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Often, many of the people who live in this sort of postcode will be middle income, older couples.

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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 Torfaen Council local authority area.
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Council tax

The average council tax per household in Torfaen council is £871.00, compared to an average in Wales of £980.15.
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Local news

Ice-hit Severn bridges open again

22/12/2009 15:05:58

The second Severn crossing reopens after both motorways over to south Wales were closed because of falling ice.
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Three are bailed in death inquiry

22/12/2009 12:48:15

Police name a man whose unexplained death they are investigating, while three men are released on bail.
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Valleys church helping fight debt

22/12/2009 13:57:52

A church in the Rhondda has joined forces with Christians Against Poverty to set up a debt counselling centre.
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Ex-royal harpist drug rehab order

22/12/2009 12:54:44

Prince Charles' ex-harpist is sent for drug rehab as part of a community order for attempted fraud and handling stolen goods.
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Vulnerable children's centre open

22/12/2009 07:11:05

A multi-million pound charity centre which supports vulnerable children in Wales is being officially opened.
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Search for missing woman resumes

21/12/2009 11:44:53

Detectives are continuing a search for a 26-year-old woman whose hire car was found on the Second Severn Crossing.
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Life sentence for 1999 rape bid

21/12/2009 14:10:32

A "dangerous" man is jailed for life after being caught by DNA evidence, 10 years after attempting to rape a woman.
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Suspicious death probe continues

20/12/2009 10:18:08

A police investigation after a man in his 20s died in a Cardiff suburb is trying to establish if his death was suspicious.
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Ex-Lion Thomas reveals he is gay

19/12/2009 10:50:15

Former Wales and Lions captain Gareth Thomas breaks one of the major taboos surrounding sport by announcing he is gay.
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Mother detained for girl's death

18/12/2009 16:16:15

A mentally ill woman who smothered her four-year-old girl is detained indefinitely in hospital after admitting manslaughter.
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X Factor's Lucie gets model deal

20/12/2009 00:01:38

X Factor contestant Lucie Jones, who left the show in November, has been signed to a top modelling agency.
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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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Defence history

21/12/2009 07:24:46

Base's 72-year fight for survival through war and peace
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Railway Stations

Pontypool & New Inn (0.90 miles away), Arriva Trains Wales

Cwmbran (2.04 miles away), Arriva Trains Wales

Newport (6.72 miles away), Arriva Trains Wales

Abergavenny (9.07 miles away), Arriva Trains Wales

Gilfach Fargoed (9.57 miles away), Arriva Trains Wales

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