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Rise in mortgage repossession claims in Monmouthshire – as more people seek support with repayments across Wales
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Monmouthshire Beacon - local news at the heart of the community
Employees in Monmouthshire among the highest paid in Wales. News. Smiths putting finishing touches to two day sale
Flooding through drains closes road and Monmouth Leisure Centre
Although the flood gates beside Monmouth Rowing Club were shut some three days ago, the drains were unable to cope, leaving residents at the end of the road stranded except for wading through the water, a foot deep in places, or walking around the Dixton dual carriageway roundabout and back down the main Dixton Road.
Sinking feeling again for flood-hit Monmouth residents
The flood gate beside Monmouth Rowing Club again proved its worth in preventing major flooding on the other side of the dual carriageway, but residents say more needs to be done to prevent water rising along Old Dixton Road and around the leisure centre and school sports areas.
Monmouthshire development plan for up to 6,000 homes …
The replacement local development plan will set out where new housing should be built in the county by 2033 and the latest version of the plan before a draft is produced next year include Leasbrook, off Dixton Road, being a preferred site for some 270 homes in Monmouth – as planned improvements to the waste water treatment works mean a block on new housing in the town can be lifted.
Record number of Monmouthshire families using government …
Nationally, t here were open accounts for 1.3 million children, but the used ones were for 836,000 children, including 1,100 in Monmouthshire. The latest population estimates from the Office for National Statistics show there were 9.1 million children aged 11 or under in the UK as of 2021.
Monmouthshire through the ages | monmouthshirebeacon.co.uk
This week, he has shared with The Monmouthshire Beacon Monmouth’s great Ice Age Glacial Lake, showing the retreating glacier at the top of the image and the formation of the Red Brook Valley at the bottom left with an aerial view of present day Monmouth superimposed.