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Gwent hospital waits fall
THE number of patients in Gwent waiting beyond the maximum 26-week referral-to-treatment time fell by a quarter during April, the latest figures reveal. In an encouraging start to what promises to be an extremely busy and challenging year for surgeons
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Paracetamol prescriptions rise 25%
THE number of paracetamol prescriptions has risen by almost a quarter in five years, the assembly's shadow health minister has said. According to figures obtained by the Welsh Conservatives, more than 1.3 million items were dispensed in 2010
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'No plans' for traffic calming despite Tredegar accident
BLAENAU Gwent Council said there are no plans to install traffic calming measures on Attlee Way, Cefn Golau, despite a five-year-old girl being badly injured in a car accident. Little Maddi Price feared she could have died after being hit by a Maxus
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Three Monmouthshire police stations could close
THREE MONMOUTHSHIRE police stations could close if police authority members give the go ahead to proposals aimed to save money and modernise the police service in the community. A report into the re-provision of neighbourhood police stations
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Caerleon woman to carry Olympic torch
SAMANTHA Hunt emerged empty-handed when she applied for 2012 Olympic Games tickets - but she might instead play a key role in the run-up to the London sporting extravaganza. The 21-year-old, from Caerleon, is among the first nominees
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Greenmeadow Community Farm could turn green
PLANS are under way to make an eco-friendly learning centre Greenmeadow Community Farm, Cwmbran. The farm, which attracts around 50,000 visitors a year, could use the centre to teach them about the benefits of sustainable living and how to do their
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Stars set to shine at Queensway Meadows
NEWPORT Speedway is looking forward to what is traditionally its biggest attendance of the year at Queensway Meadows for the Welsh Open Championship tomorrow. The event rounds off a great weekend of speedway with many fans staying on after the British
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DAVID HARRISON SAYS: Simon's got that X-Factor
We are now eight games into the t20 season and the fixtures come thick and fast. I can’t even remember the last time the boys played in a pair of whites or practiced with a red ball. With so many games to play inside a small window gaining momentum is
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Gwent set for weekend of fun
DRAGON boat racing, abseiling, charity runs and parades are just some of the events lined up in Gwent this weekend. Today is Blaenavon World Heritage Day and celebrations kick off with live music, street entertainers, a Victorian funfair, craft
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Grease is still the word
OLD favourite Grease The Musical comes to Cardiff’s Wales Millennium Centre this summer. Dust off your leather jackets, pull on your bobby-socks and get ready for the most fun-filled, high octane rock ‘n’ roll party of the year. It’s the original
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First minister hails Brittany tie
WALES' special relationship with fellow Celtic region Brittany was given a further boost yesterday when First Minister Carwyn Jones addressed the Breton Regional Council in Rennes. The First Minister was invited to the north western French
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Newport boxer has the golden touch
LONDON’S calling for New-port boxer Fred Evans after he became Wales’ first European Amateur Champ-ionship winner in 86 years. Evans, 20, tipped to be a major medal prospect in next year’s Olympic Games, was incredibly one of two Welsh winners yesterday
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Dredge driven on by the pain of 2010
BLACKWOOD’S Bradley Dredge is gunning for glory at the BMW International Open, despite a rival Gwent agent threatening to derail his plans. Dredge, so close to winning this event last year before faltering in the closing couple of holes, is
