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Cocaine dealer flushed phone down loo monmouthshirebeacon.co.uk/ne…

Cocaine dealer flushed phone down loo

A COCAINE dealer who tried to flush his mobile phone down the loo has been jailed after officers recovered the device from the U-bend and found numerous messages about dealing drugs.

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Monmouthshire is number one hotspot for marriages in Wales says study monmouthshirebeacon.co.uk/ne…
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Equality for veterans could be considered by Monmouthshire Council monmouthshirebeacon.co.uk/ne…

Equality for veterans could be considered by Monmouthshire Council

THE needs of members of the armed forces and veterans could be considered as an equality issue by a council. 

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Rugby club get permission for aluminium sign monmouthshirebeacon.co.uk/ne…

Rugby club get permission for aluminium sign

CHEPSTOW Rugby Club can place an aluminum welcome sign at the entrance to its Memorial Ground home. 

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Roadsigns should have dividing lines between Welsh and English says councillor monmouthshirebeacon.co.uk/ne…

Roadsigns should have dividing lines between Welsh and English says councillor

A LINE between Welsh and English on road signs could help avoid “confusion” for drivers, it has been suggested by a driving examiner

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Councillor says senior officers cannot respond to Welsh queries monmouthshirebeacon.co.uk/ne…

Councillor says senior officers cannot respond to Welsh queries

A COUNCIL’S ability to respond to queries in Welsh has been questioned by one of its own members. 

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Man sold drug to mates to fund his own habit monmouthshirebeacon.co.uk/ne…

Man sold drug to mates to fund his own habit

A 22-year-old man has been ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work after admitting being in possessing a quantity of ketamine in Coleford and selling the prohibited drug to friends.

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Extra car parking space for Usk monmouthshirebeacon.co.uk/ne…

Extra car parking space for Usk

PERMISSION has been given for land next to a former doctor’s surgery to be cleared and used for car parking. 

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Hundreds of firearms operations in Gwent last year monmouthshirebeacon.co.uk/ne…

Hundreds of firearms operations in Gwent last year

Firearms officers responded to hundreds of incidents in Gwent last year, new figures show.

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“Concerning trend” at abattoirs see prime lamb number fall monmouthshirebeacon.co.uk/ne…

“Concerning trend” at abattoirs see prime lamb number fall

UK abattoir sheep throughput figures for June reveal a “concerning trend” with sheep numbers slaughtered substantially down in the first six months of this year compared to 2023.

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Call for Senedd election as first minister steps aside monmouthshirebeacon.co.uk/ne…

Call for Senedd election as first minister steps aside

Vaughan Gething faced calls for a snap Senedd election after he was forced to stand down as Wales’ first minister by mass resignations from his government.

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Contents of large estate divided between next two sales at Smiths monmouthshirebeacon.co.uk/ne…

Contents of large estate divided between next two sales at Smiths

SMITHS Auctions in Newent have had to quickly empty their saleroom after their June auction in order to accommodate the contents of a very large local estate.

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Hall's fundraiser for air ambulance monmouthshirebeacon.co.uk/ne…

Hall's fundraiser for air ambulance

A joint fundraiser at Cross Ash village hall raised over £1,200 to be split between the village hall and the Welsh Air Ambulance.

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Chepstow church to be leased as a fitness studio monmouthshirebeacon.co.uk/ne…

Chepstow church to be leased as a fitness studio

A CHURCH hall is to be leased for use as a fitness studio that will provide funds for the upkeep of an historic, listed building. 

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Gwent measles outbreak is over monmouthshirebeacon.co.uk/ne…

Gwent measles outbreak is over

Importance of MMR vaccination stressed, as Gwent measles outbreak ends  

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Monmouth company offering opportunity for apprentices monmouthshirebeacon.co.uk/ne…

Monmouth company offering opportunity for apprentices

Siltbuster has been established for over 20 years and is the UK’s leading wastewater treatment company in providing responsive solutions to a range of customers. The company is part of the Workdry...

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News from the FUW with Sharon Pritchard monmouthshirebeacon.co.uk/ne…

News from the FUW with Sharon Pritchard

Highlight of Welsh farming calendar sees a warm welcome to the Show!

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The View from County Hall with Cllr Richard John monmouthshirebeacon.co.uk/op…

The View from County Hall with Cllr Richard John

 I suspect readers will be relieved that the general election is finally over.  The results, both nationally and locally were decisive.  I congratulate Catherine Fookes, the new Labour MP for...

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Monmouthshire house prices dropped in May monmouthshirebeacon.co.uk/ne…

Monmouthshire house prices dropped in May

House prices dropped by 1.8% in Monmouthshire in May, new figures show.

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View from the Commons with Catherine Fookes MP monmouthshirebeacon.co.uk/op…

View from the Commons with Catherine Fookes MP

Last week I was sworn in as Monmouthshire’s first ever woman MP – one of 335 first timers. I’m particularly pleased given my campaigning to get more women into politics that we have the highest...

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