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…

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…

Monmouthshire County Council’s Youth Enterprise Team hosted an event to celebrate International Women’s Day at Chepstow School on Thursday 8th March.  In keeping with this year’s theme Press for Progress,…

Monmouthshire County Council joined other local authorities across the UK as Commonwealth Day was marked by flag raising events and ceremonies of dedication. Accompanying Monmouthshire’s Chairman, Councillor Maureen Powell and…

A local village hall could be the recipient of funds to reduce its energy costs in a new green initiative aimed at community buildings in Monmouthshire and rural areas of…

Monmouthshire County Council has agreed to regain ownership and control of Abergavenny’s Borough Theatre following a decision taken at today’s (Wednesday, 28th February) cabinet meeting.  Talks between the council and…

Monmouthshire County Council has postponed its transport drop-in event scheduled for Thursday 1st March due to concerns over severe weather.  It will now be held at the same venue –…

Monmouthshire’s communities have embraced the challenges brought by severe weather and have shown remarkable spirit to go above and beyond to help neighbours and strangers cope with snow-filled days.  Local…

Warmer temperatures and the beginnings of a long-awaited thaw in Monmouthshire signalled the start of normality for council services across the county. Council staff continue to work around the clock…

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Monmouthshire woke on Friday 2nd March to a thick blanket of snow with Storm Emma’s severe weather continuing to affect the county.  Council workers had worked around the clock to…

HIGH TIDES – TINTERN (4th MARCH 2018) High tides are due.  We will be monitoring the situation and if necessary, will arrange for the A466 through Tintern to be closed…

Monmouthshire was subjected to severe weather early on St David’s Day as Storm Emma’s high winds and heavy snow gathered momentum, causing difficulties across the county.  The increasing severity was…

Monmouthshire County Council will consider its budget for next year at its meeting on Thursday, 1st March.  Another difficult settlement from Wales Government (a reduction from the current year) accentuates…

Monmouthshire County Council recently took the decision to reintroduce the ‘Control of goods displayed on the public highway’ policy. Having considered the concerns of local business it has been decided…

Monmouthshire County Council is hosting a transport drop-in event at Usk’s Glen-yr-Afon House Hotel on Thursday 1st March with two identical sessions running from 10am to 12noon and 7pm to…

Monmouthshire County Council has approved the establishment of an Alternative Delivery Model (ADM) to secure a viable and sustainable future for its tourism, leisure, culture and youth services.  The new…

A family fun day is taking place at Bailey Park, Abergavenny on Friday 23rd February from 10.00am – 4.00pm. The day is being hosted by Monmouthshire County Council Community Safety…

VELOTHON Wales is offering the local Usk community the chance to find out more about this year’s event at an engagement evening on Monday 26 February. The people of Usk…

Monmouthshire County Council has organised a range of great activities for children over February’s half term! Caldicot Community Hub has planned two events for youngsters.  On Monday, 19th February, popular…

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 is to contact local food takeaway businesses in a bid to reduce the use of polystyrene and single use plastics.  Meanwhile, children from Cantref Primary School have…

On Thursday 15th February Monmouthshire County Council Foster Care team will be at The Angel Hotel Abergavenny, from 10.00am – 12.00pm and 7.00pm – 9.00pm to meet and greet residents…

Two sets of lights have been installed on the A466 between St Arvans and Tintern due to rock falls and unstable ground.  Both sets are within or adjoining Blackcliff/Wyndcliff Site…

Monmouthshire County Council has issued a statement urging companies affected by the collapse of construction services company Carillion and with commitments to the authority to make early contact.  Following a…

The newly-formed Development Bank of Wales is holding a series of free events for business owners and managers to help those looking to start or develop a business.  Thirty-minute appointment…

Monmouthshire County Council has welcomed figures indicating an overall improvement in the performance of its primary schools over the past year.  The Welsh Government’s National School Categorisation System has recently…

Monmouthshire County Council’s environmental health team has urged residents to check the hygiene rating of pubs, restaurants and other food outlets before they book a table for St Valentine’s Day….

