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Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Towns can keep free car parking but enforcement without revenue a 'challenge'
FREE car parking could be maintained in a string of towns following a review carried out on behalf of a county council. But the councillor responsible has highlighted the 'challenge' of enforcing parking restrictions without revenue from drivers paying for a space. Monmouthshrie County Council appointed a consultant to review its car parking policies with the authority currently providing free to use car parks in some towns and operating pay and display facilities in others. Paul Griffiths, the cabinet member responsible, was asked for an update on the review and any of its findings, especially in relation to Usk, by independent councillor for Usk and Llanbadoc Meirion Howells at the council's May meeting. Labour's Cllr Griffiths confirmed he has received the draft report and said he 'looks forward' to publishing it and said: 'What I can tell council is it makes no recommendation for change in any of those towns that currently have no charges, namely Usk, Caldicot, Magor and Raglan. 'Instead it recommends undetaking, on a town by town basis, engagement with businesses, residents and town councils to test the case for any further changes and I look forward to working with Usk and Llanbadoc to consider how these engagements may be conducted.' Cllr Howells welcomed the answer as 'very good news' and said he had conducted a survey, on behalf of the town council, to which 1,600 people responded and found 93 per cent in favour of retaining free parking. 'For a town of just over 2,600 people this level of response only goes to show the amount of concern,' said Cllr Howells who also asked how the council plans to improve enforcement of parking regulations and restrictions. Cllr Griffiths said parking enforcement and recruiting and retaining traffic wardens, known as enforcement officers, has been a challenge for the council but said action is being taken to address that. He said: 'All of us will be monitoring performance following from that action and Usk residents will note the challenge of funding enforcement when there is no revenue stream from parking charges.' Cllr Griffiths also reminded councillors there had been 'no increase in funding' when responsibility for parking enforcement transferred from police to local authorities 'in the recent past'.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
All the Usk Cricket Club results from the past weekend
South Wales Premier League Division 1 USK CC took on three matches in three different competitions on Friday, Saturday and Sunday - and won them all. On Friday, they beat hosts Newbridge by 45 runs in the first round of the T20 Cup. After winning the toss, the home skipper decided to ask Usk to bat first and despite an early breakthrough opener Harswel Ahmed Wassam added a useful 54 runs. Tamoor Zafar (13) and Matthew Williams (22) kept the scoreboard ticking over and Ollie Rayner added 32 before being caught and bowled. Usk's innings ended on 166-7 with Matt Hancock and Sam Crisp unbeaten on 11 and six respectively. In reply, Newbridge lost wickets regularly thanks to Zafar (2-28), Crisp (1-18) and Rayner (1-8 and two maidens) and tumbled to defeat 121-6. Usk skipper Elliott Doyle said the pitch was very difficult to bat on, but there was a positive performance. 'Harawal Wassam is scoring runs effortlessly at the moment, a real class apart from everyone else today. It's great fun watching him,' he said. A day later, Usk players took on Ynystawe on their own ground, restricting the hosts to 114 all out, a total that Usk passed, losing only three wickets in the process to win by seven wickets. Ollie Rayner took 4-25 with one maiden while Matthew Marriott (3-25), Billy Root (2-44 and one maiden) and Tamoor Zafar took a wicket with just three deliveries and Ben Jones's six overs cost just 20 runs and included a maiden. In reply, Hugo Caldicott scored 61 off 66 deliveries and Rayner was 27 not out and Root added 15 before being caught. On Sunday, Usk played a Group 10 match at Bath in the ECB National Club Championship. After winning the toss and deciding to bat first, Hugo Caldicott scored 62 but lost opening partner Matthew Williams early on. He was replaced by Ollie Rayner who added 27 and Harawal Ahmed Wassam chipped in with a run-a-ball 59 runs and skipper Elliott Doyle added a valuable 22 runs and the 40-over innings ended with Usk on 243-7. In a nail-biting finish, Bath's innings ended on 228 all out - 15 runs behind thanks to Ben Jones 3-42 with one maiden, Tamoor Zafar (3-44), Matthew Marriott (2-41) and Matthew Williams (2-53). Doyle said: "The win at Bath was the best game of my life, best game of any of our lives, I think. Absolutely outstanding game of cricket. Ben Jones at third man took the winning catch."
South Wales Argus
12-05-2025
- Sport
- South Wales Argus
The latest Usk Cricket Club results from the past weekend
Division 1 USK CC took on three matches in three different competitions on Friday, Saturday and Sunday - and won them all. On Friday, they beat hosts Newbridge by 45 runs in the first round of the T20 Cup. After winning the toss, the home skipper decided to ask Usk to bat first and despite an early breakthrough opener Harswel Ahmed Wassam added a useful 54 runs. Tamoor Zafar (13) and Matthew Williams (22) kept the scoreboard ticking over and Ollie Rayner added 32 before being caught and bowled. Usk's innings ended on 166-7 with Matt Hancock and Sam Crisp unbeaten on 11 and six respectively. In reply, Newbridge lost wickets regularly thanks to Zafar (2-28), Crisp (1-18) and Rayner (1-8 and two maidens) and tumbled to defeat 121-6. Usk skipper Elliott Doyle said the pitch was very difficult to bat on, but there was a positive performance. 'Harawal Wassam is scoring runs effortlessly at the moment, a real class apart from everyone else today. It's great fun watching him,' he said. A day later, Usk players took on Ynystawe on their own ground, restricting the hosts to 114 all out, a total that Usk passed, losing only three wickets in the process to win by seven wickets. Ollie Rayner took 4-25 with one maiden while Matthew Marriott (3-25), Billy Root (2-44 and one maiden) and Tamoor Zafar took a wicket with just three deliveries and Ben Jones's six overs cost just 20 runs and included a maiden. In reply, Hugo Caldicott scored 61 off 66 deliveries and Rayner was 27 not out and Root added 15 before being caught. On Sunday, Usk played a Group 10 match at Bath in the ECB National Club Championship. After winning the toss and deciding to bat first, Hugo Caldicott scored 62 but lost opening partner Matthew Williams early on. He was replaced by Ollie Rayner who added 27 and Harawal Ahmed Wassam chipped in with a run-a-ball 59 runs and skipper Elliott Doyle added a valuable 22 runs and the 40-over innings ended with Usk on 243-7. In a nail-biting finish, Bath's innings ended on 228 all out - 15 runs behind thanks to Ben Jones 3-42 with one maiden, Tamoor Zafar (3-44), Matthew Marriott (2-41) and Matthew Williams (2-53). Doyle said: "The win at Bath was the best game of my life, best game of any of our lives, I think. Absolutely outstanding game of cricket. Ben Jones at third man took the winning catch."
