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IT hub planned for Blaenavon
A VALLEYS town that was at the cente of the industrial revolution could become the "heart of a technological revoluntion" if plans for a multi-million pound IT centre get the go-ahead. Blaenavon's Victoria House is tipped to become a home for computer
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Greenkeeper wins national award
A GREENKEEPER at a Newport golf course has won the trip of a lifetime to study in America after being named Student Greenkeeper of the Year 2009. Rhys Norville, 21, won the award for his work at Newport Golf Club in Rogerstone, but he is also the youngest
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Reporters' marathon effort for Sparkle
THREE Argus reporters running the Cardiff half marathon in aid of the Sparkle appeal have smashed their sponsorship target, raising £700 to put towards the £10 million centre for disabled children in Gwent. Faye Dickson completed the race
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Jenson is the king of the world
Jenson Button finally has his hands on the Formula One world title following a pulsating Brazilian Grand Prix. A combination of brilliant driving and dramatic incidents elevated Button into fifth place, with his title rivals Sebastian Vettel and Rubens
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Brynmawr responders' holiday rescue
TWO Valleys first aid volunteers saved a young girl’s life while on holiday in Lanzarote. Brynmawr father and son Rob and Gareth Hancock came to the rescue when a six-year-old from Ireland was found unconscious at the bottom of a hotel swimming pool
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Watch out Ken, there's a new Barbie in town
THERE are many admirable things about the USA - the can-do attitude and its written constitution being just two of them. There are, however, many others which should make us fend off any attempts to be culturally assimilated by it. Take, for example
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Thousands attend Hoggin' the bridge
ALMOST 4,000 bikers rode in to Chepstow today for the finale of the 10th annual Hoggin’ the Bridge. One of the biggest biking events in the country, it also attracted thousands of spectators to the town centre as they lined the streets to welcome the
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Work starts on city turbine plan
A NEWPORT chemical company has started with its plans to install two wind turbines. Solutia UK was granted planning permission by Newport city council in August to have a pair of 2.5 megawatt wind turbines on the south side of the company’s site on
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Speaker urges MPs to repay expenses
MPs came under renewed pressure to accept demands for the repayment of taxpayer-funded expenses as Commons Speaker John Bercow warned they had to show voters they had "got the message". Mr Bercow dismissed complaints about retrospective caps set down
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Labour eats into Tory poll lead
Labour has eaten into the Conservative poll lead, a poll showed in fresh evidence that the governing party enjoyed a better public response to its party conference. David Cameron's Opposition still enjoyed an 11-point lead in the YouGov survey for
