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Top bosses took less than three working days to earn the average Monmouthshire worker's annual pay. The bosses of the biggest companies in the UK will have earned the average Monmouthshire worker's salary by 12pm on Monday January 6, figures suggest.
local news at the heart of the community - Monmouthshire Beacon
Latest news, sport and what’s on in Monmouthshire and your local area.
Flooding through drains closes road and Monmouth Leisure Centre
Although the flood gates beside Monmouth Rowing Club were shut some three days ago, the drains were unable to cope, leaving residents at the end of the road stranded except for wading through the water, a foot deep in places, or walking around the Dixton dual carriageway roundabout and back down the main Dixton Road.
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.
Archway plan bid to boost town's Old Quarter
4 days ago · “Whilst the difficulties being encountered by retail in town centres generally is widely acknowledged, Church Street and White Swan Court have been suffering decline in trade and occupancy for some time and the town council has highlighted the street and court as in need of support, hence the application to UK government for financial support.”
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Sinking feeling again for flood-hit Monmouth residents
The flood gate beside Monmouth Rowing Club again proved its worth in preventing major flooding on the other side of the dual carriageway, but residents say more needs to be done to prevent water rising along Old Dixton Road and around the leisure centre and school sports areas.
Candidates have their say as town goes to the polls to elect new …
On October 24, residents will have the opportunity to elect a new for county councillor for our Town Ward. I'm Monmouth born and bred. I'm a Kings Fee boy and I've lived and worked in and around Monmouth my entire life.
Monmouthshire through the ages | monmouthshirebeacon.co.uk
This week, he has shared with The Monmouthshire Beacon Monmouth’s great Ice Age Glacial Lake, showing the retreating glacier at the top of the image and the formation of the Red Brook Valley at the bottom left with an aerial view of present day Monmouth superimposed.