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• Tax office: it’s time to pay up

  HIGHER-RATE taxpayers in Gwent who have yet to submit tax returns are being offered the opportunity to pay up under an HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) campaign. read more

• Caldicot school earns staff development award

  STAFF at Caldicot School are celebrating after receiving a Quality Mark for their work on staff development. read more

• Valleys service gives support for drug and alcohol users

  A FREE service is running in Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly and Torfaen to help people tackle substance misuse and drug and alcohol problems. read more

• Young Gwent Muslims join tidy campaign

  AHMADIYYA Muslim Youth Association has joined Keep Wales Tidy’s Yellow Fish campaign to raise awareness about sources of water pollution. read more

• Protests against plans to demolish Blaina hospital

  AROUND 20 campaigners gathered outside the former Blaina Community Hospital over plans to build social housing, yesterday. read more

• Disabled factory workers to strike

  DISABLED workers at Remploy are to strike on July 19 and 26 in protest at the closure of their factories, unions said today. read more

• Bitter sweet victory as Hammond rides to Welsh Cavalry’s rescue

  THE WELSH CAVALRY has been saved from army cuts, but in a bitter sweet day, it was announced that a battalion of the Royal Welsh will be axed. read more

• Newport planners could hold special meeting for incinerator

  PLANS for a controversial £200 million waste burner could be considered at a Newport council hearing in three weeks time. read more

• Parade and history re-enactment among fun Gwent weekend

  A COLOURFUL parade and a World War Two re-enactment are among the events taking place in Gwent this weekend but the rain has put a stop to the Machen Agricultural Show for the first time in more than 70 years. read more

• Dazzling SuperDragon puts your Argus on trail

  YOUR South Wales Argus SuperDragon is out on the trail and it is a celebration of all things Newport. read more

• Welsh Cavalry spared the axe as Royal Welsh lose battalion

  THE 'Welsh Cavalry' or Queen's Dragoon Guards escaped the axe today as cuts to the army were announced. read more

• Coach evacuated as M6 toll closed

  Almost 50 people have been evacuated from a coach after armed police closed a major motorway. read more

• Pontypool regeneration ‘killing our trade’ - claim

  THE multi-million-pound scheme to transform Pontypool town centre is killing trade, according to angry local businesses. read more

• Newport model rubs shoulders with catwalk queens

  MILAN, Paris, Newport. The latter isn’t necessarily one of the go-to answers when listing the fashion capitals of the world, but for a Newport schoolgirl Paris and Milan are just two such Meccas she has visited as a fashion model. read more

• Wales plastic bag use drops by 96%, says research

  FOOD shops have seen a 96 per cent drop in the use of plastic bags since the 5p charge was introduced in Wales, new figures show. read more

• Cwmbran residents on the attack over £27k repair bills

  BRONAFON leaseholders in Cwmbran have hit out after receiving bills of up to £27,000 for repairs to their building. read more

• Newport sci-fi fan wins top award for his Tardis shed

  A NEWPORT sci-fi fan has become the two-time winner of Britain’s Tardis shed of the year competition. read more

• CWMBRAN MURDER TRIAL: Detective delighted by murder verdict

  THE lead investigator into the murder of actor Gary Suller said he was “incredibly proud” of the work of the team which led to a heroin addict getting a life sentence. read more

• Mother ‘hit me up to 5 times a day’– Blaenau Gwent girl's claim

  THE teenage daughter of a Blaenau Gwent woman charged with wilfully neglecting two of her children, told a court her mother hit her up to five times a day. read more

• DJ Dane Bowers to appear at Gareth Thomas’ Celtic Manor charity dinner

  DJ DANE Bowers is the latest celebrity to add his name to the guest list for a charity dinner in Newport next week. read more

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