An elderly woman has died in a house fire in Monmouthshire.
Gwent Police were called to a house in Abergavenny on Tuesday following reports of the fire.
They attended the address at Laburnum Walk at 8:30am but the woman had already died.
Police said the death is not being treated as suspicious at this time and the cause of the fire is under investigation.
Council tax in Herefordshire to increase by 4.99%
Herefordshire’s council tax increase of 4.99 per cent from April, the maximum permitted, has been confirmed.
Go-ahead for plan to extend Ross school
A Herefordshire school is to benefit from £663,000 of improvements, with money from recent housing developments nearby.
Children’s commissioner departure ‘welcomed’ by campaign group
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Date looms again for key city housing decision
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£14m council tax exemption scheme backed
Over 11,000 low-income households in Herefordshire will not have to pay council tax, for the fifth year running.
Plan for barn dedicated to bee rearing
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Two Hereford shoplifters are sentenced
Two men have each been sentenced to 16 weeks for committing bulk thefts at retailers in Hereford last November.
Parents’ anger at ongoing playground closure
Parents in a Herefordshire town are angry that a children’s playground has been shut for five months without explanation.
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