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HSBC to close branches in Monmouthshire
HSBC will close 114 branches in Britain from April 2023, the British lender said on Wednesday, the latest in a string of such announcements by retail banks in the country as they slash their networks to try and cut costs. The Abergavenny and Chepstow branches are on the list of planned closures and will close their…
Read MoreRoad to close during the weekday for three weeks
A BUSY Monmouthshire road will be closed for three weeks whilst resurfacing work takes place. A stretch of the Blaenavon Road which runs between Govilon and Blaenavon Monmouthshire council will carry out work to resurface Blaenavon Road (B4246) in Govilon, from its junction with Merthyr Road, continuing up t he Blorenge Mountain towards Blaenavon and…
Read MorePetrol Prices Slowly Fall
Motorists are beginning to finally see the cost of fuel starts to drop. Back in June, the average price of petrol and diesel was around £2 a litre and it seemed that there was no way back for to fill up your tank. Finally, the cost of fuel has made a turnaround and is slowly…
Read MoreAnnual race day raises record high of £72,000 for children’s charity.
AN ANNUAL charity day at Chepstow Racecourse raised a record £72,000 for the Noah’s Ark charity. This year’s Royal Ascot Charity Day, held earlier this month after a three-year absence due to the Covid-19 pandemic, set a new fundraising record for the popular event. Organised by Julie Hayward, the Vice Chair of the Noah’s Ark…
Read MoreEntrepreneur and TV Apprentice winner to headline networking event
A FORMER winner of the BBC TV series The Apprentice will share his success story at The Awaken Twelve Year Anniversary Networking Lunch.
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