Blaenau Gwent County, Wales News

POLICE community support officers could be given the power to issue fines for dog fouling and litter dropping in Blaenau Gwent.

THE MAKERS of surprise Welsh hit film A Bit of Tom Jones say they are anxiously waiting for The Voice's seal of approval after a copy was flown specially to the star's US home.

GWENT MPs claimed more than A 100,000 for living costs at their second homes, the latest round of claims published by the fees office yesterday show.

ONE of the most expensive films ever made could be about to revolutionise the movie world, Welsh industry experts said yesterday.

A PLAID Cymru AM yesterday defected from Plaid Cymru to the Conservatives - saying he didn't approve of independence for Wales and loved the Royal Family.

Mohammad Asghar, Welsh Assembly Member for South Wales East, has today left Plaid Cymru and joined the Conservatives.

At the dawn of devolution few observers expected much human traffic between Westminster and Cardiff Bay.

EBBW Vale's civic centre played host to a charity abseil with a difference at the weekend - all the participants were dressed as Santa Claus.

Occasionally the conventional laws of party politics must be put on hold - Blaenau Gwent, Bethnal Green & Bow and Wyre Forest being recent examples.

HUNDREDS of school support workers in the borough have been backed by their AM after union lobbying.

A BLAENAU Gwent Poppy appeal organiser, who was overwhelmed by the support he was given this year, has said thanks to everyone involved.

EMPTY factories and warehouses in Blaenau Gwent are costing the council tens of thousands of pounds a year, it has been revealed.

A FORMER Royal harpist accused of burgling four houses told police she was pressured into crime by a man who threatened to expose the high-profile musician as a "druggie". During police questioning, Jemima Phillips, 28, originally from Ebbw Vale, told officers she had a drug problem and was helping her boyfriend, William Davies, to tackle his ...

A VALLEYS comedy filmed on a shoestring budget in Tredegar will get a red-carpet premiere in Londona s Leicester Square before it hits the big screens in England.

A former royal harpist accused of burgling four homes claimed she was forced into crime by threats to expose her drug habit if she did not.

ADVANCED battery venture Atraverda has reported a surge in potential new customers after exhibiting at two key industry events.

GWENT has more than 15,000 surplus school places, new figures obtained by the Argus show today.

LORD Kinnock tonight declared that the Welsh education system was in its best shape for decades.

THE rededication of Private Richard Churchill's grave has been preserved for posterity with a commemorative DVD.

EMPTY factories and warehouses across Blaenau Gwent are costing the council thousands of pounds in business rates every year.