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Homes plan goes out to consultation after narrowly wining the vote
17 hours ago · 25 th Oct 2024. SPREAD THE NEWS. (MCC) A PLAN setting out new employment sites and land for 2,000 homes will be open for public consultation after the narrowest of votes. Monmouthshire County Council agreed by just one vote to move to the next stage of asking the public for its views on the draft plan that will require 50 per cent of all new ...
Catherine Fookes former seat goes to Tories in Monmouth by …
18 hours ago · SPREAD THE NEWS. (RJ) Labour have lost a key seat on Monmouthshire County Council following last night’s by-election for the vacated seat of Monmouth Town. Welsh Conservative Martin Newell, already a town councillor for that ward, stood on a ‘local boy’ ticket and comfortably took the county council seat at Thursday’s by-election with ...
Labour lose control of county council | monmouthshirebeacon.co.uk
1 day ago · SPREAD THE NEWS. (RJ) Labour have lost overall control of Monmouthshire County Council following last night’s by-election for the vacated seat of Monmouth Town. Welsh Conservative Martin Newell, already a town councillor for that ward, stood on a ‘local boy’ ticket and comfortably took the county council seat at Thursday’s by-election ...
Exhibition about the town's special memories to residents
19 hours ago · Exhibition about the town's special memories to residents. By Desmond Pugh | Senior reporter and photographer |. 25 th Oct 2024. @monbeacon [email protected]. SPREAD THE NEWS. (Des Pugh) The 'What Makes Monmouth, Monmouth' partner exhibition was launched last week at the Shire Hall which can also be seen at Monmouth Leisure Centre ...
Mayor welcomes three new businesses and one pop up
2 days ago · Following on from the Monmouth Mayor's welcoming a National Retail Chain to Monnow Street, Cllr Evans has been pleased to attend the opening of not one but two independent businesses to Monmouth. He said It's great to see two welcome additions to our Town's businesses and I am grateful for their investment and confidence in Monmouth as a …
Candidates have their say as town goes to the polls to elect new …
Oct 18, 2024 · FOUR candidates are set to fight it out next Thursday (October 24) when Monmouth voters go to the polls to fill the county council's Town ward seat formerly held by MP Catherine Fookes. The Labour MP resigned from Monmouthshire County Council in September following her election to Parliament at July ...
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Rising river levels are causing concern across Monmouthshire
Oct 16, 2024 · This afternoon, six amber flood alerts and two red flood warnings in several areas across Monmouthshire and Powys. There are red flood warnings for the River Monnow at Skenfrith and River Monnow at Forge Road, Osbaston. There are orange flood alerts for the following rivers: Usk Estuary. Wye Estuary in Monmouthshire. River Wye in Powys.
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.
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