CAMPAIGNING for the general election got underway in a Gwent battleground seat with a visit from one of the government’s most senior ministers.
Author - Twm Owen
Local Democracy Reporter
A FORMER respite home for children with disabilities is to be used to provide supported accommodation for young people who’ve been in care.
HEADTEACHERS who’ve penned an “extraordinary” letter urging parents to lobby on school funding have been accused of not taking part in a consultation...
PLANS to use a recently closed care home as homeless accommodation for single people have been backed by Monmouthshire council’s cabinet.
FORMER Welsh Secretary John Redwood “will be missed” the current post holder has said
HOME Secretary James Cleverly has said he will not comment on speculation around an unexplained explosion at a Gwent bomb factory.
MORE than £400,000 paid by housing developers is to be spent on revamping and creating new play parks and recreation areas in Monmouthshire.
GWENT’S NHS board is on track to meet its “worst case” planned overspend of £60 million this financial year.
A ‘FREAK’ spike in births in a rural part of Gwent has been blamed for 17 families missing out on their first choice primary school.
THE COUNCILLOR responsible for parking in Monmouthshire has said he is willing to meet town traders in what he’s described as “a great place to be”.

