A public fundraising campaign run by volunteers and a collaboration between the Welsh Government’s free defibrillator scheme, the community council, a local luxury hire boat company, and the Canal and River Trust has seen another life-saving Public Access Defibrillator installed in Llangattock. It has been fitted to the amenity block at the Lime Kilns, just […]
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Abergavenny pulls together for Bailey-Jay’s Battle
Bailey-Jay is a 2 year old boy from Abergavenny, who lives with his Mum, Dad and two sisters. The day after his second birthday, Bailey had a long awaited MRI Scan and was sadly diagnosed with a Brain tumour. Bailey had been suffering from episodes of right leg weakness, that progressed episodes of the whole […]
Abergavenny Pride 2023
Abergavenny Pride is back for 2023 and this year it’s bigger and bolder than ever! Our town’s very own Pride was set up in 2019 by a group of friends who wanted LGBTQ+ residents to have a more visible presence in the town – a chance for us to celebrate who we are and for […]
Prostate Cymru Celebrates 20 Years With Artwork and Urges ‘this Isn’t an Old Man’s Disease’
As Prostate Cymru celebrates its 20th anniversary this week, Welsh artist and charity ambassador Nathan Wyburn is set to unveil a specially commissioned piece of artwork. The piece – to be revealed at National Museum Wales Cardiff – is designed to celebrate the charity’s 20-year history, raise awareness and to reinforce the message that it […]
Octogenarian Jane to Jump off The Blorenge for Tenovus Charity
“Myself Jane, and my husband Tony live in Crickhowell and are proud to be members of the Abergavenny Tenovus Singwithus choir.” You may have seen us singing in and around Abergavenny supporting fundraising for Tenovus. It is 80 years in June that Tenovus was founded by ten Cardiff businessmen. We are a cancer care charity […]
Llangynidr’s Ukrainians Raise Funds for their Homeland
When Maryna and Vadym Korolov sought refuge from the War in Ukraine they found a warm welcome here in our area. Since coming to Wales they have dedicated themselves to raising money for medicine and other vital necessities for those Ukrainians back home affected by the conflict. Maryna was heavily pregnant when the Russian invasion […]
Search Excellence award for Damon of Mountain Rescue
The team has been out and about all over our patch since our last article. The month started with us being called by Dyfed Powys police to reports of an unconscious walker near Pen Gloch y pibwr, as we had our first team making their way up the mountain the Coastguard helicopter was able to […]
Tudor Street Building Under Threat
Owen Lewis has been campaigning to save the day centre based in Tudor Street in Abergavenny since the end of 2022. The building closed at the beginning of the pandemic and has remained closed ever since. Here he explains to us about his campaign to keep it open and functioning as a space for vulnerable […]
Fairtrade Fortnight 27 February – 12 March 2023.
Fairtrade Fortnight approaches … again. It’s held every year, at the end of February and beginning of March. For more than ten years now, Abergavenny has been an accredited Fairtrade Town – which means that our Council formally supports the sale of Fairtrade products in shops, cafes, hotels and businesses. Our programme of events is […]
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