Dan Barnes

Tourism businesses across Monmouthshire are being encouraged to apply for a new grant scheme designed to improve accessibility and ensure more people can enjoy everything the county has to offer. Monmouthshire County Council has launched the Visitor Acces... See more

Monmouthshire residents are being encouraged to have their say this September through Monmouthshire County Council’s engagement platform, Let’s Talk Monmouthshire. More than 1,000 people have already registered, using the platform to share views, contribu... See more

Live Review: Stonedead Festival 2026 29th August 2025 Words: Dan Barnes Photos: Tim Finch “Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! rage! blow! You cataracts and hurricanoes, spout Till you have drench’d our steeples, drown’d the cocks!” King Lear, Act III, sc... See more

Album Review: Behemoth – I, Scvlptor Reviewed by Dan Barnes Not so much a new studio album as a revisitation of some of themes and ideas that didn’t make the grade originally but have been dusted off and reappraised. Behemoth’s latest collection, I Scvlpt... See more

Motorists travelling on one of Monmouthshire major roads will benefit from the completion of a series of roadworks. Monmouthshire County Council can confirm that work to resurface the A472 at Little Mill has been completed. The works began on 16 July and ... See more