Blaenau Gwent
James Street, Ebbw Vale Road closed due to roadworks around Poplar Road until Nov 23.

Extra time for youngsters after nursery award
CHILDREN will be able to stay at Mrs Tiggywinkles Day Nursery in Tredegar after they turn three as it becomes the first in Blaenau Gwent to be awarded National Quality Assurance and now Education Provider Status.

How did our GCSE pupils do this year?
THE hard work of GCSE students across Blaenau Gwent has paid off as nearly half achieved five or more A* to C grades.

Boys do it again
PUPILS at Glyncoed Comprehensive School in Blaenau Gwent continue to build on the school’s reputation for GCSE examination success with record results being achieved this year.

We must work together to get the right results
BLAENAU Gwent council is backing the Dai Davies and Gwent Gazette campaign to highlight the problems of child deprivation and poverty.

Join in events to honour Private Partridge
A SPECIAL day of events takes place later this month to officially honour a Blaenau Gwent Rorke’s Drift hero.

Health checks at libraries
IT’S not just books and recordings being checked out at libraries in Blaenau Gwent – local people can take advantage of a free health check-up at the same time.

Adopt a cat in Blaenau Gwent
GWENT Cats Protection invites Blaenau Gwent cat-lovers to its Cat Adoption Day at Panteg Hall, New Inn, Pontypool, on Sunday, September 14, starting at 2pm.

How the plan will work
Blaenau Gwent Children and Young People’s Partnership’s first Children and Young People’s Plan (CYP Plan) will cover the period from now to 2011.

And then the rain came down
AS BRITAIN struggles with yet another rain soaked summer, Blaenau Gwent too has seen its share of flooding with more miserable weather to come.