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Pontypool couple are awarded £20,000 compensation after unlawful arrest
A PONTYPOOL couple were awarded £20,250 compensation after a judge found they were unlawfully arrested by Gwent Police back in 2008. A hearing at Cardiff County Court was told officers arrested pensioners Jean and William Quigley on May 8, 2008, because
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Thousands flock to Cwmbran's Big Event
THOUSANDS of people turned out for the Cwmbran Big Event finale at the town's boating lake on Saturday, as a week of cultural and sporting activities drew to a close. Despite the showers, more than 5,000 people came to mark the end of seven days celebrating
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Life saving machine is placed deep underground at Blaenavon Big Pit
THE Welsh Ambulance Service has joined forces with staff at the Big Pit to install a life-saving defibrillator. Welsh Ambulance Service National Public Access Defibrillator scheme (PADs) manager, Gerard Rothwell, donned the famous helmet and lamp to
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Tributes are paid to tragic Rifleman
A soldier from the 1st Battalion The Rifles, who are based at Beachley Barracks, near Chepstow, died in Afghanistan on Monday. Corporal Mark Anthony Palin was killed while on an operation in Helmand province while recovering a cache of improvised explosive
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Chepstow headmaster pays tribute to his pupils and staff as he retires
Today over a thousand pupils and staff members at Chepstow Comprehensive school are getting set to throw their books in the air as the final bell rings on the academic year. But the day will also prove an exceptionally poignant one for the school, as
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Appeal fund for fire-hit Thornwell school raises £5,000 in seven weeks
FOLLOWING a mammoth effort by local communities and businesses in and around the Chepstow area, Thornwell Primary School's Fire Appeal has reached the astounding sum of £5,000 in just seven weeks. When news that a fire had torn through the school on
