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Two men charged with historic sex offences at Welsh children’s centre

Angus Riddell, 69, of Cwmbach Rhondda Cynon Taf, and Robin Griffiths, 65, from Ebbw Vale in Blaenau Gwent, have been charged with 45 alleged offences.

Evening Standard

'I couldn't move my foot properly - now I could well be dead in two years'

Ian Jones, 58, from Ebbw Vale spent more than 30 years working as a paramedic before he noticed a slight limp in his left leg

Daily Mirror

Jobs at Aldi, Tesco, Lidl and more as hundreds of supermarket roles advertised

Some are offering salaries of more than £62,000

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The man who changed his life during the Covid lockdowns, lost six stone and turned a childhood hobby into a business

Gavin Davies has opened The Collector Sector in Ebbw Vale offering a variety of collectable cards, plushies and more

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'We live in one of UK's most isolated towns – we’re basically cut off from the world'

Residents were left fearing they wouldn't be able to commute to work, college or school after their local bus stopped running through the villages of Rassau and Garnlydan near Ebbw Vale

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The Welsh villages that could be left with no public transport at all where people are really worried

Residents who rely on public transport worry about how they will get to work, their children to school and travel to the nearest towns

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Council scraps cable car which cost £2.3m

The Ebbw Vale lift has been scrapped following a public consultation

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'Professional' drug dealer caught with so-called 'punch knife'

Dean Kelsey, 35, of Ebbw Vale, was discovered with messages on his phone including text bombs advertising drugs to customers

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Cardiff Capital Region in £2m equity investment into digital manufacturing start-up

It has backed Ebbw Vale firm Apex Additive Technologies

Birmingham Post

Bid to bring overgrown ghost shopping centre back to life after years deserted

Over the years people say the shopping centre became quieter and by 2021, before it closed for good, SportsDirect was the only shop left on the well-loved site

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Plans approved to transform disused shopping centre into business hub

Birmingham-based property developer Mercia Real Estate will commence work on the site in Ebbw Vale in late 2023

Birmingham Post

Plans submitted to turn former Kings Arms pub in Ebbw Vale into a hotel

If proposals are accepted, the former King's Arms could be turned into a 14 bedroom hotel

Wales Online

The large, covered ghost shopping centre which had just one shop is to have a new future

'This development will act as a catalyst for future business and enable further job creation within the area'

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A 90s and noughties throwback music festival is coming to the Valleys

The brand new event will take place in Ebbw Vale

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Strep A: The simple thing you can do if you suspect you might have Strep A which could save you time and hundreds of phone calls

You can get tested for a bacterial infection in your throat and get the antibiotics you need without going to the doctor.

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Motorcyclist in hospital and woman arrested after crash in Ebbw Vale which has shut main road

The A4046 Park Road remains closed

Wales Online

Former Welsh rugby favourite Mark Spiller battling rare form of cancer

Mark Spiller played for Pontypridd, Pontypool and Ebbw Vale during the 1990s

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Former Welsh rugby favourite battling rare form of cancer

Mark Spiller played for Pontypridd, Pontypool and Ebbw Vale during the 1990s

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Cardiff fabricator to work on huge industrial unit in Ebbw Vale

The 52,582 sq ft unit at the 30-acre Rhyd y Blew site is owned by the Welsh Government

Wales Online

Greggs burglar assaulted ex after he was released from prison

Gary Matthews, 35, of Ebbw Vale, hit his former so hard she fell back and hit her head on a coffee table

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'The world is in a mess and we need somebody new in to sort things out', what Welsh people think about whether the country should have a General Election

Given the criticism about Liz Truss' tenure as Prime Minster, we asked people in Ebbw Vale if they think it's time for a General Election

Wales Online

Ebbw Vale railway line to close for nine days as passengers told to check before they travel

The line is being closed so that multi-million-pound upgrade work can take place

Wales Online

Man dies at Festival Park in Ebbw Vale after police, paramedics and firefighters rush to beauty spot

Formal identification has not yet taken place, but the death is not being treated as suspicious, Gwent Police has confirmed

Wales Online

The unique origins of our most well-known Welsh place names

From Aberaeron to Wrexham, there are so many place names that we may not know the origin behind

Wales Online

Why is the Welsh Government spending millions building a huge new industrial unit in Ebbw Vale?

Work on the 52,000 sq ft project will start later this year

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