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.
Neighbouring bungalows both breached planning condition
Two rural Herefordshire bungalows have not housed farmers for over a decade, despite that being a condition of their being built back in the 1970s.
Alarm at planned new town just over border
A Herefordshire town council has “serious concerns” about a new town of 3,500 houses planned for just over the county border.
Mother who held woman captive as a slave for 25 years jailed
A mother from Tewkesbury who held a woman captive as a slave inside her "squalid" home for 25 years has been sentenced to 13 years.
Council appoints contractor to begin delivery of Hereford Bypass
Herefordshire Council has appointed the contractor to undertake detailed design and early technical work for the first phase of the Hereford Bypass, paving the way for construction to begin by December this year.
Culture bids ‘must benefit county regardless of outcome’
Bids by three Herefordshire market towns to become UK Town of Culture 2028, and a further bid by Hereford to be named City of Culture in 2029, should drive a greater focus on the county’s attractions, whether or not they win, according to county chiefs.
Hereford pensioner despairs of Blue Badge renewal
A Hereford pensioner says he is fed up at the trouble he has faced in trying to renew his disabled parking badge – which Herefordshire Council has now taken off him.
Eight-figure sum quoted to fix Ledbury station access
A long-standing problem at a Herefordshire railway station could cost £10 million to put right.
Road patched over 200 times ‘still dangerous’
Roads in a rural Herefordshire settlement have been patched over 200 times in 17 visits by contractors over the past three years – but locals claim they are still dangerous to travel on.
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