Kemi Badenoch questions support provided as she sees Storm Claudia flood damage

CONSERVATIVE leader Kemi Badenoch has visited flood hit Monmouth and questioned if enough support has been provided since the Storm Claudia deluge. ...

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Plan for improving education for children with additional needs is agreed

PLANS for improving education for children with additional needs and those unable to attend school have been agreed by councillors. Monmouthshire...

25.11.2025 6

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Top councillor calls for council committee's unwieldy name to be shortened

LONG-WINDED names for committees have forced a top councillor’s patience to snap. David Williams who as well as being the deputy presiding...

25.11.2025 5

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Gwent council reports near £3 million gap in budget for upcoming year

A GWENT council has a near £3 million gap in its budget for the forthcoming financial year. Torfaen Borough Council is continuing to work on...

24.11.2025 30

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Town by town parking reviews to be held after 'expensive' county wide study

A REVIEW of car parking policies and charges will be carried out on a town by town basis after a council spent £28,000 on a county wide review. ...

22.11.2025 3

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Residents urged to join talks over deal intended to change future of public services

RESIDENTS of two Gwent boroughs are being urged to get involved in talks about overhauling how their councils deliver services. Blaenau Gwent and...

13.11.2025 4

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Council leader secures key spot on Labour list in bid to win Senedd seat

A GWENT council leader has won a selection battle to secure second place on a Labour candidate list for next year’s Senedd election. Anthony...

07.11.2025 4

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Plan to cut town council's membership opposed by Labour councillor

A LABOUR councillor has broken ranks to vote against reducing the membership of his local town council. Cllr Liam Cowles said...

02.11.2025 7

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New town and community councils framework agreed

A FRAMEWORK for working with local town and community councils has been agreed by a borough council’s cabinet. The agreement is intended to...

21.10.2025 5

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Vote due on plans for 2,100 new homes across county

A CRUCIAL vote on a plan intended to set out where up to 2,100 new homes could be built is due to take place next week. The replacement local...

20.10.2025 20

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New challenge to planned mosque suggests searching historical papers in New York

THE latest challenge to plans to use a former Gwent library as a mosque has suggested researching historical papers in Scotland and New York. A...

15.10.2025 7

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Developer shouldn't be expected to pay for bus stop improvements

A HOUSING association shouldn’t be made to pay for a bus stop a council should provide, councillors have been told. A suggestion the council...

11.10.2025 8

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Pension fund for Gwent public sector workers considers stance on Gaza war links

A MULTI-BILLION pound Gwent pension fund will consider further advice after two local authorities demanded a review of investments linked to...

10.10.2025 20

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Legal challenge to mosque decision isn't going ahead council confirms

A THREATENED legal challenge to a decision to allow a former library to be used as a mosque won’t be going ahead. A pre-action letter, on behalf...

09.10.2025 10

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Pay per views: Residents to be paid to give opinions on council changes

SELECTED residents are to be paid to give their view on a how a council overhauls its approach to delivering and supporting services. Residents...

05.10.2025 4

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Council unveils 'new deal' to overhaul how it works with communities

A NEW ‘deal’ between a council and residents is intended to move power away from county hall and into communities. That’s what a senior...

02.10.2025 10

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Tackling poverty and inequality will help improve poor health, councillors told

AN approach to addressing poverty, inequality and poor health adopted by public services across Gwent has been explained as avoiding focussing on just...

30.09.2025 9

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'Tories never have a good word to say about our council' says Labour

CONSERVATIVE councillors have been accused of “talking down” a council they used to run and of “never having a good word” to say about it. ...

28.09.2025 5

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Woman earning £30,000 a year can't afford a home in her hometown

MORE than half of the near 4,000 people on the housing waiting list in the most expensive area of Gwent are in work. The figure was highlighted at...

27.09.2025 10

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Council is using What's App and social media to reach residents

A GWENT council is set to use What’s App to send messages about its services and plans straight to people’s phones. It also says the best way...

26.09.2025 6

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Families moving to Wales 'caught out by childcare costs'

FAMILIES have moved to Wales from England without realising they will lose entitlement to free childcare from nine months old, councillors have been...

26.09.2025 5

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Gwent pension investments in firms linked to Gaza war 'should be reviewed'

A MULTI-MILLION pound pension fund for public servants across Gwent will be asked to review investments linked to Israel’s war in Gaza. A...

22.09.2025 7

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County of Sanctuary plan 'not about increasing number of asylum seekers'

A PLAN to support asylum seekers and refugees backed by a Gwent council two years ago won’t increase their numbers, a top councillor has said. ...

22.09.2025 3

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'Really pleasing' for council to commit to paying Real Living Wage

A GWENT council’s leadership has committed to being accredited as a Real Living Wage employer. Monmouthshire County Council has already been...

19.09.2025 20

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'Shameful' Reform leader hits out at Gwent council's 'failure' to honour Charlie Kirk

THE leader of Reform UK’s first council group in Wales has hit out at councillors for failing to mark the killing of US political influencer...

