Waste and recycling days over the festive period will be a day later than normal in Monmouthshire says the county council.

The change starts on the week commencing December 26 while the following week all collections will remain on the normal days of the week.

The county’s household recycling centres at Llanfoist, Mitchel Troy and Five Lanes, will be open on Christmas Eve between 8am and 2pm, after which they will remain closed until December 27. They will then close on New Year’s Day. Visits to the recycling centres can be booked on the Council’s website: www.monmouthshire.gov.uk/recycling-and-waste/

The ReUse Shops are closed from December 22, reopening at Llanfoist recycling centre on January 17, 2023, and at Fives Lanes recycling centre on January 18 (both 10am to 3pm).

Meanwhile, Abergavenny Market building will be closed from Christmas Day, reopening on Friday December 30 and Saturday December 31. It will then be closed until Tuesda January 3, 2023.

The Community Hubs in Abergavenny, Chepstow, Gilwern, Monmouth and Usk have varying opening times as below. For more information visit www.monmouthshire.gov.uk/community-hubs-and-libraries/community-hubs-opening-hours/

Monmouth Community Hub is open on Christmas Eve between 9am and 1pm, but is then closed until Friday December 30 when it is open 8.45am-1pm, 2pm-4.30pm. It’s also open on Saturday t December 31, 9am-1pm, then closed until January 3.

Chepstow Community Hub is open 10am-1pm on Christmas Eve, then closed until Thursday 29th December when it is open between 9am and 5pm. On New Year’s eve it will close at 1pm, reopening at 9am on Tuesday 3rd January.

Usk Community Hub closes on Christmas Eve at 12.45pm, reopening on Thursday 29th December at 9am. Closed all day 30th December. Open 9am-12.45pm on New Year’s Eve, then closed until Wednesday 4th January at 9am.

Caldicot Castle and Country Park, and Tintern Old Station is closed until 1st April 2023.

Tourist Information Centres and Monmouth’s Shire Hall are closed from 4.30pm on Friday December 23 until Tuesday 3rd January.

All Monmouthshire museums are closed from now until Friday February 17 2023.

The leisure centres in Caldicot, Chepstow, and Monmouth will close at 2.30pm on Christmas Eve and reopen on Thursday December 29. On New Year’s Eve, the opening hours are 8.15am-2.30pm, then closed until Tuesday January 3.

Monmouthshire County Council’s Contact Centre will close at 4.30pm on Friday December 23. It will be closed between Monday December 26 and Wednesday December 28, reopening at 9am on Thursday December 29. It will be closed on Monday January 2 for the New Year Bank Holiday. The MyMonmouthshire app will still be available.