Blaenau Gwent
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| Area | 109 |
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| Population | 69,609 (2017) |
| Administrative center | Ebbw Vale |
| Geocode | ONS |
| University | Coleg Gwent, Blaenau Gwent Learning Zone |
| Clubs and Teams | Ebbw Vale RFC |
| Ebbw Vale RLFC | |
| Ebbw Vale Cricket Club | |
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| ID | 734770 |
About Blaenau Gwent
Blaenau Gwent is a county borough in Wales, sharing its name with a parliamentary constituency. It borders the unitary authority areas of Monmouthshire and Torfaen to the east, Caerphilly to the west and Powys to the north. Its main towns are Abertillery, Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale and Tredegar.
Pregnancy loss: Woman distressed by scan reminder after miscarriage
... Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, which has responsibility for Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport and Torfaen in south Wales, said: " The loss of a baby during pregnancy is devastating and our thoughts are with Emma at this very difficult time...
Baby joy for mum after two children killed in M4 crash
... " Gracie and Jayden were going with their mum and stepdad Adam Saunders from a Disney Frozen-themed party in their hometown of Tredegar in Blaenau Gwent to the Techniquest science centre in Cardiff when the crash happened on the M4 in February last year...
Rugby World Cup: Wales fans' woe as Argentina win
... " Ian Morgan, from Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent, said: " We should have piled more points on them in the first half, but we just went to sleep in the second half, didn t come out...
Remembrance: Artist's war mural on Abertillery house
... The piece - a kneeling soldier among poppies - stands as a backdrop to the cenotaph in Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent...
Great British Sewing Bee judge's bid to restart Welsh underwear making
... Once the company has secured pre-orders for 10,000 pieces of underwear it will re-start underwear production at AJM Sewing in New Tredegar in Blaenau Gwent...
Bioluminescent plankton: 'It's the northern lights of the ocean'
... For Thomas Winstone, 44, a firefighter and semi-professional photographer from Brynmawr, Blaenau Gwent, the bioluminescence is another good reason to grab his camera and head for the coast night after night...
Heavy snow and high winds to create treacherous conditions
... The wintry conditions have caused at least 270 schools to shut in Wales so far, affecting pupils in Denbigh, Flintshire, Powys, Blaenau Gwent and Torfaen...
Earthquake: Brynmawr, Cardiff and valleys feel tremors
... The epicentre was just north of Brynmawr, Blaenau Gwent, and west of Crickhowell, Powys...
Earthquake: Brynmawr, Cardiff and valleys feel tremors
An earthquake has shaken parts of Wales overnight.
The British Geological Survey (BGS) said the 3. 7 magnitude quake happened at 23:59 GMT on Friday. The epicentre was just north of Brynmawr, Blaenau Gwent , and west of Crickhowell, Powys.
BBC journalist Alex Humphreys said she felt the " mini earthquake" in Cardiff, 30 miles (50km) away.
Gwent Police said it had received " multiple calls" overnight but it was " business as usual" for The Force .
The BGS said the earthquake was 1. 8 miles (3km) under The Earth 's surface.
" My whole bed shook, " Ms Humphreys. Others described it as a experience.
The was in the North Sea on 7 June 1931, with a magnitude of 6. 1.
The epicentre was in the Dogger Bank area, 75 miles (120km) north-east of Great Yarmouth , Norfolk .
was on the Llyn Peninsula , Gwynedd, in 1984.
Measuring 5. 4, it began at a depth of More Than 12 miles (20km) and created a Shock Wave that could easily have caused major structural damage.
The BGS said smaller quakes were not unusual in Wales, with 70 measuring More Than 3. 5 between 1727 and 1984.
Listeners told that they felt the " earth shake" in Ebbw Vale , which brought people out of their homes and into The Streets .
Robert Griffiths , from Rhiwbina, Cardiff, said he had just sat down to watch TV after a Night Out when " all of a sudden the whole house shook".
" The ceiling creaked, we immediately turned the television off and thought 'what on Earth was that?'
" It was kind of like 20 trucks had driven in front of The House so it was most unusual and quite strange. "
Elsewhere, Cat said she " thought we were going mad" in Blaenavon, Torfaen, as her " bed and house shook side to side".
" My husband ran downstairs to see what was going on, " She Said .
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
