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• Shock at the Woodlands

  A FAMILY who was driven from their council home in the Woodlands, Penygarn, has said they are shocked to see others are still suffering at the hands of yobs. read more

• Lookin’ tweet for parade

  THOUSANDS of people filled the streets of Blaenavon for this year's World Heritage Day celebrations. read more

• Murderer is behind bars again

  A CONVICTED murderer who went missing from Prescoed open prison, in Usk, a week ago is back in custody after turning himself in. read more

• Son of Blaenavon honoured

  THE life of the great industrialist John Paton, of Blaenavon, has been commemorated with a plaque at Blaenavon Community Heritage and Cordell Museum. read more

• Residents oppose rock removal plan

  LOCAL residents have vowed to fight plans to remove thousands of tonnes of rock from a former opencast mine in Torfaen. read more

• GP cuts to hurt OAPs the most

  OLDER people will be the "first to suffer" if health chiefs press ahead with cuts to GP out-of-hours services in Gwent, says a senior councillor. read more

• Dennis: What a man!

  A LOCAL company has paid tribute to its oldest employee who is still going strong after 17 years service. read more

• Reward offered after car spray-painted by vandals

  A FURIOUS father-of-three was left fuming when the paintwork on his car was vandalised while it was parked outside his Gwent home. read more

• Cameras to ward off burglars

  POLICE in Torfaen are using new tactics in a bid to combat burglaries in the area. read more

• Staff have pitch fever

  STAFF at two Cwmbran companies brought together after a takeover deal decided to get to know each other by setting up a friendly inter-company football tournament but no sooner had they played their first two games than they found themselves without a pitch to play on. read more

• Immigrant gets jail over ‘forest of cannabis’

  AN ILLEGAL immigrant was jailed for nine months at Newport crown court yesterday for his involvement in a Cwmbran cannabis factory producing enough of the drug for 138,450 joints. read more

• Pupils show their acumen

  ABERSYCHAN Comprehensive School has been crowned king of the stockmarket after winning a national trading competition held in York last week. read more

• Drugs clinic to open in autumn

  A DRUG and alcohol abuse clinic costing £500,000 is to open in September. read more

• Man caused pistol terror

  A MAN believed he was about to die when an unemployed painter and decorator pointed a replica automatic pistol in his face, a court was told yesterday. read more

• ‘Part-paedophile’ escapes jail term

  WHEN police searched the home of a jobless Torfaen man, they found 118 indecent photographs of children, a court heard yesterday. read more

• Cwmbran soldier heads off to the Mediterranean

  A SOLDIER from Cwmbran has just started a new tour of duty under the Mediterranean sun as part of a new regiment the 1st Battalion, The Royal Welsh, that have been posted to Cyprus for the next two years. read more

• Thousands flock to annual county fair

  THE annual Garn Lakes Country Crafts and Recreation Fair followed the success of Blaenavon's World Heritage Day on Sunday. read more

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