate parenting team hosted a Thank You event at Caldicot Castle on Thursday 28th June to celebrate the outstanding dedication of Foster Carers in Monmouthshire. Foster carers…
Monmouthshire County Council Chief Executive Paul Matthews is delighted to announce that up to £1.25million of GovTech Catalyst funding is available to develop solutions aimed at helping to break the…
Monmouthshire County Council’s staff, were joined by SARA (Severn Area Rescue Service) to climb the Sugar Loaf on 21st June to celebrate the summer solstice and raise funds for SARA….
Individuals and groups who help to sustain and support communities in Abergavenny and its surrounding areas are invited to attend a celebration and networking event hosted by Monmouthshire County Council…
There are some significant changes to Benefit administration in Monmouthshire for working age people from June 27. As part of a national roll out the full service of Universal Credit…
A pilot project administered by the Vale of Usk Rural Development Programme – a partnership between Monmouthshire and Newport councils to promote rural communities and businesses and increase prosperity –…
Monmouthshire County Council’s lettings service will offer its unique knowledge and guidance to a range of towns across the county during June and July. Monmouthshire Letting Service (MLS), which prides…
A Caldicot primary school has participated in a project to encourage families to help their children to be a healthy weight through healthy eating and physical activity. The project, organised…
A partnership between Monmouthshire County Council, the Gwent Association of Voluntary Organisations, carers, third sector bodies and the health board is to celebrate the vital contribution made by the county’s…
Monmouthshire County Council is taking steps to reduce the unnecessary use of plastic. The council’s Strong Communities Select Committee met recently and heard from officers and plastic-free community groups based…
Monmouthshire’s youth service team is organising an early July summer camp for Year 9 pupils at Chepstow and Caldicot Schools. A full day on a site at the edge of…
Monmouthshire County Council worked in partnership with other public bodies to hold a dog fouling awareness day recently. The council’s environmental health and waste & street cleaning teams, as well…
Abergavenny Castle will hark back over 700 years on Saturday 9th June as it hosts a re-enactment of the period of medieval history during the One Hundred Years War. The…
Monmouthshire County Council has organised a range of great activities for children over the late spring bank holiday half-term! Monmouth and Caldicot Community Hubs are celebrating Elmer Day on Saturday…
Monmouthshire’s Passenger Transport Team is inviting residents to help shape the future of local bus services around the town of Chepstow. The team will offer drop-in sessions at Bulwark Community…
Monmouthshire’s foster care team will be at The Bridges Community Centre in Monmouth on Wednesday 30th May from 10am to 12pm and 7pm to 9pm to meet and greet residents…
A digital project supported by Monmouthshire’s rural programmes team has been set up to bring superfast broadband to communities in the north of the county. The project – initiated by…
Monmouthshire celebrated its tenth anniversary of being named Top Food Destination in Wales* with a Flavours of Monmouthshire event at Chepstow Tourist Information Centre on Monday 14th May. The occasion…
Monmouthshire County Council’s cabinet members have visited Monmouth’s Chippenham Mead children’s play area to inspect the site which is due to benefit from investment following recent housing developments. Original proposals…
Monmouthshire County Council has chosen a new Chairman to serve for the next twelve months. Councillor Peter Clarke was elected at the council’s annual general meeting on May 8th following…
A Monmouthshire County Council programme which aims to help 16 to 24 year olds into employment, education or training is seeking the help of local businesses and employers. Inspire2Work –…
Monmouthshire County Council is to commemorate the centenary of the Royal Air Force with a ceremony at County Hall on Monday 14th May at 9.30am. The RAF Ensign will be…
A generous gesture by a Swansea-based company will benefit children, young people and their families attending Monmouthshire County Council’s social services contact centre in Abergavenny. Facility Services Group Limited (FSG)…
Monmouthshire County Council will engage with residents over how to make the approaches to Caldicot’s town centre greener by holding two drop-in sessions. These will be held on Tuesday,…
As part of the National Autism Strategy, we are a team that is jointly hosted by Aneurin Bevan Health Board and Monmouthshire Council. What does the service provide? The service…
Monmouthshire County Council Fostering Team will be hitting the road and travelling across Monmouthshire in a bid to attract more carers to look after Monmouthshire children. The roadshow coincides with…
