The Monmouthshire Free Press Series

2 weeks ago | freepressseries.co.uk | Twm Owen

The Gwent Crematorium in Croesyceiliog, Cwmbran. (Image: Google Street View) PLANS to replace the roof of the Gwent Crematorium have been lodged with Torfaen Borough Council. The application has been made by property services firm Newport Norse which is a joint venture between Newport City Council and Norse Commercial Services part of the Norse Group owned by Norfolk County Council.

3 weeks ago | freepressseries.co.uk | Twm Owen

Welsh transport minister Ken Skates (top) answered questions over the Severn Bridge weight limit from John Griffiths and Peter Fox. (Image: Archive) FEARS the closure of the first Severn Bridge to lorries will add to congestion at the Highbeech roundabout and hours to local journeys have been raised.

1 month ago | freepressseries.co.uk | Twm Owen

3 1/1 COUNCILLORS have given the go-ahead to convert a home into three one-bedroom flats despite objections it would lead to parking pressures. The application would also see a garage at the side of the three-bedroom semi-detached house demolished and replaced with a single storey extension, with another in the back garden, and a replacement front porch constructed.

1 month ago | freepressseries.co.uk | Elizabeth Birt

Laura Anne Jones MS is calling for the Welsh Government to foot the £1m estimated bill for the abstraction licences (Image: Office of Laura Anne Jones MS) A much-loved canal is on the brink of closure, says MS. The Monmouthshire and Brecon canal, which has been taking 81 per cent of its water from the River Usk for nearly 230 years, will now be deprived of its water source after the Canal and River Trust lost an appeal to Natural Resources Wales.

2 months ago | freepressseries.co.uk | Twm Owen

6 1/1 A GWENT council has paid out more than £16,000 over the past three years to motorists for damage to vehicles caused by potholes. That figure could go up as some claims are still unresolved while a councillor said just a day after submitting a question on the issue he hit a pothole. “Two of my tyres were blown out and I have landed up with a £500 bill,” said Councillor Tony Kear.