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Wellbeing Matters in Abergavenny

Welcomes you to the 2nd Annual community celebration of all that helps us when our life is going well or when the going gets tough.   There will be music, movement, food and laughter and plenty of stalls to browse. Wellbeing Matters Abergavenny will be showcasing an amazing range of organisations and activities there are in […]

Your Police Force is changing…

In order to improve the service we provide, we are making some changes to the way in which we are structured.  You can find out more about these changes at www.gwent.police.uk     From April 2015, Neighbourhood Policing will be organised into two Local Policing Areas (LPAs) one in the East, covering Newport and Monmouthshire […]

A Cycle Ride to Raise Awareness of Sepsis

Mike James of MJ Health and Fitness is raising money to help raise awareness of the Sepsis UK Charity following a personal experience with the illness. On 24th January last year, Mike’s father became very ill after undergoing a prostate biopsy. He developed sepsis and, as a result, suffered a cardiac arrest. Thankfully Mike’s dad […]

General Election 7th May 2015

Decided how you’ll be voting on May 7th? We invited our local candidates to tell us about themselves, their policies and why we should vote for them. Chris Carmichael, Green Party “The social, economic, environmental and cultural issues facing everybody today are very real, and our actions now must take into account the well-being of […]

If you love Crickhowell as it is, then read on…

The community of Crickhowell, both residents and businesses, have united together to try and ensure a positive and sustainable future for the High Street AND its community. We discovered that one of our longest-running business, The Corn Exchange, faces closure as Punch taverns want to close it and lease it to a supermarket chain as […]

Disability Sports, Brecon

Disability Sports Club, Brecon Integrated Sports Association celebrates its twelfth year . On Friday 24th January 2003, Brecon launched its first sports club for people with disabilities at Brecon Leisure Centre.  The  multi-sport club proved to be immensely popular with over 20 people attending on the opening night. Twelve years later the club is going […]

Crickhowell F.C.

Crickhowell Football Club has been in existence since 1893, originally wearing black and white colours, playing in a weekly league made up of Powys based teams. The club flourished from its humble origins and junior teams were formed along with a strong local fan base. However, due to the outbreak of both the first and […]

Hay St Mary’s LFC

Hay St Mar y’s FC has a long history and is very much part of the cultural fabric of Hay-on-Wye, alongside the book shops and castle. What people might not know, however, is that last year a group of intrepid women and girls stormed the male dominated bastion of the clubhouse and started a football […]

Gilwern Bowling Club

Did you know there is a bowling green in Gilwern? No? Where is it? This is the common response when club members talk to people who live in or near Gilwern. Well, your bowling green is located in the playing fields beside the car park off Common Road. And if you’re thinking that Bowls is […]

Crickhowell and District Community Partnership for Activities and Sport

The Crickhowell and District Community Partnership for activities and sport is holding an Open Evening on April 16th at the  Crickhowell Community High School, to promote the development of the Sports Facilities on the High School Site. We would very much welcome your involvement in the evening as there will be opportunity for you to […]

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