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Valleys revamp under threat - AM

4:43pm Wednesday 21st November 2007

REGENERATION projects in Blaenau Gwent could be under threat because of a "derisory" funding settlement from the Assembly, the local AM claims.

Gwent raises funds for Pudsey

Matthew Griffiths takes a mud bath in Ebbw Vale

4:56pm Tuesday 20th November 2007

Gwent went Children in Need mad on Friday, as people across the county donned funny costumes, sat in baths of beans and took part in many other wacky stunts for charity.

Japanese mime comes to Gwent

SILENT ART: Japanese mime artist Hiroyasu Sasaki who gave a workshop with the Ffin dance group pictured at the Metropole theatre in Abertillery

1:42pm Tuesday 20th November 2007

JAPANESE mime came to Gwent this week when a renowned artist held workshops.

Pants the way to do it!

7:22am Friday 2nd November 2007

SHOWING the world your underpants would be a nightmare come true for most people, but for Noel Watson it was all a bit of peachy fun.

Why being an organ donor is so important

7:20am Tuesday 30th October 2007

NIGEL Challenger from Abertillery died of a brain tumour in 2003, but donating his organs to help others has brought comfort to the family he left behind.

Man jailed after Nazi salute

4:37pm Friday 26th October 2007

AN EBBW Vale man performed a Nazi salute and racially abused two Asian restaurant owners while on bail for a metal bar attack on another man, a court heard.

Toddler's condition worsens

1:04pm Friday 26th October 2007

A MOTHER desperate to find a diagnosis for a mystery illness affecting her baby daughter said the little girl's condition has got "dramatically worse".

AM slams rail delay

7:20am Tuesday 23rd October 2007

AM Trish Law said the delay opening stations along the new Ebbw Vale rail link makes the area "a laughing stock."

Slow-worms derail stations

7:24am Tuesday 16th October 2007

TWO stations on the new Ebbw Vale railway line could fail to open at the same time as the rest of the track because slow worms, which are protected by law, were found on the sites where they are being built.

Life 'so empty' since that night

Richard and Jacky Caswell with Danielle,  inset

12:38pm Thursday 11th October 2007

THE PARENTS of one of the four girls who died when Craig Ramshaw's car crashed off the mountain road last year gave a statement they'd pepared for the court detailing the devastating impact of her loss on the family.


UK News

Pay settlements rising - report

We should give 2% of our salary to charity, a survey claims

Updated 1:22am Thursday 28th August 2008

Rising inflation has led to a wider spread of pay deals, with higher settlements increasing to 4.5% in recent months, according to a new report.


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