News Archive

News published January 2011

Council to grant Freedom of Monmouthshire to The Royal Welsh

Published: 26 January 2011

Monmouth is set to witness the formal granting of the freedom of Monmouthshire to The Royal Welsh when the town hosts a military parade on Friday, March 4th.

Trading Standards officers seize dodgy DVDs

Published: 24 January 2011

Monmouthshire Trading Standards officers struck a blow against counterfeiters yesterday by seizing over 3,500 illegal DVDs and CDs at Chepstow’s Sunday market.

Managing flood risk in the Severn Estuary – have your say

Published: 24 January 2011

Environment Agency Wales has launched a consultation with local people on a draft strategy to manage the tidal flood risk in the Severn Estuary over the next 100 years.

Derek Brockway challenges you to try something new at your library!

Published: 20 January 2011

TV weatherman Derek Brockway joined the Heritage Minister Alun Ffred Jones at Monmouth library to launch Fancy That, the Welsh libraries festival.

Beware council tax scam say trading standards officers

Published: 20 January 2011

Monmouthshire County Council is warning residents of a scam featuring a bogus government scheme offering a rebate on council tax.

Education Minister sees digital revolution in our Welsh schools

Published: 20 January 2011

Education Minister, Leighton Andrews, visited Ysgol Gyfun Gwynllyw last week to launch the latest phase of investment in technology in schools.

New Monmouthshire & Newport visitor guide aims high

Published: 19 January 2011

Monmouthshire County Council’s tourism team is reaching for the skies with the launch of the 2011 Wye Valley & Vale of Usk visitor guide.

More fortnightly waste collections in South Monmouthshire

Published: 18 January 2011

Monmouthshire’s recycling rates have grown from 41.3% last year to an expected 47% this year.

Monmouthshire men pay the price for benefit fraud

Published: 17 January 2011

A man from Chepstow and a man from Abergavenny were both sentenced for benefit fraud last week, after pleading guilty to failing to truthfully declare their circumstances.