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Gwent aristocrat faces crash trial

DENIES CHARGE: Lady Elizabeth Crawshay

9:45am Friday 10th July 2009

AN ABERGAVENNY woman stood trial yesterday accused of driving without due care and attention.

US biology prof returns to Duffryn

Proffessor Tim Sparks with Duffryn pupils at 14 Locks

9:16am Friday 10th July 2009

A PROFESSOR from a top American university has returned to Newport to “give something back” to the area that inspired his career.

Duffryn High School comes off 'must improve' list

IMPROVING: Duffryn High School

7:50am Friday 10th July 2009

DUFFRYN High School has improved so much since its last inspection it has been removed from a list of schools requiring significant improvement.

PM ready to negotiate Trident cuts

Britain is ready to negotiate on reductions to its Trident nuclear arsenal, Gordon Brown signalled

11:20pm Thursday 9th July 2009

BRITAIN is ready to negotiate on reductions to its Trident nuclear arsenal at multilateral non-proliferation talks called by US President Barack Obama for next spring, Prime Minister Gordon Brown has indicated.

Llanwern faces more job cuts

10:46pm Thursday 9th July 2009

MORE jobs at two Corus sites in South Wales are under threat.

Knife crime convictions rise by 60%

Knife crime convictions have increased by 60% in the last decade, figures suggest

9:50pm Thursday 9th July 2009

THE number of criminals convicted for carrying a knife has increased by more than half in ten years, it has been revealed.

SWINE FLU: UK death toll hits 14

SWINE FLU: UK death toll hits 14

7:20pm Thursday 9th July 2009

Fourteen people are now thought to have died in the UK after contracting swine flu, the Government has announced.

Fundraisers give hospital hydrotherapy boost

5:20pm Thursday 9th July 2009

A SMALL army of fundraisers and volunteers is making a huge contribution to improving patient care at a Gwent hospital - with hydrotherapy the latest specialty to benefit.

'No youth offenders' institute at Nantyglo' - Ministry

UNCERTAIN FUTURE: Nantyglo School

4:40pm Thursday 9th July 2009

THE Ministry of Justice said no youth offenders' institute will be built on the site of Nantyglo Comprehensive.

Police appeal after Monmouth deception burglary

3:10pm Thursday 9th July 2009

POLICE are appealing for information about a burglary in Monmouth after two men posed as waterboard workers.


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