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Rise in cash-strapped tenants needing help to pay their rent
REQUESTS for grants from hard-up tenants have shot up since the advent of the so-called Bedroom Tax, its been claimed. Plaid Cymru says its uncovered figures that show 9,000 people in Gwent have been hit by cuts to their housing benefit because
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Blackwood gas apprentice shows off skills to Baroness
A BRITISH Gas apprentice from Blackwood was given the opportunity to showcase her talents during a meeting with Baroness Randerson. Now a fully-qualified British Gas service and repair engineer, 21-year-old Kirsty Williams showed the Wales Office
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Gareth Bale set to train with Wales in Newport
GARETH Bale is expected to report for training in Newport tomorrow but is understood to be reluctant to risk his fitness by playing for Wales against the Republic of Ireland on Wednesday while his future remains in the balance. Talks between Tottenham
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County set to unveil defender Tom Naylor
NEWPORT County AFC hope to sign defender Tom Naylor tomorrow to replace injury victim Byron Anthony. Exiles manager Justin Edinburgh said after Saturday’s 3-1 defeat at Northampton Town that he was confident of concluding the loan deal for the
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Exiles brought down to earth as luck deserts them
NORTHAMPTON 3 COUNTY 1 THREE games in and Newport County AFC have their first hard luck story of the campaign. Ten corners to one; 17 shots to eight; opposition goalkeeper man of the match; all the ingredients were there for a County win.
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Monmouthshire pair helping others get back on career ladder
TWO Monmouthshire women have started a business to help others resolve their own career dilemmas. Angela Mawle, from Raglan, and Jayne Charbit, from Portskewett near Caldicot, have set up their own personalised guidance and coaching service after
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New railway stations and train services proposed for Gwent
A MULTI-MILLION rail strategy that proposes new stations and lines including a link between Ebbw Vale and Newport has been put out to consultation. The regional transport consortium Sewta, the South East Wales Transport Alliance, has launched a
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Green light for Pontypool RFC’s £12,000 rooms revamp
PONTYPOOL RFC look set to make good on their pre-season promise to upgrade the match day experience at the club as £12,000 worth of work is set to begin. The club have been given the green light for a major revamp of the rooms under the main stand
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Two people suffer smoke inhalation after Newport flat fire
TWO people suffered from smoke inhalation following a kitchen fire at a flat in Newport last night, the fire service has said. South Wales Fire and Rescue crews from Malpas, Maindee and Duffryn attended the fire at a three-story building shortly
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'Deliberate' rubbish fire at Llanwern High School
A DELIBERATE rubbish fire was started in the fields of Llanwern High School last night, according to South Wales Fire and Rescue Service. A crew from Cwmbran attended at 9.30pm.
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Man taken to hospital after Cwmbran bungalow fire
A MAN was taken to hospital last night after a kitchen fire at a bungalow in Pontnewydd. The man was carried from the building by fire fighters after South Wales Fire and Rescue Service received a call at 10.18pm on Mount Pleasant Road. Crews
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Demolition of County Hall could save cash
MONMOUTHSHIRE council is predicting an underspend on the project to demolish the former County Hall. The cash-strapped local authority has forecast that by the time the work at County Hall is completed in October, £130,000 will be heading back