17.09.2025 50

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Potential legal challenge at plan to use former library as county's first mosque

THREE councillors who failed in a bid to overturn a decision paving the way for a county’s first mosque could launch a legal challenge. The two...

17.09.2025 7

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Council could consider investments and Gwent pensions linked to Gaza war

A GWENT council will be asked to review if any of its investments are held with firms linked to violations of international law due to Israel’s...

16.09.2025 8

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Decision which will provide pay boost for some minimum wage workers to be agreed

A COUNCIL is set to agree a policy that will see staff working for its contractors get a pay boost if they are only earning the legal minimum. ...

14.09.2025 3

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Council backs partnership that hands out cash to sports initiatives across Gwent

A COUNCIL has backed a regional sports partnership at a “good time” coinciding with the Tour of Britain visiting South Wales. The area...

09.09.2025 20

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Conservative select first four candidates for new Senedd seat

THE Welsh Conservatives have announced their first four candidates for Monmouthshire and Torfaen for next year’s expanded Senedd election. ...

02.09.2025 7

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Council leader wants to represent super constituency in expanded Senedd

A GWENT council leader has been shortlisted as a candidate in a key seat for next year’s Senedd elections. Councillor Anthony Hunt, who has led...

01.09.2025 4

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Six councillors to battle with council leader for shot at Senedd seat

A HIGH profile council leader is facing challenges from his own group and other senior councillors for a chance at winning a Senedd seat. Anthony...

01.09.2025 5

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By-election victory just weeks after county declared a 'Reform-free zone'

REFORM UK has won a by-election in a Welsh county that was declared “a Reform-free zone” just a fortnight ago. The Conservatives had been...

11.08.2025 6

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Deadline looms for elections to fill town council vacancies

A DEADLINE is approaching to request by-elections to fill two vacancies on Magor with Undy Town Council. Electors of the town’s West ward and...

05.08.2025 6

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Tories score hattrick of by-election wins but Reform also has reason to celebrate

THE Conservatives have completed a hattrick of by-election victories over Reform though Nigel Farage’s party has gained another community councillor...

03.08.2025 5

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Introducing Wales' new tourism tax hasn't been ruled out by this Gwent council

A GWENT council leader has refused to rule out introducing the Welsh Government’s new tourist tax when the powers become available to councils. ...

02.08.2025 10

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Council area that was represented by Reform's new Senedd Member goes Conservative

THE Conservatives have defeated Reform UK in a by-election in the council area the party’s first Senedd Member Laura Anne Jones previously...

31.07.2025 10

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Round two in fight between Labour and Reform in Gwent council ward

A BY-ELECTION is taking place in part of a ward that elected the first Reform UK councillor in Wales. The election is to fill a vacancy for the...

28.07.2025 4

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Concern council agreement to publish key decisions hasn't been delivered

THERE is uncertainty over implementation of a new rule intended to ensure councillors and the public are aware of decisions made by top council...

25.07.2025 7

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Tories see off Reform challenge in council by-election

THE Conservatives have held off the challenge from Reform to win a community council by-election. The vacancy on Caerwent Community Council was...

25.07.2025 8

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Warning tourism tax will make county more expensive than staying over the border

THERE are no plans to introduce a tourism tax in a Gwent visitor hotspot, councillors have been told. The possibility of using new powers to tax...

23.07.2025 10

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Council is considering request to house additional refugees and asylum seekers

A GWENT council has confirmed it is considering additional accommodation for refugees and asylum seekers but doesn’t want that to impact its...

20.07.2025 3

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Elections taking place over coming weeks to fill council vacancies

VOTERS will head to the polls this week in the first of a string of local community council elections in which Reform UK is standing candidates. ...

19.07.2025 10

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Wales' anti-racist action plan is helping health board address suicide knowledge

A WELSH Government plan to tackle racism will address information gaps around the impact of mental health among ethnic minorities, a top doctor has...

17.07.2025 5

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'Town centre isn't ours' says council over concerns about empty shops

MEMBERS of the public are wrong to think their local council owns most of a town centre, its leader has said. A high proportion of vacant...

16.07.2025 8

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New bans on dogs in children's play areas agreed by councillors

MOST dog owners realise it is wrong for their pets to poo in children’s play areas counillors have been told. Senior councillors agreed four...

13.07.2025 4

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Care changes have caused distress, social services chiefs told

CHANGES to care contracts left the “most vulnerable residents in distress” at the loss of their regular carers, councillors have said. New...

11.07.2025 9

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Complaint over 'behind closed doors meetings' including with police commissioner

A TOP councillor has complained about behind closed doors meetings being staged ahead of one with the Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner. Jane...

09.07.2025 9

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Hundreds to lose free school bus passes in September but no change for following year

A COUNCIL that is removing free bus passes from some 300 children in September isn’t planning any changes to its next home to school transport...

08.07.2025 8

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Lessons learnt from home care changes that sparked anger among carers and clients

GREATER involvement with people receiving care and firms losing contracts have been identified as lessons learnt following a fallout over a service...

08.07.2025 10

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