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Blaenavon

Tucked at the end of a terraced street, this small restaurant is booked up for months
Blaenavon
It may feeling like you're visiting your grandparents' terraced home from the outside, but Butterflies Bar & Kitchen has been named the best restaurant in Wales
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Man attempted to abduct teenage girl after driving around streets of town approaching lone women
Courts
Richard Hulme, 27, was driving round the streets of Abergavenny before he propositioned the 13-year-old girl by offering her drugs and money for sex
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Inside the hidden valleys cottage that is probably not like you imagined
Amazing Homes
Maybe not the interior you were expecting from this quaint and quirky cottage
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Dealers caught after cocaine found in glasses case in car
Courts
Ashley Stockwell, 22, and Norbert Brudkiewicz, 23, were seen leaving a car in the Castell-y-Bwch pub car park in Cwmbran, which was later found to contain 17g of cocaine
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'My son was just trying to get home, he didn't deserve to die on the side of a mountain'
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The fast-paced police investigation following a hit-and run on a Welsh country road is now being told in the latest series of BBC Wales' The Crash Detectives
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Teenager who assaulted partner was beaten up by friend who said he 'couldn't do that to a woman'
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Alfy Watkins, 19, of Blaenavon, slapped his partner in the face as well as pulling her head backwards and forwards which caused her to hit her head on a steering wheel
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Man caught a burglar trying to steal his e-bike and held him until police arrived
Courts
Serial thief Colin Luce, 34, of Cwmbran was later found in possession of a stolen motorbike and attempted to steal a moped
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Drunk man headbutts woman and bites her boyfriend's head at engagement party
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Andrew Watkins, 42, assaulted couple Melanie Rowles and Robert Layland at Blaenavon rugby club
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Disqualified driver sped away from police for miles with four burst tyres
Courts
Daniel Green, 29, was on bail for attempted to rob a man using a cash machine outside a supermarket at the time he led police on a dangerous chase
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Major Welsh food manufacturer Abergavenny Fine Foods lays off staff
Employment
The business supplies Tesco, Lidl, Domino's, M&S, Waitrose, Costco, Co-op, Pizza Hut and Morrisons
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Fraudster who stole £1.5m from family business ordered to pay back just £61,000
Courts
Alison Smith, 42, abused her role at at Blaenavon firm Eiran Civil Engineering by making fraudulent payments to her own bank account
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The old book shop going to auction with hundreds of books inside
Homes and property
If a quirky and challenging investment is what you're after look no further than this old book shop which comes with a large maisonette
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Jobs put at risk in major Welsh food business
Employment
A source said redundancies could affect sites in Abergavenny, Blaenavon and Cardiff
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Heartbroken family of dog missing on mountain since Boxing Day fear she may never be found
Torfaen
A huge rescue operation was launched to save nine-year-old cocker spaniel Esther after she disappeared down a deep fissure in the ground
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Woman left two friends with broken bones for 'having no manners'
Courts
Kaylie Nightingale, 26, carried out the attack in Blaenavon town centre
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Dad-of-four caught driving under influence of cocaine after row with girlfriend
Courts
Police became suspicious of Adam Barry's driving after noticing his Ford Focus travelling at speed through Ebbw Vale
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Woman on mobility scooter has mobile phone, bank cards and cash stolen in robbery
Blaenavon
The woman on a mobility scooter was approached by a man who reportedly took her mobile phone, bank cards and a quantity of cash.
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Mum stole £1.3million from small family business and bought expensive cars, clothing and holidays
Courts
She was already on £32k a year, but it wasn't enough for her
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Stagecoach bus cancels services due to illness and driver availability
Newport
The company has plans to host a recruitment drive
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Hero workers drag their boss to safety after huge industrial estate fire
Blaenavon
He is now recovering in hospital after getting trapped by the flames
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Man rescued from burning building as huge fire tore through Blaenavon industrial estate
South Wales Fire Service
Flames have been pictured coming from a building on the Gilchrist Thomas Industrial Estate near Big Pit
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Dog subjected to so much torment he was unable to move and then put down
Gwent
'There has been significant neglect over a long period of time,' a vet said after putting Alfie to sleep
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Grandad makes deadly bomb in his house for bank job because he was 'short of cash'
Crime
He told his daughter he wanted to use it in a bank
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The best pictures from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's St David's Day visit to Wales
Blaenavon
Goats, pool and tree planting were all in a day's work for the Royal couple
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