Residents of a Caldicot care home were treated to a special concert to mark St Dwynwen’s Day by children from the town’s Welsh-medium primary school.  St Dwynwen’s Day/Dydd Santes Dwynwen…

Monmouthshire County Council has started work on further improvements to Abergavenny’s town centre with the repaving and resurfacing of Lion Street and Frogmore Street as far as the Barclays Bank…

Caldicot Community Hub will host a ceremony at 7pm on Thursday 25th January to remember the millions killed in the Holocaust under Nazi persecution and in subsequent genocides in Cambodia,…

On Monday 15th January, the day recognised as ‘Blue Monday,’ residents across Monmouthshire shook off the January Blues in all of Monmouthshire County Council’s community hubs. The hubs provided a…

Monmouthshire County Council is seeking the views of the community over a proposed planning application for residential development at Raglan.  A public engagement event will be held from 3pm to…

Monmouthshire County Council has given the go-ahead for a strategy to guide tourism development and marketing and management to attract visitors to the county for the next three years. The…

Beat the Winter Blues by taking part in a Happiness Pulse survey; the survey will highlight how happy, connected and active people in Gwent are. The survey will provide an…

Monmouthshire County Council are hosting two Budget engagement meetings on Tuesday 23rd January at County Hall, Usk.  The first session is taking place at 2.00pm – 4.00pm followed by an…

Monmouthshire County Council has celebrated ten years of action to promote Fairtrade with an event featuring pupils at Goytre Fawr Primary School.  The council has recently received approval from the…

MONMOUTHSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL (HARDWICK HILL LANE AND BULWARK ROAD, CHEPSTOW, MONMOUTHSHIRE) TEMPORARY TRAFFIC REGULATION NOTICE 2018 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that MONMOUTHSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL intends to make an Order under…

Caldicot Community Hub is hosting a packed day of activities on Monday 15th January to raise mid-winter and post-Christmas spirits.  The occasion will also give people the chance to meet…

Monmouth Community Hub is hosting an event on Monday 15th January designed to dispel the winter blues and give people the chance to meet new friends and have fun.  The…

Usk Community Hub is hosting two events to raise mid-winter and post-Christmas spirits.  On Thursday 11th January at 7pm crime writers Alis Hawkins and Graham H Miller will deliver a…

Monmouthshire County Council has achieved the goal of becoming the country’s first local authority to deliver a highly regarded sporting programme to an entire year group. The council’s sport development…

Monmouthshire County Council will temporarily close a number of its car parks or areas within its car parks to allow vital work to be carried out.  The smaller of Abergavenny’s…

Councillors and highways engineers from Monmouthshire County Council have met with a local timber company to address residents’ concerns over heavy traffic on the neighbouring road network.  Residents of Hereford…

Monmouthshire County Council will be hosting a Talk to Us engagement forum on Friday 19th January 10.00am – 2.00pm at County Hall, Usk. The event will provide residents with an…

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…

I feel extremely privileged to serve once again as Chairman of Monmouthshire County Council.  As before, it has been an extremely busy but interesting time.  I hope that you enjoyed…

Monmouthshire County Council has published its timetable for collection of waste and recycling over Christmas and the New Year. No collections will take place on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, or…

Monmouthshire County Council is inviting residents, businesses and organisations to submit comments on a report to be put before cabinet at its meeting on Wednesday, 7th February.  Comments must be…

Monmouthshire County Council will hold a public exhibition to provide an update on its proposed shared-use Llanfoist to Abergavenny footbridge over the River Usk and display how the project has…

Community-based projects in Gwent have until the end of next month to apply for up to £5,000 from the Gwent High Sheriffs’ Community Fund (GHSCF). Community groups, voluntary organisations and…

Over 70 looked-after and vulnerable children from Monmouthshire will benefit from a Christmas gift thanks to generous festive gestures by a number of parties.  The council’s Children’s Services team organised…

An event arranged by Monmouthshire County Council’s Face to Face Therapeutic Services team has helped a range of young people aged 7 to 15 come to terms with the loss…

The offices of Monmouthshire County Council will be closed on: Monday 25th, Tuesday 26th, Wednesday 27th December and Monday 1st January. FOR EMERGENCIES ONLY – If urgent assistance is required…

We are pleased to confirm that all schools will be open tomorrow – Wednesday 13th December. Thank you for your patience over the past couple of days, but we needed…

Monmouthshire County Council has made contingency plans to ensure essential services are available throughout the Christmas and New Year period.  In addition, it has published opening times for its leisure…

