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• Llanwern steelworkers to have hours reduced

  STEELWORKERS at Newport's Llanwern site are set to have their hours reduced and pay cut as Tata Steel attempts to cut costs. read more

• ‘Negative vibes’ over dismissal of ex- Royal Gwent gynaecologist

  A GYNAECOLOGIST who was unfairly dismissed from his job at Newport's Royal Gwent Hospital said he had been told there were "negative vibes" following his dismissal. read more

• Search continues for missing Langstone pensioner

  THE search for missing Langstone pensioner Ronald Bowman continued today. read more

• Tributes paid to Newport stalwart of Whitehead steelworks

  TRIBUTES are being paid to a Newport man who worked for more than 40 years at the city's Whitehead steelworks. read more

• Pioneering Gwent project scoops top NHS award

  A PROJECT that has improved end-of-life care for patients in Gwent has scooped an NHS Wales Award. read more

• Valleys Remploy workers ‘angry and upset’ - union

  A UNION at a Remploy factory in the Valleys said workers were angry and upset at the announcement to those their workplace. read more

• Wales' top doc hits out over fast food sporting links

  THE chief medical officer for Wales has attacked food companies and their links with sport. read more

• Pontypool RFC tell of 'disappointment' at court verdict

  Pontypool RFC told of their disappointment at today’s High Court decision which will see them relegated from the Welsh Premiership. read more

• Cars seized in Blaenau Gwent swoops

  SEVEN vehicles were seized by Gwent Police for having no insurance during two operations in Blaenau Gwent last month. read more

• Abergavenny Specsavers appeal a huge success

  A LOCAL opticians has collected hundreds of pairs of old and unwanted glasses, which will be used to help people with poor eyesight in the developing world. read more

• Dead Cwmbran soldier’s school pays tribute

  AN EMOTIONAL tribute was paid to a Cwmbran soldier at his former school today. read more

• Bettws pupils design school mosaic

  NEWPORT children have helped create a mosaic which was unveiled in Bettws. read more

• Cwmbran football club pavilion could go after thieves strike again

  A CWMBRAN football club may have to give up its clubhouse after metal thieves carried out an almost identical attack for the second time in less than a year. read more

• Pontypool RFC court bid fails to stop relegation

  PONTYPOOL RFC today failed in its High Court challenge to plans which will see it forced into relegation from the Welsh Rugby Union's top league. read more

• Blaenavon band in tune for Big Pit concerts

  BIG Pit National Coal Museum launched its series of free open air concerts at the weekend with a performance from Blaenavon Town Band. read more

• Anxious ode is top Caerleon festival comic verse

  A RETIRED physics lecturer has won the first All Wales Comic Verse competition in the Caerleon Festival. read more

• Farepak payment ‘misleading’ - Newport campaigner

  A CAMPAIGNER said an announcement that victims of Farepak will have got around half their money back after a payment next month is misleading. read more

• Health Minister Lesley Griffiths faces no confidence vote

  HEALTH Minister Lesley Griffiths is to face a vote of no confidence from opposition parties in the Welsh Assembly. read more

• £80m shortfall could hit Newport Council - report

  DIRE predictions for the state of Newport council’s finances were made in a report that suggested the authority could face a funding gap of £80 million in eight years’ time. read more

• Newport could see growth in Wales "city region" - report

  NEWPORT could be placed into a "city region" to help boost economic development in South Wales, a report is expected to say later today. read more

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