As we are nearing the end of the summer months, we are taking a nostalgic look back at some of the events with these 10 pictures taken at the end of August 2006, which was 20 years ago!

Twenty years ago, on August 27, 2006, carnival day in Risca brought summer sunshine and a large crowd to the streets. Take a look at these 10 pics.

We have been asked about Home Bargains taking over the Sports Direct store in Blackwood and the implications for cafes on the High Street.

A zero-emission car sharing club in part of Monmouthshire is one of a number to have launched this year.

In Wales, 54 per cent of businesses have either increased investment to adapt to extreme heat or are considering doing so.

The Prime Minister is in south Wales as part of his cost-of-living tour of the UK this summer

The regulations have changed from August 27 and people can now cut their electricity bills

Police, coastguard and RNLI lifeboat crews were all dispatched to the scene and the woman's body was recovered from the water

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The incident in Caen, France, reportedly took place after a fight in a nearby bar