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Health board back plans that could lead to £400m investment in Nevill Hall Hospital
HEALTH chiefs have backed plans that could lead to a £400 million investment in a Gwent hospital plagued by lightweight concrete. Significant refurbishments…
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Former Conservative Parliamentary candidate defects to Reform UK
A FORMER Conservative Parliamentary candidate has become the second member of the party on a Gwent council to defect to Reform UK. The…
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Two people arrested outside BAE Systems in Glascoed
Two people were arrested outside BAE Systems in Glascoed last Saturday. A spokesperson for the police said: “‘Two people were arrested on Saturday,…
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REVIEW: Millington’s Cafe in Cwmbran town centre
Timing is everything. We arrived at Millington’s’ Cafe in Cwmbran town centre today at 11.57am and peered through the glass door. All the…
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Santa’s Grotto brings festive joy and charity support to Cwmbran
A group of friends from local pipes and drums band Piping Hot Cwmbran brought festive cheer to dozens of children as they hosted…
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‘Sink or swim’: Young carer sat exam hours after 3am hospital ordeal
A teenage carer sat a GCSE exam only hours after getting home from a hospital at 3am following a family emergency, a Senedd…
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Little Pickles Markets has welcomed ‘thousands’ to its Cwmbran event
The organisers of a Cwmban market that encourages families to buy and sell nearly-new items for babies and children says it’s welcomed “thousands”…
Keep reading‘We are on our own’: Unpaid carers forced to ‘beg’ for support
Unpaid carers are being left to “pick up the pieces” of a broken system due to a lack of respite, unsafe hospital discharges…
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Fire service cost to residents could rise by almost three per cent
The amount people in south Wales pay for their fire service could go up by almost 3% next year. Proposals for the 2026-27…
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Torfaen man jumps into canal to save drowning dog at Goytre Wharf
This photo shows a Torfaen man cleaning mud off his legs minutes after he jumped into the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal to save…
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VIDEO: Proud parents celebrate as 11 children graduate at Carreg Lam Welsh language course
“I’m mega proud of him”. “She’s like a different child.” Eleven children “graduated” this morning after completing a 12-week course in the Welsh…
Keep readingOpposition leaders renew calls for independent Wales Covid inquiry
Senedd opposition leaders have ramped up calls for a Wales-specific Covid inquiry, warning a major UK-wide report failed to fully scrutinise decisions made…
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200-year-old Talywain church can be converted to flats
PLANS to convert a 200-year-old church to flats have finally had the go-ahead after being delayed for a year due to a single…
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Labour cabinet at Torfaen Council ‘call out’ Reform UK over climate change
REFORM UK has come under fire on climate change from cabinet members of the only Gwent authority the party is represented on. Reform,…
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Extra £1.5m for Pontypool regeneration projects
A REGENERATION project that includes converting a toilet block into a restaurant has had to be bailed out using a UK Government grant. …
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VIDEO: Cwmbran Youth Netball Club welcomes players from age one for fun and games
This was great fun. Vicki Randall, coach at Cwmbran Youth Netball Club, talks about the club’s popular Monday session. Children of all ages…
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VIDEO: ‘I support Palestine Action’ signs held outside BAE Systems in Glascoed
Two people, including one from Cwmbran, sat in the road today outside BAE Systems in Glascoed holding signs saying: “I oppose genocide. I…
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Caleb McDuff to tour UK schools with his story of being a deaf racing driver
“I want Deaf kids to see that they can achieve incredible things. Not just in sport, in anything. They’re capable, they’re powerful, and…
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Welsh Water chief quizzed over plans to slash 500 jobs
Senedd members quizzed the boss of Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water about plans to cut around 500 jobs amid concerns about the “enormous” pay…
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Health board faces £19m deficit as Welsh Government demands savings plan
GWENT’S NHS board that expects to finish the year £19 million in the red must deliver a financial recovery plan to the Welsh…
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