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THE CRIME FILE: Legal aid changes ‘insane’

5:20pm Wednesday 29th May 2013

The government is consulting on plans to reform the criminal legal aid system in England and Wales in a bid to save £220 million. NATALIE CROCKETT spoke to solicitors in Gwent about how it will affect them.

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CRIME FILE: More can be done to cut crime - top Newport cop

3:40pm Wednesday 1st May 2013

As crime continues to fall in Newport, the city’s new Superintendent Mark Warrender insists more can still be done to make it a safer place.

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THE CRIME FILE: Green PC looks after Gwent's landscape

12:40pm Wednesday 3rd April 2013

Meet the defender of our rich green heritage

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THE CRIME FILE: Tackling domestic abuse

4:50pm Wednesday 6th March 2013

IN AN age when organisations are under increasing pressure to share information about potentially dangerous offenders, Wales Probation service is already ahead of the curve.

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THE CRIME FILE: Fast-track plan for top police slammed

3:40pm Wednesday 6th February 2013

MINISTER for Policing and Criminal Justice Damian Green has said it will bring in people from diverse backgrounds with new perspectives.

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THE CRIME FILE: British Transport Police

4:40pm Wednesday 9th January 2013

THEY’VE been described as the forgotten force, but British Transport Police are very much on the front line of protecting people in Gwent.

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THE CRIME FILE: Police’s steel resolve to crush metal theft

4:10pm Wednesday 10th October 2012

METAL theft is one of the UK’s fastest-growing crimes. Thieves even endanger their own lives and those of others to get a haul of it .

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THE CRIME FILE: Abergavenny burglary crackdown

3:30pm Wednesday 12th September 2012

POLICE in Abergavenny are in the middle of a campaign to help drive down burglary in the town. Two sergeants from the team spoke about their efforts.

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THE CRIME FILE: Austerity may affect the victims of crime

3:10pm Wednesday 15th August 2012

Victims of crime who suffer blurred vision, a dislocated jaw, or who require knee surgery, are some of those who could lose the right to claim compensation under new plans.

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