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• Gradual fall in long waits for orthopaedic patients in Gwent

  26-12-2017 22:29 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  THE number of patients waiting more than 36 weeks for orthopaedic treatment in Gwent was at its lowest for more than three-and-a-half years at the end of October.
  
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• Family say they can't "believe how kind and generous people are" to daughter with incurable skin condition

  26-12-2017 22:02 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  A FAMILY say they “can’t believe” the generosity that has been shown to their daughter who has an incurable skin condition.
  
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• Newport school complaints of litter problems outside grounds

  26-12-2017 22:01 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  A NEWPORT school is complaining about litter problems outside their grounds.
  
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• Rechem roundabout 12-week upgrade work starting in the new year

  26-12-2017 21:30 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  A SCHEME of roadworks, planned to upgrade the A4042 Cwmbran Rechem roundabout, will start one week after New Years’ Day.
  
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• This capitulation underlines huge task facing the next Swansea City boss - and who would want it?

  26-12-2017 21:29 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The view from the press box as the Swans buckled in horrendous fashion and the Reds ran riot
  
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• Swansea City caretaker boss Leon Britton delivers scathing assessment on lack of commitment and "academy" errors in Liverpool hiding

  26-12-2017 21:29 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The Swans were demolished 5-0 by Jurgen Klopp's Reds
  
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• The Scarlets v Ospreys player ratings as Welsh internationals come to the fore in blindside battle

  26-12-2017 21:18 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  How all the players rated out of 10 at Parc y Scarlets
  
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• Appeal raises more than £600 for hospice patients

  26-12-2017 21:09 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  SO FAR, one of St Davids Hospice's latest appeals has raised more than £600.
  
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• Scarlets 12-9 Ospreys: Defending champions win gritty Welsh derby after incredible finale

  26-12-2017 21:03 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Steff Evans was shown a red card in the first half but the hosts won it with a last-minute try
  
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• Post service due to resume after no deliveries in six months

  26-12-2017 21:03 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  RISCA residents who have been without post for six months will now have post boxes installed.
  
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• Carlos Carvalhal emerges as a potential candidate for Swansea City job

  26-12-2017 20:55 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Former Sheffield Wednesday manager was sacked by the Championship club on Christmas Eve
  
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• Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe's family await release news on her birthday

  26-12-2017 20:33 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  THE family of a British-Iranian mother-of-one currently imprisoned on spying charges in Iran have wished her a happy birthday, while awaiting news on her possible early release.
  
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• Businessman dives for late grandmother

  26-12-2017 20:33 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  A RISCA businessman has skydived at more than 10,000 feet in memory of his late grandmother.
  
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• The miserable Swansea City player ratings as Jordan Ayew and Tom Carroll have nightmares in Liverpool mauling

  26-12-2017 20:23 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Here are the player ratings from the defeat at Anfield
  
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• Liverpool run riot over sorry Swansea City as visitors' sloppiness ruthlessly exposed

  26-12-2017 20:22 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Jurgen Klopp's men in the goals again as home side run out 5-0 winners
  
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• Newport County boss left fuming as Exiles are beaten 2-0 at Wycombe Wanderers

  26-12-2017 19:53 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Newport boss Mike Flynn was not happy
  
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• Cardiff City are looking to sign a Premier League loan star after Warnock talks with Vincent Tan

  26-12-2017 19:27 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Cardiff will look for a boost in the January transfer window after a second successive defeat
  
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• FROM THE ARCHIVE: Llantarnam Abbey

  26-12-2017 19:17 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  Llantarnam Abbey, near Cwmbran, is the home of the Sisters of St Joseph of Annecy. The abbey is built near the site of a Cistercian abbey that was built in 1178. The current abbey was built in 1837 by Reginald James Blewitt with stone from the old abbey and it is believed the wood for the staircase comes from the timbers of a 12th century tythe barn in the grounds. The South Wales Argus archive photographs show this unique building and gives an insight into the life of its inhabitants
  
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• 'Totes amazing' - Socks donation will help prevent falls among older hospital patients in Newport

  26-12-2017 19:16 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  DEPENDING on what might have been expected from Santa Claus at Christmas, socks will have been a popular or unpopular gift for many - but they were an important present for patients at a Newport hospital.
  
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• Fulham boss Slavisa Jokanovic speaks for the first time about links to Swansea City job

  26-12-2017 19:08 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Jokanovic watched his side sweep aside Cardiff City before being asked about links to the Swansea City job
  
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• Christmas messages from the Gwent council leaders

  26-12-2017 19:07 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  Cllr Debbie Wilcox, Newport City Council leader
  
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• The Cardiff City player ratings as Nathaniel Mendez-Laing has a shocker in Fulham defeat

  26-12-2017 18:53 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  This is how the Cardiff City players rated during the defeat at the Cardiff City Stadium
  
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• The lifeboat volunteers risking their lives every day to save others off the Welsh coast

  26-12-2017 18:52 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Some are bankers, other engineers but they can be called out to help at any time
  
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• Vincent Tan reveals Cardiff City's January transfer plans and latest on Neil Warnock's future

  26-12-2017 18:16 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The Malaysian owner was attending his third home match of the season
  
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• Thousands of shoppers out in force for Boxing Day sales

  26-12-2017 18:09 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Some were queuing since 1am to pick up bargains
  
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• Cardiff City stunned by Fulham as crushing defeat sees them drop out of automatic promotion spots

  26-12-2017 18:08 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The Bluebirdfs suffered a second consecutive defeat for the first time in nearly a year as they were beaten 4-2 by Fulham
  
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• Have you been a patient in A&E recently? If so, Gwent's health watchdog would like to hear from you

  26-12-2017 18:03 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  PATIENTS attending A&E units at Gwent hospitals are being asked to tell health watchdogs about their experiences, as part of a review that takes in issues such as waiting times, staff communication, and ambulance handovers.
  
