A major £1.5 million upgrade to Usk substation is set to boost electricity reliability across Monmouthshire.
The work by National Grid Electricity Distribution includes new transformers and control systems, making the site quieter and easier to manage.
Local leaders say the investment will support homes, businesses and long-term economic growth in and around Usk.
New banking hub opens in Leominster
A new banking hub has opened on Leominster’s high street after the town lost several bank branches.
Ellie Chowns blasts ‘ridiculous’ Starmer at PMQs
North Herefordshire Green MP Ellie Chowns has accused Sir Keir Starmer of “utterly ridiculous behaviour” after he took a swipe at her party’s defence policy during Prime Minister’s Questions.
Hereford car park charges to rise, along with free offer
Herefordshire Council’s car parks will give the public 30 minutes’ free parking across the county from April.
Senior figures clash on Hereford bypass which ‘won’t happen’
Hereford’s bypass plan is unlikely to get the millions needed in Government funding because the council is setting about it in the wrong way, a political leader in the county has claimed.
New takeaway plan for former bank
A national pizza chain plans to take on a prominent former bank building in the heart of a Herefordshire town.
Child serial killer Lucy Letby will face no further criminal charges
Child serial killer Lucy Letby will not face criminal charges in relation to further allegations of deaths and non-fatal collapses of babies.
35-home estate planned for town
Plans have been revealed to build up to 35 more houses next to a Herefordshire town.
Frustration continues over station access
A Herefordshire wheelchair user and campaigner says cancellation of promised improvements at a key railway station leaves a “crazy” situation in place for mobility-impaired passengers.
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