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This is a profile for the central postcode in Pontypool which is NP4 8ED. Neighbourhood profiles vary significantly from postcode to postcode.

Often, many of the people who live in this sort of postcode will be large families and single parents with many children.

Neighbourhoods fitting this profile are found in most major urban centres including Belfast, Londonderry, Motherwell, Falkirk, Newport, Ipswich and Walsall.

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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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'Failures' over £113m jet project

21/11/2009 13:23:42

Ministers' '"failures and uncertainty" in an axed defence jobs project costing £113m are a concern, a report finds.
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Swine flu jabs 'still important'

21/11/2009 08:30:20

Health officials in Cardiff say despite a Tamiflu-resistant strain of swine flu jabs against the illness are still important.
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Cleaner jailed for hammer attack

20/11/2009 18:09:34

A cleaner is jailed for 15 years for trying to kill her employer with a hammer after a spending spree with her stolen store card.
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Children In Need appeal tops £1m

21/11/2009 09:28:55

Stars turn out for a gala concert, as BBC presenters dance-off, all helping raise more than £1m in Wales for BBC Children in Need.
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Pier pavilion restoration boost

20/11/2009 12:28:20

An arts and crafts group is a step closer to a new home on Penarth pier, with funding to develop its plans.
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Man injured in house blaze dies

20/11/2009 11:06:30

A 41-year-old man who was critically injured in a house fire and was rescued by firefighters has died, police say.
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Kitten killer told he faces jail

19/11/2009 20:23:31

A 20-year-old man who wrung a kitten's neck in front of its owner and then put it in a freezer is told he will be sent to prison.
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Outburst halts death blaze trial

19/11/2009 16:43:36

A murder trial is briefly halted when a mother launches a tearful outburst against the man accused of killing her daughter.
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Girl, 12, is injured in collision

19/11/2009 11:24:47

A 12-year-old girl is in a critical condition in hospital following a road collision.
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Military medals sold for £120,000

19/11/2009 13:13:45

A former SAS man's medals, including the Distinguished Conduct Medal for gallantry, are sold for £120,000 at auction.
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Award for drink-violence project

18/11/2009 19:04:49

A research team which has helped reduce drink-related violence in Cardiff by 20% receives a royal award.
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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

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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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That's emotional

18/11/2009 09:41:49

Ruth Jones on the final series of Gavin and Stacey
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Railway Stations

Pontypool & New Inn (1.96 miles away), Arriva Trains Wales

Cwmbran (4.45 miles away), Arriva Trains Wales

Abergavenny (7.02 miles away), Arriva Trains Wales

Brithdir (7.80 miles away), Arriva Trains Wales

Bargoed (8.02 miles away), Arriva Trains Wales

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