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Monmouthshire council’s cabinet member for education is calling on the Welsh Government to exempt schools from social distancing to allow pupils to have the proper school experience in September.

Herefordshire Council has yet to reveal what its final plans are for temporary changes to encourage walking and cycling in town centres.

Gwent’s school improvement service has set out plans for blended learning from September.

Ledbury’s new mayor Daniel Vesma says the town must pull together to overcome the challenges following the coronavirus lockdown.

Hereford’s new university will not be able to open as planned in September due to the impact of the coronavirus.

The Royal Welsh Show will be held virtually this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Hereford convenience shop has had its licence to sell alcohol suspended for three months.

Plans to relocate an equestrian centre to the former Alice Springs Golf Club near Usk have moved a step closer after Monmouthshire planners recommended that the development is approved.

Herefordshire Council’s chief executive will have the final say over imposing any future lockdowns if there are new outbreaks of Covid-19 in the county.

The body of a man has been found inside a property in Leominster.

The Marches Local Enterprise Partnership says the £27 million which was allocated to build Hereford’s southern link road will instead be spent on other projects to create more than 1,700 jobs across the region.

Six charities in Gwent will receive funding of more than £200,000 to support victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence.

County councillors have given the green light to build two homes rural in the south of the county.

Rubbish tips in Bromyard, Kington, and Ledbury are expected to open next month, council leaders have said.

Road safety measures in Usk are to be revised following feedback from the Usk community and meetings between Monmouthshire County Council and Usk Town Council.

Fire and rescue service bosses have raised concerns over road closure plans in Kington town centre.

Birth registrations in Monmouthshire and across Wales can now re-commence.

Hereford MP Jesse Norman says changes to town centres could make urban spaces more pleasant, safer and greener.

Opposition councillors say there is a lot of anxiety and anger over proposed temporary changes to town centres across Herefordshire.

Monmouthshire’s markets will reopen to the public and traders next week.

Herefordshire Council is considering ‘ambitious’ temporary changes to town centres to create a safe environment for both walking and cycling.

Vodafone has expanded 4G coverage in rural Wales with the first sharing deal completed under the new Shared Rural Network (SRN) initiative.

Bed and Breakfast owners in Herefordshire say they have been excluded from government support which was supposed to help small businesses affected by the coronavirus lockdown.

Monmouth MP David Davies has reiterated his support for a bypass around Chepstow after backing that option in stage two of a feasibility study.

Monmouthshire County Council has launched a new Request & Collect service for library books in response to restrictions posed by the coronavirus pandemic. 

Work on replacing old gas pipes on Holme Lacy Road in Hereford will begin from Monday.

Developers want to build up to 43 new homes in a village near Hereford.

Tuk-tuks have been given the green light to operate in Monmouthshire, with councillors hoping the three-wheeled vehicles can help bring “a feel good factor” back to the county after lockdown.

Public health officers warn they expect more local outbreaks of coronavirus as the lockdown is eased further in Herefordshire.

A Hereford film enthusiast who battled cancer and heart problems has left over £130,000 to charities in his Will.