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What was a marginal seat, with the victorious labour candidate notching up a majority of more than 9,000 votes, his party describing it as a seismic and historic win. They said that we couldnt change the labour party, and we did it. They said that we couldnt win in the south of england and the north of england, and we did it. They said, youll never beat the snp in scotland, and, rutherglen, you did it. From the partys leader to activists working the streets, labour poured resources into this con...

Call it consorting with the enemy if you like, but it’s just the nature of the game for Welsh shearer Llyr Jones and his Wools of New Zealand Wales-New Zealand series rivals ahead of the first test on Saturday. Wales representative Jones has ...

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A memorial service will take place on Monday of a former journalist whose stories ranged from the Aberfan tragedy to an interview with a former…

After 20 years and £11m spent on it, a business park will finally be used - but there will be no jobs.

The huge projects planned for Gwent that never happened From theme parks to Newports first casino and the ill-fated relief road, plenty of Gwent projects have been scrapped 17:04, 16 MAY 2021 The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Want Newport news straight to your inbox? Sign up to our newsletter!Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in a...

Welsh Conservatives make manifesto pledge to re-establish the Welsh Development Agency Last year the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development recommended Wales brought back the WDA 14:44, 18 FEB 2021 Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourpriv...

BBC News Published image captionThe WDA was a semi-independent body responsible for attracting inward investment to Wales The Welsh Conservatives say they will re-establish the Welsh Development Agency if they win the next Senedd elections. Russell George said bringing the business quango back would give Welsh firms a "much-needed cutting edge". The WDA was a major Welsh agency responsible for encouraging business growth in Wales from the 1970s through to when it was abolished. Its functions we...