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GROUPS in North Somerset can now apply for grants of up to £10,000 to help residents get active.

A referee’s lifetime devotion to local football, and a thriving kickboxing club were among the winners at the Active Burnley Awards

Active Lives, Active Communities in Doncaster has won the National Award for the best Holiday, Activities and Food club, recognising the club for helping disadvantaged children during the holidays.

The building of eight new affordable housing has commenced on a site in Pontypool.

Thanks to funding secured from the V&A, Beecroft Bequest, Brecknock Arts Trust and MonLife museums’ acquisitions fund, a ‘local treasure’ – a painting by JMW Turner - will be coming home to Chepstow soon. Turner’s watercolour of Chepstow Castle is one of only two works by the artist known to capture the iconic view of the castle by the River Wye.

The British artist was 19 years old when he created the watercolour, which has been kept in a private family collection in London since 1956.

Former Lioness turned TV pundit, Rachel Brown-Finnis will host the 2023 Active Burnley Awards

A MAN who suffered a near-fatal cardiac arrest at a Monmouthshire leisure centre has recently returned to thank staff who came to his aid.

NORWAY — Local community members rose to meet the Second Nature Adventure Challenge – to get active outdoors over the summer for some healthy fun and to generate $6,000 in cash donations to local out-of-school care programs. Between July 4 and Labor Day, 280 people recorded outdoor activities, including walking, hiking, biking, swimming, paddling and […]

Municipal election candidate Lynn OBrien