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THE POLITICS FILE: Wheels in motion to promote active living

1:40pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

THE AM for Newport East says he wants to make sure everyone in Wales benefits from a better quality of life through sport, culture and the countryside.

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POLITICS FILE: Could Silk Commission lead to independent Wales?

2:14pm Wednesday 10th April 2013

A Gwent MP says further powers for Welsh AMs would lead to calls for an English Parliament and could see Wales pushed out of the union.

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THE POLITICS FILE: Gay marriage - modern love or bid for Tory popularity?

2:55pm Wednesday 13th February 2013

A GWENT MP said he made a “decision based on his conscience” when he voted against gay marriage.

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THE POLITICS FILE: Could city incinerator plan go up in smoke?

12:30pm Wednesday 12th December 2012

CAMPAIGNERS against an incinerator in Newport have hailed an Assembly report which calls for a study into the health impacts of living near an incinerator. CAMPAIGNERS have said that the incinerator ship is sinking following an Assembly report that called on the Welsh Government to consider contributing to a major study on the health impacts of incineration.

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THE POLITICS FILE: Which side of the Severn does tolls cash belong?

11:10am Wednesday 14th November 2012

Wales’ first minister has said that tolls could be used to improve the M4 – even at Brynglas Tunnels. Today we explore the debate around the future of the crossings. FIRST Minister Carwyn Jones has told the Argus that tolls from the Severn Bridges could be used to invest in improving the M4 – possibly at the infamous Brynglas Tunnels bottleneck.

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Change to Euro aid budget could be felt in Wales

3:50pm Wednesday 17th October 2012

WALES is a major beneficiary of European aid but the future of the budget that funds it is currently under negotiation.

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THE POLITICS FILE: Can you put a name to the faces of your AMs?

2:30pm Wednesday 19th September 2012

AN ARGUS survey has found Gwent people struggle to recognise the man who runs the government of Wales. KEILIGH BAKER and ALEXIA McCALMONT join DAVID DEANS to report. THE MIGHT head up the body that makes decisions that affect every person inWales, but how many people would recognise Carwyn Jones?

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THE POLITICS FILE: Benefits reforms – for better or for worse?

12:30pm Thursday 26th July 2012

FOR many years if you could not work because of illness or disability you could receive support from the government in the form of incapacity benefit.

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POLITICS FILE: New role gives public greater say on policing

11:38am Wednesday 27th June 2012

It is an election that has yet to capture the imagination of voters, but later this year people in Gwent will pick the first police and crime commissioner. We take a look at what’s involved.

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