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• Anger at new flats

  RESIDENTS reacted angrily as plans to build 17 flats in a Gwent village were narrowly given the go-ahead. read more

• The fight goes on

  SPEAKING before last night's must-win game at Pontypool Park against Swansea, Pooler coach David Gray remained focused on what his own side could do to stay up - rather then get involved in the WRU relegation debacle. read more

• Future built on the past

  Blaenavon's population and economy have been on the wane since the mines closed down in the 1980s. read more

• Blues' run of wins stopped

  BLAENAVON Blues Girls' hectic end of season schedule was perhaps to blame for a 5-2 defeat at Ferndale on Sunday, after two midweek wins over Margam and Porthcawl. read more

• Equaliser proves elusive for Race

  A WIN in their penultimate fixture of the season would have seen Race still able to match last season's Division Two debut with a creditable seventh place finish. read more

• United's crucial victory

  Pontypool Utd travelled to Risca knowing only victory would be good enough to keep their promotion hopes alive. read more

• Future of British

  THE public sector could hold the key to the proposed development of The British, Torfaen Council has suggested. read more

• Blaenavon choir say goodbye to 'favourite son'

  RUGBY and running hero Ken Jones, one of Gwent's greatest ever sportsmen, was laid to rest yesterday. read more

• Voices against war

  A LOCAL ex-RAF serviceman has met with MPs in London to discuss his concerns about the Iraq war. read more

• Welsh rugby greats pay homage to Ken

  THE setting of St Peter's Church high up in the Eastern Valley at Blaenavon witnessed a gathering of so many all-time Welsh rugby greats. read more

• Our answer to David & Victoria: It's... Posh & Czeks!

  NEVER mind Charlotte and Gavin or David and Victoria Beckham, meet our very own Posh and Czeks, writes Andy Downie. read more

• Goytre's fate is in own hands

  AFTER a disappointing run of form which has seen Goytre sucked right into the relegation battle in Welsh League Division Three, club chairman Paul Greenhalgh knows his side still need a point from their last two games this week to ensure survival. read more

• Fatal accident is 'a matter of time'

  RESIDENTS are demanding a permanent speed camera along a Gwent road notorious for speeding. read more

• Children design biking posters

  LOCAL schoolchildren have joined Torfaen Community Safety Partnership's fight against illegal motor biking. read more

• Pandy do league proud in cup

  It's competition time in the Gwent Central League now with the various cups reaching their semi-final stage. Pride of place at present must go to Second Division Pandy who represented the league in the final of the Gwent County Football Association Inter-League Cup against the MBS Newport & District League side, Pioneer. read more

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