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

The Black Country and South Yorkshire are the main places for these communities, although they generally crop up in most urban areas. Towns such as Doncaster, Barnsley, Dudley, Wrexham, and Ballymoney are typical.

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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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Harpist guilty of handling goods

07/12/2009 16:09:41

A former harpist to Prince Charles is found guilty of handling stolen goods but cleared of three counts of burglary.
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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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Body found after fire in bedroom

07/12/2009 20:09:17

A body is found by firefighters called to tackle a blaze in a bedroom in a house in a city suburb.
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Boy's rock 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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Man guilty of girl's fire murder

07/12/2009 18:19:06

A Welsh man who killed a three-year-old girl by setting fire to her family home in Liverpool is convicted of murder.
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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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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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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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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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In pictures

07/12/2009 13:10:27

Photos from this year's SNAP Biodiversity contest
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Railway Stations

Rhymney (4.75 miles away), Arriva Trains Wales

Pontlottyn (5.15 miles away), Arriva Trains Wales

Tir-Phil (6.20 miles away), Arriva Trains Wales

Brithdir (6.71 miles away), Arriva Trains Wales

Bargoed (7.83 miles away), Arriva Trains Wales

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