A MINUTE’S silence has been held by councillors and staff in memory of a former mayor’s chaplin.
Author - Twm Owen
Local Democracy Reporter
A BID to raise awareness of protections from dodgy builders has won the backing of councillors with one noting the difficulty of checking roof...
A GWENT council has become the last of Wales’ 22 local authorities to back a call for control of land and seabed assets to be held in the country.
THE POPULARITY of a beauty spot with wild swimmers and other activities in the area has lead to concerns over an increase in littering and fly...
A NEW roof to accommodate solar panels to fire the furnaces at the Gwent Crematorium has been approved.
A COUNCILLOR has admitted parking her car on a pedestrian street in a town dubbed the “wild west” of parking.
A SECONDARY school that was removed from special measures after seven years has been congratulated by a council leader.
A DECISION to allow a former library building to be used as a mosque could be placed on hold this week.
AN EMPTY unit in a town’s pedestrianised shopping centre can be converted to a coffee shop, planners have agreed.
A HUGE fence put up across a mountain and overlooking a beauty spot is to be removed after a public backlash.

