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Have your say on the things that happen in and around the Ebbw Vale area.
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Latest Joke Board
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The Latest Joke board for the local get me rich then get me out of
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Questions over Dai
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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... more »
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Four women killed in car crash
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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... more »
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Poor TV portrayal of Merthyr and Blaenau
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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... more »
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Firm buyout saves jobs
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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... more »
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Shut down steel towns share ideas
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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... more »
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Ebbw Vale back on line after 44 years
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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... more »
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Ebbw Vale's train link restored
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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.... more »
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Special report on rail: The regeneration railway
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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... more »
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Campaigners oppose hospital for people with learning difficulties in Wales
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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... more »
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