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Monthly Archives: January 2013

Are you living the legacy of 2012?

Healthy Pets

Happy New Year!! My number one resolution is to get your pets fitter and healthier. In the unequivocal lyrics of Olivia Newton-John’s smash hit “Let’s get physical, physical, let me hear your body talk”. (Actually with hindsight I have realised that fitness was not completely what Olivia was on about. Nevertheless as a ten-year-old I […]

Nana’s Kitchen : Clementine Upside Down Dessert

Clementine upside down de

Juicy clementines are in abundance at this time of the year and this is a lovely way of serving a tangy dessert which, being fat free, is sparing in calories especially after all that Christmas excess. Ingredients: 4 to 5  clementines depending on size, peeled and cut horizontally into 5 slices PLUS The grated rind […]

Have a Blast!

Getting into shape after the excesses of Christmas doesn’t have to be depressing. In fact it can be a lot of fun. We recently caught up with Abergavenny’s very own Dance Blast to find out how… Dance Blast is Monmouthshire’s community dance organisation situated here in the heart of Abergavenny. Based at the beautiful Dance […]

A look back at 2012

Chief Inspector Jo Bull

Chief Inspector Jo Bull of Gwent Police gives us a round-up of policing in the Abergavenny area over the past year. As we start a fresh new year, I wanted to take the time to let you know what focus we have been putting locally on crime in Abergavenny and the surrounding areas. In Abergavenny […]

Look Forward to Great Expectations at the Borough Theatre

Jack Badman who plays Pip

You can look forward to Great Expectations when the talented Gwent Young People’s Theatre stage the RSC’s production of Charles Dickens’ classic drama at the Borough Theatre on Thursday 31st January, Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd February. Jack Badman plays Pip whilst Young Pip is played by Ethan Hill; Joe Gargery is played by Lewis […]

January 2013 Issue

Abergavenny Focus January 2013 issue

Happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful Festive period, whatever you got up to. The New Year tends to herald resolutions and promises that we keep to ourselves about all the changes we plan to make over the coming 365 days. For many of us, this takes the form of getting fitter, […]

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