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Patients stranded by early finish to ambulance service
PATIENTS' watchdogs in Gwent are calling on the area's health board and the ambulance service to solve the problem of people being stranded at hospitals after outpatient appointments.Aneurin Bevan Community Health Council, the independent patients
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Villagers to mark first sermon preached in Wales by the founder of Methodism
A MONMOUTHSHIRE village will mark the first sermon preached in Wales by the founder of Methodism, John Wesley, at a ceremony next week. Wesley addressed a 400-strong gathering in Devauden, near Chepstow in the autumn of 1739. Villagers will commemorate
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Drivers using mobile phones to be targeted in campaign
POLICE will be targeting drivers using mobile phones in Gwent this month as part of an annual campaign.The four police forces in Wales, led by South Wales Police in partnership with Road Safety Wales, have launched the annual all-Wales anti-mobile phone
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Upmarket gallery to fill empty stalls
A NEWPORT trader has received council support for a new project to fill the empty stalls on the market’s upper level. Steve Reynolds, who runs the Toy Army stall, wants to transform the upstairs of Newport Market into an art gallery for artists
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"Welsh angels" at St David's Hospice Care celebrate 35th anniversary
St David's Hospice Care has celebrated its 35th birthday providing care for people with cancer or other life-threatening illnesses in Gwent. The charity has grown from 67 referrals in 1982/3 to 2,171 referrals in 2012/13, and from caring for 78 patients
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Hard-earned point is another plus for County
THIS was a match that will have lived literally minutes in the memory of everyone who witnessed it. But Newport County AFC won’t care about the entertainment value, or lack of it, as they bring a hard-earned point back to South Wales. Win your
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THE NEWSDESK: This isn't about PR, it's about respect
THIS picture about sums it all up for me. The placard asks the same question many of us are asking. Whatever we believed beforehand about the rights and wrongs of whether to keep the mural, how can anyone defend tearing it down in such a callous
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Monmouthshire council training toy row rumbles on
MONMOUTHSHIRE council’s deputy leader criticised a counterpart for his comments over a £1,250 training toy after the latter left a meeting.Comments made by cabinet member for modernisation Bob Greenland, about Armand Watts, were called &ldquo
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IT'S THE WEEKEND: Your gardening questions answered
Q: I have grown begonias for the first time this year and the flowers have been spectacular. I would like to save the corms for next year, but am not sure when & how to do this. Could you advise please?CJ via e-mailA: Leave the begonias alone until
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Double delight for Wigan's Welshmen Ben Flower and Gil Dudson
WALES internationals Ben Flower and Gil Dudson are in dreamland ahead of the Rugby League World Cup after winning the double with Wigan, writes Chris Kirwan.The pair of props featured in the Warriors stunning Super League Grand Final win against Warrington
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Lyn Jones pleased despite Dragons' lack of a bonus
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons director of Lyn Jones admitted to feeling a dash of frustration after failing to turn four points into five against Zebre, writes Chris Kirwan. The Dragons made it three wins from three at Rodney Parade by downing the Italian
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New workplace policy to tackle domestic violence
THE Welsh Government has published a new workplace policy on Violence against Women and Domestic Abuse. The previous policy was revised in line with the Equality and Human Rights Commission Wales’ best practice guidelines, as part of the 10,000
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Teams raise almost £2000 for Gwent Wildlife Trust's birthday
PEOPLE have raised £1,800 for Gwent Wildlife Trust.To celebrate the charity’s 50 years of work championing wildlife, managing more than 30 nature reserves across the county, five teams joined The Gwent Wildlife Trust Corporate £50 Challenge
