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Ahead of this year’s local elections, the Welsh Conservatives launched their local election manifesto for Monmouthshire at the Kings Head pub in Abergavenny on Monday April 11.

He saved numerous titles from closure, insisting that ‘local journalism is a brand with a future’

A CHARITY wing walk by daring 74-year-old John Jackson due to take place last week, had to be postponed.

A kind-hearted Monmouth schoolboy, who transported hundreds of items to Ukrainian refugees sheltering in neighbouring Romania, has thanked everyone who supported his appeal.

Sir Ray was the founder and lifetime president of Tindle News, which owned regional titles across the UK as well as radio stations.

Sir Ray (pictured in 2002 with the Queen), a vocal champion of the local press and freedom of speech, was the chairman of Tindle Newspapers until 2017, when he stepped down at the age of 90.

Ray Tindle obituary: Story of the life of local newspaper giant whop built up his empire from nothing, never gave up and never sold out

Last week’s ‘Picture This’ challenge was black and white photography.

A lifeboat volunteer who fell ill from a microscopic parasite linked to human sewage has blasted the state of the Wye and Severn rivers.

A market trader who has had a stall under the arches of the Shire Hall for 40 years has been recognised for her long service.