Celebrating local produce at Abergavenny’s free Spring Food Fair
The Fair showcased local businesses and producers to put visitors back in touch with sustainable food production in our special landscape.
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Thriving Communities event hailed as “tremendous success”
Monmouthshire Community Action Network has recently hosted a Thriving Communities Event, which has been described as “a tremendous success”. The event brought together more than 40 local organisations and community…
Free Thriving Communities Event For Monmouthshire
On Tuesday, 30 January, community groups, charities, organisations and services will hold a market-style showcase event at Magor and Undy Community Hub. Come along and learn more about activities, services…
Monmouthshire events planned for Fairtrade Fortnight
To celebrate Fairtrade Fortnight 2023 (27th February to 12th March) groups across Monmouthshire are holding events designed to engage, inform and educate people on the urgent threat to the future…
Monmouthshire Cabinet publishes final budget proposals
The Cabinet of Monmouthshire County Council will consider its final budget proposals for the forthcoming financial year at its meeting on 1 March. Having engaged in a very thorough engagement…
First anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
With the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine approaching, Monmouthshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Equalities & Engagement has expressed her gratitude to the many hosts and volunteers throughout…
Seasonal service changes
Seasonal service changes All recycling and waste collections in Monmouthshire will be made a day later than normal on the week commencing 26th December, while the following week all collections will remain…
Special event supports Monmouthshire families facing bereavement at a difficult time of year
A special event was held to support grieving families this Christmas – as it can be such a particularly difficult time of the year. The Family Remembering Day, is organised…
Community Action Networks
Community Action Networks are a series of events and workshops run in partnership with communities. The events are aimed at creating opportunities for community members to meet up and network…
Events are being held across Monmouthshire to highlight the urgent need for foster carers
Monmouthshire County Council held the first of a series of fostering events at Shire Hall in Monmouth on Friday 25th November to encourage people to foster local children and young…
Change a Child’s life, FOSTER!
Monmouthshire has some wonderful foster carers, but sadly not enough, meaning children and young people are growing up without a place they can call home. For those children, their only Christmas…
First birthday celebrations for Caldicot’s TogetherWORKS
Caldicot’s TogetherWORKS celebrated its first birthday on Friday (21st October). This safe, friendly, community space welcomes groups such as Bore Coffee, Disability and Dementia Art and Craft, Stitched Together, Armchair…
Ho-ho-hop on board for free weekend bus travel on the approach to Christmas
It’s the most wonderful time of the year… to catch a bus! Monmouthshire shoppers and commuters are being encouraged to use public transport to help the county address the climate…
National awards scooped up by Monmouthshire’s caring caterers
Monmouthshire County Council’s Monmouthshire Meals service and one of its longest-serving colleagues, scooped up two awards at a national ceremony held on 6th October. The NACC (National Association of Care…
Service Changes 19th September 2022
Residents of Monmouthshire are advised that there will be some changes to council services on the 19th September 2022 the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II: There will be no…
Proclamation of the new Sovereign
The Proclamation of the new Sovereign to the people of Monmouthshire was held outside County Hall, The Rhadyr, Usk at 3:30pm on 11th September 2022. Members of the public attended…
Places to lay flowers as a tribute to Queen Elizabeth II
Abergavenny the War Memorial on Frogmore Street, Abergavenny Caldicot The Cross in Caldicot Chepstow The cenotaph in Chepstow Magor with Undy ‘The Preachers Cross’, area at St’s Mary’s Church Magor…
HIGH TIDES – TINTERN
(Saturday 10th – Monday 12th September 2022) High tides are due. We will be monitoring the situation and if necessary, will arrange for the A466 through Tintern to be closed…
Consultation on Proposed Home to School Transport Policy 23/24
Feedback on this consultation closes on the 16th of September 2022. What are your views? Introduction The Learner Travel (Wales) Measure 2014, places a statutory duty on local authorities to…
Green Flag Awards awarded to popular sites across Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire’s green spaces and parks have been placed in the spotlight again in this year’s Green Flag Awards. The awards, presented by leading environmental charity Keep Wales Tidy, give recognition…
Gadgeteers: Summer Reading Challenge 2022 at your local library
This summer, children aged 4-11 can visit any Community Hub in Monmouthshire to meet the Gadgeteers and get involved in a science and innovation themed Summer Reading Challenge. Through taking…
Monmouthshire Celebrates Foster Care Fortnight
This Foster Care Fortnight 9th -22nd May 2022 Monmouthshire County Council’s Fostering Team is celebrating the differences that foster carers have made to children’s lives in Monmouthshire. From foster carers…
Abergavenny Museum welcomes exhibition of Monmouthshire born author Arthur Machen
Abergavenny Museum is playing host to some impressive works by Welsh artists this year, all inspired by Monmouthshire’s own Arthur Machen, best known for his influential supernatural, fantasy, and horror fiction. This exhibition…
MonLife celebrates first birthday of Active 60 programme
This week marks the one-year anniversary of MonLife’s Active 60 programme, which is available for people aged 60 & over to become more physically active through in-person or online classes:…
Welcoming Ukrainians into Monmouthshire Homes
Monmouthshire Council has praised the incredible response from residents who have opened their homes to families fleeing the war in Ukraine. More than sixty families in the county have offered…
Green enhancement of Castle Street car park in Abergavenny
As part of plans to improve ‘green infrastructure’ – the term used to describe the creation of a network of natural and semi-natural features, green spaces, rivers and lakes that…
Library of Things to launch in Monmouth
Monmouthshire’s first Library of Things opens its doors in Monmouth on April 1st. It allows people to borrow things that they need but don’t own, saving money and space in…
Town and County councils sign deal to support historic Borough Theatre
A new deal between Monmouthshire County Council and Abergavenny Town Council has created a partnership to support and develop the town’s historic Borough Theatre. The county council is undertaking a…
Pupils and communities learn about Fairtrade
To celebrate Fairtrade Fortnight 2022 schools and communities across Monmouthshire will be holding a range of events and activities to help people learn more about Fairtrade and climate change, the…
5G Wales Unlocked partners bring Welsh history to life — with country’s first ‘5G castle’
Yesterday (17 February), 5G Wales Unlocked — the innovation project demonstrating the opportunities for 5G in rural and valleys communities in Wales — launched a live 5G service which includes…
Oh boy! Rare vintage Mickey Mouse toy saved from rubbish
A vintage and rare Mickey Mouse toy will proudly be put on display after being saved from the rubbish tip thanks to eagle-eyed colleagues from Monmouthshire County Council’s waste and…
Employment and skills service gets new look as it calls for residents to seek support
A Monmouthshire County Council service, which offers support and training to help people find jobs and improve skills, is relaunching with a new look and a fresh call for residents…
Food4Growth grants
A project is offering £10,000 grants to businesses and community groups to develop local food supply chains. The Food4Growth programme in Torfaen, Caerphilly and Monmouthshire has two grant schemes available,…