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Often, many of the people who live in this sort of postcode will be low income, older people living in smaller semis.

Neighbourhoods fitting this profile can be found across the country but main concentrations are in the West Midlands and the North East in towns such as Wolverhampton, Walsall and Dudley, Durham, Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland.

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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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Dead quad bikers' burglary link

09/12/2009 16:51:19

Police believe two men on quad bikes killed when they were hit by a train, had just fled the scene of a £40,000 shop burglary.
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Shakin' Stevens accused of assault

09/12/2009 15:34:58

A photographer who claims he was assaulted by pop star Shakin' Stevens gives evidence to an Northern Ireland court.
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Care manager and GP clear names

09/12/2009 17:27:55

A care manager and a GP clear their names after convictions following the death of a patient at a care home.
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Bellamy recovering from swine flu

09/12/2009 09:19:42

Manchester City confirm striker Craig Bellamy has been struck down with a mild case of swine flu.
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Plaid AM defects to Conservatives

08/12/2009 18:38:20

An assembly member rejects calls to quit after defecting to the Conservatives because he felt "out of tune" with Plaid Cymru.
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Tanning salon owner sentenced

08/12/2009 12:16:58

The owner of a tanning salon where a teenager was burned on a sunbed is sentenced and must pay £6,000 costs.
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Exam lie paramedic fined £2,000

08/12/2009 20:50:41

A nurse who lied about his qualifications in order to gain a senior job in the ambulance service is fined.
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Man jailed for girl's fire murder

08/12/2009 13:17:15

A man who killed a three-year-old girl by setting fire to her home in Liverpool in a revenge attack will serve at least 28 years in prison.
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Woman, 81, died after house fire

08/12/2009 17:30:22

Police say the victim of a house fire in Llanishen in Cardiff on Monday was a woman aged 81.
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Teenager dies after Kenya trip

07/12/2009 14:46:08

An 18-year-old man has died four months after collapsing with a mysterious illness while on a charity trip to Africa.
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Boy's death was misadventure

07/12/2009 20:55:46

An inquest decides that the death of an eight-year-old boy, who became trapped by tides on a rock, was misadventure.
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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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Museum exhibit?

09/12/2009 08:54:03

A disused Victorian railway station could go on display
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Railway Stations

Rhymney (2.04 miles away), Arriva Trains Wales

Pontlottyn (2.36 miles away), Arriva Trains Wales

Tir-Phil (3.79 miles away), Arriva Trains Wales

Brithdir (4.55 miles away), Arriva Trains Wales

Bargoed (5.64 miles away), Arriva Trains Wales

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