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Often, many of the people who live in this sort of postcode will be home owning families living in terraces.

Neighbourhoods fitting this profile are largely found in former mining, industrial and manufacturing areas of Wales and northern England. Examples include Merthyr Tydfil, Rhonda, Burnley, Barrow in Furness and Halifax.

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Schools

Find out the performance data, locations and contact details of your local schools. All the vital information you need to help make educational decisions for your children.
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Crime

The Gwent Police force is responsible for policing the Blaenau Gwent Council local authority area.
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Council tax

The average council tax per household in Blaenau Gwent council is £844.00, compared to an average in Wales of £980.15.
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Local news

Mother denies murdering daughter

07/12/2009 11:31:53

A 34-year-old woman has pleaded not guilty to killing her four-year-old daughter at their home in Newport.
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Computer pop-ups 'slow down work'

07/12/2009 07:47:19

Researchers find that even brief pop-up messages on computer screens make users slower as they interrupt thought.
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Body in city centre is identified

06/12/2009 15:48:29

South Wales Police say they think they have identified a man whose body was found near Cardiff's main shopping area.
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Street gas leak after car crash

06/12/2009 16:05:42

Residents are advised to keep their windows and doors closed after an early morning car crash led to a gas leak.
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Rail workers plan six-day strike

04/12/2009 13:46:32

Railway signalling staff vote for strike action in the run-up to Christmas in south Wales and the Marches.
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Ex-royal harpist charge dropped

05/12/2009 12:40:25

The jury will be sent out on Monday in the trial of a former harpist to Prince Charles, as one burglary charge is dropped.
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Eco flag won with chickens' help

05/12/2009 09:44:18

A special school wins a green accolade after pupils rear their own chickens, providing eggs for the school café.
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Police criticised over rape case

04/12/2009 14:13:33

A police force is criticised after failing to properly investigate claims from a woman that she was repeatedly raped as a child.
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Cutting cattle carbon with garlic

04/12/2009 12:35:27

A Welsh company producing a garlic food additive aimed at reducing methane emissions from cows is commended.
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Family fight for brain damage son

04/12/2009 08:35:09

The parents of a boy with a rare genetic condition are raising money to give him therapy treatments at home.
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Offshore wind farm plan scrapped

03/12/2009 17:16:47

Plans for a wind farm off the south Wales coast are abandoned by developers, who say it is no longer "commercially viable".
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Newyddion

22/01/2009 09:40:23

BBC Wales' Welsh-language online news service
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Contact us

14/07/2003 12:19:25

Do you have a story? Here's how to tell us about it
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Local news

20/10/2004 12:05:07

News sources for south east Wales on the internet
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Champion help

03/12/2009 18:31:36

George Cross hero and Joe Calzaghe aid injured soldiers
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Railway Stations

Brithdir (4.26 miles away), Arriva Trains Wales

Tir-Phil (4.77 miles away), Arriva Trains Wales

Bargoed (4.86 miles away), Arriva Trains Wales

Gilfach Fargoed (5.24 miles away), Arriva Trains Wales

Pontypool & New Inn (5.75 miles away), Arriva Trains Wales

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