Meirion Howells County Councillor for Llanbadoc & Usk Ward

18/06/2026

Upcoming events at the Platter

📢📣 Monthly Events 📢📣

We have been busy planning these amazing events right up to Christmas ! Take a look and get them in your diary!

To book please send us a message or email [email protected]

18/06/2026

Have you got your duck yet?

🦆🦆 The Ducks have landed! 🦆🦆

1 Month to go
🦆 Usk Duck Race 2026 🦆
📅 17th July 2026
🕡 Starting at 7pm

Get your ducks: https://usk-duck-race.sumupstore.com/products

18/06/2026

ACTIVE TRAVEL SURVEY

MCC would love to hear your ideas on how we can make our footpath routes safer, easier, and more enjoyable for everyone. They’re especially keen to hear from pushchair users, wheelchair users, and younger people who use these paths every day. Your experiences can help shape real improvements, so please do share your thoughts.

Monmouthshire’s Active Travel Network Map consultation is open until August 30th 2026. Comments can be submitted online at Let's Talk ATNM consultation page www.letstalkmonmouthshire.co.uk/atnm-2026 or come along to the drop-in sessions on 7th July in the Usk Monmouthshire Community Hubs

17/06/2026

Where to go

Do you have an issue and you’re wondering who to contact for support? 🤔

In Wales, you have three different types of elected representatives who can help support you:

🏘️ Local Councillor: Local council services and issues (grass cutting, bin collections, council tax, local housing and planning)

🏥 Senedd Member (MS): Welsh public services and devolved issues (NHS, Transport, Housing, Education)

🏛️ Member of Parliament (MP): UK Government Services and National Issues (Benefits, pensions, taxation, immigration, foreign affairs)

You can also find out who your elected representatives are here: writetothem.com

If you’re still unsure who is best placed to help, get in touch with my office and we’ll do our best to point you in the right direction. 👋

17/06/2026

USK POLICE MONTHLY UPDATE MAY 2026

USK POLICE MONTHLY UPDATE MAY 2026

REPORTS RECEIVED:

21/05/26 – Whilst officers where on patrol on Bridge Street they came across a vehicle without valid insurance. The vehicle was stopped and seized by officers.

25/05/26 – A report has been received of the theft of two E-bikes at the value of £8000, the bikes where secured to their vehicle on Maryport Street.

Should you wish to report anything, then please do so through our 101 non-emergency number, our website www.gwent.police.uk/, social media Gwent Police or 999 for an emergency.

ACTION PLANS:

• North Monmouthshire Burglaries
• 20mph Speed Limits

Monmouthshire NORTH Neighbourhood POLICING TEAM

17/06/2026

RED HILL, USK - DAYTIME ROAD CLOSURE
between 29th June 2026 and 31st July 2026, operating between 08:00 – 17:00.
A signed diversion will be in place. Reasonable access will be maintained for properties fronting the affected lengths of road during the period of the closure.

17/06/2026

Monmouthshire’s Active Travel Network Map consultation is open until August 30th 2026. Comments can be submitted online at Let's Talk ATNM consultation page www.letstalkmonmouthshire.co.uk/atnm-2026 or come along to the drop-in sessions on 7th July in the Usk Monmouthshire Community Hubs

15/06/2026

Good to see this back open for pedestrians

Pedestrian access to Chepstow’s Old Wye Bridge will reopen from Saturday, 20 June.

Following specialist engineering advice and ongoing monitoring, work will begin this week to allow a safe walking route across the bridge while further detailed checks continue.

We know how important this link is for our communities and visitors, and we’ll keep the bridge under close review to ensure everyone’s safety.

👉 Find out more: www.monmouthshire.gov.uk/2026/06/old-wye-bridge-chepstow-to-reopen-to-pedestrians/