Monmouthshire County Council has announced the establishment of a £1.25m loan scheme to help bring back to life underutilised and redundant sites and buildings in Abergavenny town centre. Funded under the Welsh Government’s ‘Vibrant and Viable Places’ initiative, the scheme will provide interest-free loans to owners to refurbish, convert or develop redundant, vacant and […]
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Save money with Renewables
Local renewables company Green Park Power rounds up the most recent energy saving technologies for residential and commercial properties. Green Park Power are Certified installers of ‘Power Router’ battery back-up systems. This emerging technology optimises the energy generated by putting unused energy into batteries to be used in the home through the evening. The system […]
Turf cutting ceremony marks start of work on over-55s development in Abergavenny
A turf cutting ceremony has marked the start of work on Blue Cedar Homes’ first development in Wales, exclusively designed for homeowners over the age of 55. Mrs Phyllis Merton Jones performed the ceremonial “first-cut” on the site of her new home at Knoll Gardens in Abergavenny, her home town. Mrs Merton Jones was joined […]
Awards celebrate Crème de la crème of Monmouthshire
The “crème de la crème” of local businesses were celebrated at the finale of the 2014 Monmouthshire Business Awards (MBAs) last week. In total, 25 companies, ranging from start-ups and sole traders to major organisations, were shortlisted for honours in what host Hwyel James, the former ITV Wales presenter, described as the “biggest and best” […]
Meet the Locals!
The faces behind the names of our Colourful Community Debbie Saunders of Wits End Weight Ltd Tracey Prall of Canine Connections Andrew Williams of A.W. Property Maintenance Jon & Sacha Child of Kings Arms Hotel Sharon Evers of Sharon’s Toyshare Emma Corfield-Walters of Bookish, Crickhowell Mandy Knight of Amanda Jayne Shoes Tom Lewis of The […]
Crickhowell TV
This month’s Focus Feature is all about getting to know the locals and Tim Jones of Crickhowell TV has been helping the people of Crickhowell (and many others around the world) get to know the community in which they live a little better through the medium of video. Here he tells us a little more […]
Meet The Locals!
The faces behind the names of our Colourful Community Lyn Crossman of EasyJive Debbie Saunders of Wits End Weight Ltd Emma Corfield-Walters of Bookish, Crickhowell Hannah & Pete Hill of Focus Magazines Allsorts Nursery Jane Turner – Stone Carver & Letter-cutter Christina Heath of Ramblers Rest Cottage Kevin Walker of Kevin Walker Mountain Activities Alejandra […]
Sweet Treats
Twenty four year old Rachel Petrie is the owner of local business Poppy Chocs and Cake Confectioners. Here she talks to us about her award-winning sweet confections and the path that led her there. Back when I was sixteen years old and still at school, I took a job at a local restaurant. While I […]
A Brand New Delicatessen for Abergavenny
This August, the doors opened to The Marches Delicatessen. The shop on Nevill Street has been the realisation of a long held dream for the new owner, Tom Lewis, to open a delicatessen which places an emphasis on high quality, locally-made produce. It has also provided him with the perfect platform to showcase the fine […]
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