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Healthy vision

A LOCAL optician has pledged its support to a campaign urging people to join the Organ Donor Register and talk about organ donation with their loved ones. Read

A force to be reckoned with

SIX new Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) have taken to the streets thanks to joint working between Blaenau Gwent Council and Gwent Police. Read

Golden day for couple

FORMER Mayor of Blaenau Gwent Don Wilcox and wife Moira toasted their Golden Wedding anniversary with a bash at the Park Hotel, Ebbw Vale which was attended by friends, family and political partners including Blaenau Gwent MP and AM Dai Davies and Trish Law. Read

Booze sold to teens

MORE than 40% of licensed premises checked in a test purchase operation in Blaenau Gwent sold alcohol to an underage teenager. Read

Can you help Prime Cymru?

A ROYAL charity that's supported more than 5,000 older people in their search for work has made an appeal to Blaenau Gwent people asking for their expertise. Read

Recruitment drive is on to help out with affordable housing in your local area

A RECRUITMENT drive has begun to find people who can play a key role in shaping the future of affordable housing in Blaenau Gwent. Read

A taste of comedy

IF music be the food of love then laughter is the food of fun! Read

Fancy some funky music?

LLANHILLETH is about to become south Wales’ newest venue for live music. Read

Walkers brave rain to run-up charity total

DESPITE the weather the Blaenau Gwent branch of the Alzheimer's Society's biggest fundraiser of the year still went ahead. Read

Business duo hope to take away £1m

TWO Gwent entrepreneurs are hoping to turn a cool million in their first year by helping students cure their late night hunger. Read

Getting the ball rolling for children’s fitness

A TEAM of healthy living experts are aiming to get children in the area on the MEND this Autumn. Read

Partnership touches on a great idea to gauge views

POST Offices in Blaenau Gwent are the first in Wales to offer customers the opportunity to use touch screens to take part in a local authority consultation about their area. Read

Investment signals go ahead for Ebbw Vale rail link

A RAIL link between Ebbw Vale and Newport will be up and running by 2010 after the announcement of a £2.6m investment from the Assembly. Read

Volunteers prove to be glass act in competition

A CHARITY shop in Abertillery proved it knows how to dress to impress. Read

Searching for missing man

GWENT police is appealing for information to locate a man who has gone missing from his Hafodyrynys home. Read

Attacked and left like this for £16

THIS picture shows the shocking state of a pensioner who was mugged in broad daylight for a handbag that contained £16. Read

Moronic idiots

THIEVES who have jeopardised the future of a Blaenau Gwent church have been described as “moronic idiots” who have sunk “as low as a man can sink”. Read

Japanese firm gives a stamp of approval to local knowledge

TAKAO Wales Division was officially launched last week with the opening of a £51.5m state-of -the-art press and stamping facility at Ebbw Vale. Read

And then the rain came down

AS BRITAIN struggles with yet another rain soaked summer, Blaenau Gwent too has seen its share of flooding with more miserable weather to come. Read

A taste of Italy in Ebbw Vale

A TOUCH of Sicilian-style sunshine came to Ebbw Vale last week to brighten up the gloomy August skies. Read