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14 hours ago · On Monday, January 27mat 2pm Monmouthshire County Council marked this anniversary and Holocaust Memorial Day by holding a short moving ceremony at County Hall, Usk.

MONMOUTH Leisure Centre and the town driving test centre were unable to open today after flooding backed up through the drains and covered much of old Dixton Road and the secondary school’s sports areas.

STORM Bert battered Monmouth and surrounding areas over the weekend, with two red flood alerts declared for the area.

2 days ago · THE historic Robin Hood Inn in Monmouth welcomed new ownership late last year, with exciting plans on the horizon.

3 days ago · Collisions are at their lowest level since records began, and 100 fewer people have been killed or seriously injured on Welsh roads since the introduction of a default 20mph speed limit compared to the previous year, fresh figures show.

A PLAN setting out new employment sites and land for 2,000 homes will be open for public consultation after the narrowest of votes.

The flood gate beside Monmouth Rowing Club again proved its worth in preventing major flooding on the other side of the dual carriageway, but residents say more needs to be done to prevent water rising along Old Dixton Road and around the leisure centre and school sports areas.

A MAN in Monmouthshire has been exploring Monmouthshire through the ages and digitally recreating the local landscape.

Caused by a powerful solar storm which erupted on Tuesday, the spectacular views of the Northern Lights across Wales were seen from Anglesey to Swansea and Phillip captured this moment over Monmouth for posterity.