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Latest Joke Board

2008-06-01T11:16:33Z

The Latest Joke board for the local get me rich then get me out of
here. can not be found here.

Questions over Dai

2007-01-14T12:47:02Z

ANDREW Ridgeley. Philip Neville. Paul Chuckle. In every double act,
there's always one that fails to capture the public imagination as much
as their more glittering partner.
And to that list can be added the name of Dai Davies, the independent
MP for Blaenau Gwent elected following the death of Peter Law last

Four women killed in car crash

2006-11-03T15:34:37Z

Four women were killed and another two injured in a car crash, police
said today.
The six were travelling in a Vauxhall Corsa on the B4560 near Ebbw Vale
in south Wales when the accident happened.
No other vehicles are thought to have been involved in the accident
which took place between Llangynidr and Beaufort before 9.20pm

Poor TV portrayal of Merthyr and Blaenau

2006-10-25T21:15:42Z

MERTHYR TYDFIL and Blaenau Gwent have again been named as two of the
worst places to live in the UK.
The two areas, which have suffered from the decline in heavy industry,
are among a top 10 to be featured in a Channel 4 programme this week.
But councillors in the two areas believe that they are becoming

Firm buyout saves jobs

2006-10-02T10:55:58Z

She said, "I wasn't expecting to be a company director at my age, but
it feels great to take control of our futures."
Mr Watson said, "The legacy of the owners' hard work can be carried on
by the employees. For them it's a great challenge and one they can meet
effectively as a co-operative."
The deal was made possible through loans from Finance Wales and

Shut down steel towns share ideas

2006-09-29T13:09:34Z

LESSONS learned from steel plant closures across Britain will be
discussed at a meeting today in Workington.
SteelAction, an organisation of 18 local authorities in the UK's
steel areas, will meet with councillors, development and regeneration
agencies and trade unionists at the Oval, Salterbeck, to talk about how

Ebbw Vale back on line after 44 years

2006-09-29T07:48:03Z

Work began today on on laying tracks for a new passenger rail link
between Cardiff and Ebbw Vale. Trains last ran on the route in 1962.
There will be 18 miles of upgraded track and six new stations at Ebbw
Vale Parkway, Llanhilleth, Newbridge, Crosskeys, Risca and Pontymister
and Rogerstone. The stations will include a range of facilities

Ebbw Vale's train link restored

2006-09-29T07:47:23Z

Work is to begin on laying the tracks for a rail link between Cardiff
and Ebbw Vale - which it is hoped will boost one of Wales' most
deprived areas.
It has been 44 years since the last passenger train ran in the area.
Now the line which has been used for freight services, is being
upgraded with six new stations being built.

Special report on rail: The regeneration railway

2006-09-07T16:15:13Z

Wales's first new passenger railway since the Beeching cuts of the '60s
is currently under construction. As Jon Masters finds out it will play
a key role in the economic renewal of the Ebbw valley.
Driving up the Ebbw valley in South Wales, it's hard not to notice the
disparity in wealth. The prosperous new housing estates being built

Campaigners oppose hospital for people with learning difficulties in Wales

2006-08-30T06:10:33Z

St Luke's Hospital Group, which was forced to close a care unit for
adolescents in England last year following child protection concerns as
reported by Community Care, faces huge opposition over its plans to
open a new hospital in Wales for people with learning difficulties.
St Luke's, which is part of Mild Professional Homes, paid NHS Wales

Storm over ex-mayor's land deal (Read the Bs from Scully then make your own assumption, I believe he should be investigated).

2006-08-26T21:17:55Z

SERIOUS questions were raised last night as it emerged land bought by a
councillor from his own local authority for less than £12,000 could
make a huge profit for his family.
Nobody else was given the opportunity to bid for the land when the
former mayor bought it in two deals in the 1990s. Now his children are

Savills joins team to redevelop site of old steelworks

2006-08-10T11:53:43Z

PROPERTY consultants Savills has been appointed as part of a team
drawing up redevelopment plans for the 200-acre former Corus steelworks
in Ebbw Vale.
The firm has been selected by Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council and
the Welsh Assembly Government to advise on the regeneration of the site
that once housed the largest steelworks in Europe at its height during

New Hospital

2006-08-02T09:41:33Z

BAM UK unit wins 100 million order to construct a new local general
hospital on the site of the old Corus steel works at Ebbw Vale.
The new 107-bed Blaenau Gwent Local General Hospital will provide
10,000 square metres of accommodation for outpatient clinics, local
diagnostics, minor injuries unit, therapy services, an adult mental

Blairites trounced in Labour heartlands

2006-07-07T10:25:08Z

"I'M VERY pleased - we're a socialist area and Labour has become Tory."
This shopper in Ebbw Vale reflected thousands of voters' feelings in
Blaenau Gwent at Labour's crushing defeat in by-elections for
Parliament and Welsh Assembly.
Dave Reid, Cardiff Socialist Party
This constituency has some of Western Europe's highest levels of

Jobs hope over valleys rail link

2006-07-07T10:23:20Z

Jobs hope over valleys rail link
Work has begun on a railway linking a south Wales valleys unemployment
blackspot with Cardiff and Newport.
It is hoped the £30m Ebbw Vale - Newport line, due to open in summer
2007, will give better commuting opportunities to people in areas such
as Blaenau Gwent.
It is part of a drive to encourage local regeneration and there are