Monmouthshire County Council staff have worked to support the community as temperatures have dropped and snow has fallen. The county has resembled a beautiful scene from Narnia, but cold conditions can…

Please don’t travel this morning unless your journey is really necessary. Snow ploughs and gritters are currently prioritising emergency services routes. We’ve received some calls about home carers and community…

Residents, businesses and organisations have until Wednesday 20th December to take part in a survey on the future of Abergavenny’s Bailey Park. The survey has been designed to improve facilities…

Chepstow Community Hub will host an evening of Christmas celebration on Wednesday 20th December from 7pm featuring the Chepstow Singing Group with seasonal readings. Entry is free and all are…

Business support service Superfast Business Wales will run a free social media workshop for Monmouthshire’s businesses from 9am to 1.30pm on Wednesday 13th December at Abergavenny’s Angel Hotel.  The fully-funded…

Monmouthshire entrepreneurs looking to boost their skills can benefit from free business workshops throughout December.  These courses, organised by the Welsh Government’s Business Wales service, aim to equip people with…

The annual Monmouthshire Volunteer Achievement Awards hosted by GAVO (Gwent Association of Voluntary Organisations) and Monmouthshire County Council were held recently at Caldicot Choir Hall.  The celebratory evening focussed on…

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…

Monmouthshire County Council’s leisure team is offering an exclusive membership promotion in the approach to Christmas. Joining MonLeisure before 23rd December ensures free membership to the end of January. This…

   The Usk Community Hub will hold its Christmas Market on Saturday 2nd December from 10am to 3pm.  Market stalls will sell crafts, scarves, candles, cakes and bakes, cards, art,…

Representatives of public services organisations across Monmouthshire gathered in Usk today (27th November) to raise awareness of the devastating and far reaching effects of violence against women. The event was…

Carers from across Monmouthshire attended an event this week (Wednesday 22nd November) jointly hosted by the county council and the Monmouthshire Carers Project to mark Carers’ Rights Day.  Held at…

Monmouthshire County Council is providing free weekend parking in Abergavenny, Chepstow and Monmouth in the approach to Christmas.  This will be a welcome boost for the towns’ shops, help remind…

An Abergavenny resident was prosecuted by Monmouthshire County Council on 17th November at Newport Magistrates Court for fly-tipping several tons of garden waste on the Blorenge mountainside last May.  Mr…

Monmouthshire’s Public Service Board welcomes feedback on a number of priorities which have been identified to improve well-being in our communities and make sure that we think about the future….

Monmouthshire County Council’s Youth Enterprise team celebrated Global Entrepreneurship Week 2017 with an inspirational workshop for over 60 Year 9 pupils at Caldicot School on Wednesday 15th November. Pupils heard…

Young people from across Monmouthshire sparked debate with County Councillors at the Young Persons Democracy Day, County Hall Usk on Friday 17th November. The fun, informal event was planned by…

Monmouthshire has recently focussed on the welfare of the county’s youngsters as it marked Anti-Bullying Week and National Safeguarding Week – both running from 13th November.  Goytre Fawr Primary School…

Mitchel Troy temporary site closure *UPDATE 22/11/17 – 4pm*  The repair work at Mitchel Troy Recycling Centre has been completed ahead of schedule, and therefore the Recycling Centre will now…

The project to replace Monmouth Leisure Centre means that the site will close from Wednesday 15th November while a £7.5m replacement building is constructed.  Meanwhile, customers will have access to…

Monmouthshire County Council is to consult the community over the management of Caldicot’s country park.  The council is developing a long term green infrastructure management plan for all its countryside…

  Monmouthshire County Council’s letting service offers landlords in the area a friendly, experienced and professional deal.  Monmouthshire Lettings Service (MLS) – part of the council’s housing team – has…

On Thursday 16th November Monmouthshire County Council Foster Care team will be at St Pierre Marriot Chepstow, from 10.00am – 12.00pm and  7.00pm – 9.00pm to meet and greet residents…

Over thirty Monmouthshire youngsters gathered at the county’s outdoor education service headquarters in Skenfrith’s Hilston Park recently (Thursday 2nd November) to launch the council’s Young Carers’ Strategy. The strategy is…