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'Hang out your bunting' say Eisteddfod organisers
A CAMPAIGN to encourage people to decorate buildings in Blaenau Gwent with bunting ahead of the National Eisteddfod was launched with 100 days to go until the festival kicks off. Organisers want to create a sea of colour across the county borough in
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£5 billion spent on mental health in Wales
MENTAL health problems have emerged as the biggest single subject for spending in the NHS in Wales. An analysis of NHS Wales spending in 2008/09, published by the Assembly, showed that 11.6 per cent of the total health budget of just over £5 billion
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Glamorgan beaten by Somerset
GLAMORGAN lost to Somerset by 38 runs in the Clydesdale Bank 40 at Cardiff’s Swalec Stadium today. Somerset hit 224 for 5 off their 39 overs before Glam stumbled to 186 all out after 37.1 overs. Tom Maynard top scored for the Welsh county with 48
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Hundreds celebrate guides centenary
HUNDREDS of girls belonging to the Guides, Brownies and Rainbows gathered at Newport Wetlands on Saturday as part of the Guides' centenary celebrations. Up to 800 girls from all over Gwent spent the day at the national nature reserve getting
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Police crackdown on speeding motorists
A CRACK down on criminal activity in Caerphilly county borough on Thursday resulted 110 motorists being prosecuted for speeding. Police on patrol in areas including Risca and Blackwood also arrested two wanted offenders and an illegal immigrant, seized
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Sir Terry toppled as richest
THE OWNER of the Celtic Manor Resort has been toppled from his position of Wales’s richest man. Sir Terry Matthews was beaten by £2 million despite recording a 63 percent increase over the past year. Sir Terry rose 15 places from his 2009 UK ranking
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Appeal for good samaritan dog walker
POLICE are looking for a dog walker who helped the victim of an attempted robbery in Cwmfelinfach. At around 9.40am on April 20 a 35-year-old woman was walking along a path that runs behind Penllwyn Street towards 9 Mile Industrial Estate when she
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Police lose bid to close Cwmbran pub
A GWENT pub, dubbed one of the worst pubs in Gwent for disorder, was given a stay of execution, as magistrates overturned a decision to revoke the owner's premises licence. Torfaen Council revoked the premises licence for the Square Inn, Cwmbran
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Clegg in votes warning to Labour
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has warned that he would not prop up a Labour government which had collapsed to third in the popular vote. He said Britain's "potty" electoral system meant it was possible that Labour could get fewer votes than both
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Stays shorter for Gwent hospital patients
THE average length of stay in hospital in Gwent for patients who fall into the category of bedblockers, or delayed transfers of care (DTOCs), has fallen to below 30 days, the lowest for several years. The number of DTOCs in Gwent hospitals remained
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Maesglas bingo group hits jackpot with big donation
A NEWPORT community group continued its impressive fundraising tradition with a £900 donation in memory of a former member. The Maeglas Community Bingo Group has built up a reputation for charity fundraising with the club’s overall contribution estimated
