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• New hope for dial

  WORKERS at a closure-threatened Cwmbran call centre have been given hope after a rival company made a formal offer that could save 190 jobs. At the time of going to press bosses at call centre dial were due to accept an offer from a rival firm. read more

• Victory at last as traders receive roadsign funding

  TRADERS in Blaenavon welcomed news this week that after years of campaigning they are set to receive £15,000 to install roadside signs directing visitors to the town. read more

• Thomas set for greatness

  A LOCAL teenage sprinter has been making his mark on the Welsh athletics scene, recently picking up a double medal haul at the National Indoor Championships. read more

• Cash your chip in

  PONTYPOOL shoppers could get more than they bargained for on Valentine's Day if paying with a chip and PIN card. read more

• Car park sex attack

  POLICE are warning women to be cautious as they hunt a sex attacker who seriously assaulted a woman in Pontypool. read more

• Club's friends

  THE NEXT meeting of the Friends of Pontypool RFC will be held tomorrow night, Thursday February 9 at the Up and Under Club from 7.30pm. read more

• Horse attack

  AN ANIMAL lover from Trevethin has been left shocked and sickened as her horses were attacked by 'sick yobs'. read more

• Pooler aim to shock

  DAVID Gray takes his Pontypool side down to Bridgend on Saturday, after the international weekend off, looking for Pooler to deliver another shock. read more

• Deadline for police merger

  CONTROVERSIAL plans to merge Wales' four police forces have been confirmed by the Home Secretary and backed by Torfaen MP Paul Murphy. At a meeting in London on Monday Home Secretary Charles Clarke told Wales' police chiefs they must come to a decision on merging Gwent, South Wales, Dyfed-Powys and North Wales Police forces, before February 24. read more

• Knauf Insulation Gwent Central League

  The pitches thawed on Saturday morning and all bar one scheduled match was played. read more

• Florist blossoming

  BUSINESS is blooming for local entrepreneur, Dorne James. read more

• Luck not on the side of Goytre

  GOYTRE were inconsolable after going down 1-0 at home to Welsh League Division Three strugglers Chepstow, having done everything but score before a late winner sucker-punched them. read more

• Narrow cup loss

  GARN Athletic's superb run in the Ivor Jones Cup finally came to end recently, when the second-string outfit were narrowly beaten 8-0 in the semi-finals by Panteg. read more

• Hundreds to lose factory jobs at Trico

  NEARLY 300 workers at a Gwent manufacturing firm will definitely lose their jobs by the end of the year. read more

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