After the year we have all shared, it is a welcome sight to see the glimmering light of Christmas appearing and giving us a familiar warm glow. As the lights and trees have begun to appear the streets and squares of Monmouthshire, the shops are also brightening up their windows too with festival displays. The […]
Due to restrictions this year, the usual poppy sellers and collection boxes have not been around in the quantities we normally see at this time of year but that doesn't mean that you can't donate. Just for fun we've hidden a real poppy amongst the paper ones. How quickly can you spot it?
How one couple nearly had to cancel two Weddings as Covid lockdowns announced days before both planned ceremonies.
On October 25th, the clocks go back once again marking the decline back into dark evenings and the impending Winter months as British Summer Time officially draws to a close. Do you have friends or family who forget about the clock change? Are you a Winter or a Summer person? Do you enjoy the darker evenings snuggled up in the warm or long for those Summer Nights on the patio ?
The Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic is having a huge impact on us all and prioritising mental health has never been more important than it is now. Many of us have found it emotionally hard and for those living with mental health problems and this can make everyday challenges more difficult.
The 1st of October is National Poetry Day, the annual celebration of poetry that encourages everyone to enjoy, discover and share poetry. Of course you can't have National Poetry day in Monmouthshire without a few lines from William Wordsworth...
What poetry sticks in your mind? Do you have a favourite poem or poet?
Every year in November we commemorate Remembrance Sunday and remember the sacrifice of the Armed Forces community from Britain and the Commonwealth. On Sunday November 8th, this year things will be a little different due to the Covid-19 pandemic and ongoing restrictions...
Face masks are to become compulsory in indoor public spaces in Wales.
Should we have followed England Sooner? Do you fear a second lockdown?
AN award-winning arts festival, postponed because of lockdown restrictions, is back as a virtual event in September. Find out how Individual artists, groups, young artists and filmmakers can take part and submit entries...
The ever popular Abergavenny Food Festival, announced that it won't be going ahead this year.