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• Boxing Day walrus dip returns to Pembrey for 32nd year

  26-12-2017 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Hundreds of people take part in the annual Boxing Day swim at Cefn Sidan.
  
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• Margam Crematorium given Grade II listed status

  26-12-2017 17:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Margam Crematorium is given Grade II status and is described as "imaginative and creative".
  
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• Police appeal after Rumney Spar armed robbery

  26-12-2017 17:49 via bbc.co.uk
  A worker was allegedly threatened with a knife during the incident in the Rumney area of Cardiff.
  
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• The victim of an alleged assault in Swansea has died, police have confirmed

  26-12-2017 17:40 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  He has been named as a 39-year-old man from Gendros, Swansea
  
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• The Dragons v Cardiff Blues ratings as Gavin Henson has a howler and a veteran shines in Blues win

  26-12-2017 17:40 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Here's how all the players rated, according to Andy Howell
  
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• Man allegedly made off with cash from shop after threatening worker with knife

  26-12-2017 17:26 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  South Wales Police said the victim was left shaken by the ordeal
  
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• Dragons 17 - 22 Cardiff Blues: Late comeback comes to nothing as Blues take derby spoils

  26-12-2017 17:26 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Rugby correspondent Simon Thomas reports from Rodney Parade
  
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• Christmas joy for families in Gwent

  26-12-2017 17:26 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  IT WAS an extra-special Christmas Day for some families in Gwent, who welcomed their brand new babies while most were tucking into their turkey.
  
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• Swansea attack victim David Wynne dies on Boxing Day

  26-12-2017 17:20 via bbc.co.uk
  David Wynne, from Gendros, died in Morriston Hospital on Boxing Day following the incident on Saturday.
  
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• Flynn slams Cameron over new job

  26-12-2017 17:11 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  FORMER prime minister David Cameron abused his position in order to benefit himself financially once he left office, Newport West MP Paul Flynn has claimed.
  
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• This man went absolutely wild when he thought he'd won £50,000 on a scratchcard - he hadn't

  26-12-2017 17:04 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  It was just a Christmas Day prank
  
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• Chepstow Racecourse specialist Rock The Kasbah hoping to roll over rivals in Coral Welsh Grand National

  26-12-2017 17:04 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  He has never been out of the first two at the Monmouthshire track, winning three times, and trainer Philip Hobbs has high hopes
  
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• This is what you can and can't put in your pink and green recycling bags this Christmas

  26-12-2017 16:22 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Your guide to recycling all your unwanted waste after Christmas
  
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• A charity helping hundreds of Valleys children with disabilities says it could close due to funding cuts

  26-12-2017 16:14 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Viva Wales has seen its funding cut significantly
  
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• These people have braved the cold at Boxing Day swims across Wales

  26-12-2017 16:07 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Swimmers ran into the freezing water this morning in the name of charity
  
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• The Muni in Pontypridd has rejected 'incorrect' claims that it could close

  26-12-2017 15:59 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  A social media post had said that 'doors may be about to close' at the popular arts centre
  
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• Why the next 12 months are critical to Jeremy Corbyn's hopes of becoming Prime Minister

  26-12-2017 15:56 via walesonline.co.uk
  The Labour leader needs to show the 2017 election will not be the high water mark of his career
  
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• Maternity ward staff wore halos and angel wings to welcome Christmas babies at a Welsh hospital

  26-12-2017 15:46 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  It added to the 'Christmassy feeling' according to one of the mums who gave birth
  
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• This is how many refugees have been resettled in Wales over the past year

  26-12-2017 15:43 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Only two parts of Wales did not accept any refugees over the past 12 months
  
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• He had lung, stomach and testicular cancer but this former Royal Marines Commando will run ultra-marathons around the world

  26-12-2017 15:33 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Adrian Kent is running 100k on each of the seven continents in 2018
  
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• How the generosity of strangers helped a terminally-ill mum share special memories with her children

  26-12-2017 15:27 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Dawn Wilson has an incurable tumour but the support of others has enabled her to spend precious time with her family
  
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• This completely blind bowler takes on sighted players and wins

  26-12-2017 15:20 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Julie Thomas uses a 'clock face' technique to know where to bowl
  
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• Man facing Christmas Eve rape charge in Caernarfon

  26-12-2017 15:11 via bbc.co.uk
  The 38-year-old is accused of carrying out the Christmas Eve attack on a stranger.
  
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