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Alison Tod World Renowned Miliner

Exquisite Dress Boutique Opens in Abergavenny

AN ABERGAVENNY-based hat designer, renowned in the fashion world for her signature plumes, has expanded her brand with the opening of a dress boutique in the heart of the historic market town. Alison Tod is an award-winning milliner whose career spans…

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Small Business Saturday

Saturday, 3rd December sees the return of Small Business Saturday. Now in its tenth year,, the campaign has grown significantly year on year encouraging millions to shop small. Our small businesses are vital to having thriving high streets and bustling communities. They…

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HSBC to close branches in Abergavenny and Chepstow

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…

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Poppy Appeal

This year’s Poppy Appeal takes place from Thursday 27th October until Remembrance Sunday on Sunday 13th November. By donating to the Poppy Appeal you’re helping to provide ongoing vital support to the Armed Forces community, ensuring their unique contribution is never forgotten. Your…

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Abergavenny Post Office Relocation Proposal

The Royal Mail are proposing to relocate the Post Office branch from St John’s square, Abergavenny to a new location in the Ryman store at 17A Cibi Walk, Frogmore Street, Abergavenny The lease at the current premises is due to expire…

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Road 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…

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SuperMoon

The last supermoon of the year

Watch out, on Thursday 11th August for the last supermoon of 2022. Supermoons are full moons that appear much bigger and brighter than normal. August’s full Moon is traditionally called the Sturgeon Moon because the giant sturgeon of the Great Lakes…

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petrol prices in Monmouthshire

Petrol 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…

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Noah’s Ark charity - Vice chair Julie Hayward, pictured with Jasmine Luck and Kath Fisher

Annual 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…

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Apprentice Winner Mark Wright

Entrepreneur 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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