Monmouthshire County Council has agreed a plan to embed its ambition for social justice into the heart of its policies and activities. The Social Justice Strategy, agreed by the council’s…
Schoolchildren and community groups in Monmouthshire and rural areas of Newport are being taken under the wing of beekeeping experts in a move to boost the local bee population. They…
Monmouthshire County Council has linked with South Wales tech company We Build Bots to develop a chatbot that will feature on the council’s website and Facebook messenger service. This additional…
Monmouthshire’s Public Service Board has published its well-being plan which sets out how it will improve well-being in the county – both now and in the future. The Public Service…
Community groups in Monmouthshire have over a month to bid for grants to improve local broadband infrastructure as well as set up community energy projects, thanks to funding available from…
Abergavenny Market will host its annual toy and train collectors’ fair on Monday 7th May – May Day Bank Holiday – from 10am to 4pm. Admission to the market hall…
Residents and other stakeholders are being asked to comment on a draft plan that will guide the management of the Blaenavon Industrial Landscape World Heritage Site until 2023. The Blaenavon…
Work carried out at Llanfoist Fawr Primary School is to be cited in a case study by world-renowned professor of education, Bill Lucas. Professor Lucas’s new book Developing Tenacity, co-written…
Local Agri Urban Group have been giving “thought for food” The URBACT Agri Urban project has seen the development of a local group with interest or business in the food…
Did you know that Monmouthshire County Council and Abergavenny Town Council are participating in the AGRI – URBAN programme. What is Agri Urban ? Agri Urban is a two year…
Pupils and staff from schools across Monmouthshire were joined by Sally Holland, Children’s Commissioner for Wales, at a Super Ambassadors’ conference to highlight the importance of the United Nations Convention…
Popular BBC TV show, Money for Nothing is filming for a forthcoming series and has chosen Monmouthshire County Council’s busy household waste and recycling centre at Llanfoist near Abergavenny as…
Aneurin Bevan Gwent Public Health Team on behalf of Gwent Health, Social Care and Housing Partnership, are holding a small research event to discuss thoughts and aspirations with people about…
Business support service Superfast Business Wales will run a free workshop for Monmouthshire’s businesses from 1pm to 5pm on Wednesday, 16th May at Abergavenny’s St Michael’s Centre, 10A Pen-Y-Pound,…
Two Monmouthshire primary schools combined to present an end of term musical extravaganza before an appreciative audience of 120 parents at King Henry VIII School. The concert was a culmination…
Monmouthshire County Council in partnership with Usk Town Council is to build on last year’s highly successful cycling project. The Great Usk Bike Off will run once again this summer…
The A466 at Livox near Tintern has been re-opened. Vegetation and rock scaling works are complete and we are currently awaiting the final report from our geotechnical engineers. It seems…
We are experiencing issues in producing some Business Rate Bills for 2018/19, with properties that are entitled to transitional relief. This is unlikely to be resolved in time to give…
Monmouthshire County Council is one of the first organisations in Gwent to pledge support for a new charter enabling people with disabilities to have their voices heard. The Monmouthshire launch…
People considering starting their own business in Monmouthshire or developing their existing one, are eligible to attend a series of free workshops in April, delivered by the Welsh Government’s Business…
Staff from twelve Monmouthshire schools who successfully attended a five week educational training course received certificates of achievement from the council’s Chairman, Councillor Maureen Powell at a ceremony in Magor…
Monmouthshire’s cabinet member with responsibility for county operations has drawn attention to the scourge of litter on major highways. While the county’s trunk routes – the A40, A449, A4042, A465…
Monmouthshire County Council has organised a range of great activities for children over the Easter holidays! Usk Community Hub in Maryport Street is offering an Easter Egg treasure hunt with…
Monmouthshire’s National Exercise Referral Scheme celebrates its tenth birthday on Tuesday 20th March. Since its beginnings in 2008 the Public Health Wales and Welsh Assembly-funded programme has helped over 10,000…
A fortnight after Storm Emma wrought havoc across Monmouthshire, snow and bitterly cold winds struck the county once again, but thankfully the impact on Sunday 18th March was much less…
Monmouthshire County Council has approved its Corporate Plan: ‘A Monmouthshire that works for everyone’ which sets five priority goals the council will work towards by 2022. The Corporate Plan…