MONMOUTHSHIRE County Council have announced they are to provide free weekend parking in Abergavenny in the approach to Christmas.

Free Saturday parking will be provided on December 9, 16 and 23 December in the town as well as in Monmouth and Chepstow.

Councillor Bryan Jones, Monmouthshire County Council’s cabinet member with responsibility for the county’s car parks said, ‘Free weekend parking over the approach to Christmas has been such a success over the past six years that it’s right to repeat it.

‘It costs the council around £19,000 in lost revenue each year but of course our towns benefit enormously from increased custom in shops and restaurants. And it reminds people what a brilliant range of outlets we have in our towns.

‘The council will advertise the free parking dates in its car parks and has produced a poster which can be downloaded from the council’s website’.