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 Bl Gwent/Caerphilly Final
Copies of the Draft Proposals were made available for inspection at the offices of Blaenau Gwent and Caerphilly County Borough Councils and the Commission and were also deposited at the offices of Gwent Constabulary.
4.3 Caerphilly County Borough Council said that they were opposed to the Commission’s proposal to include the whole of the Tafarnaubach Industrial Estate into the area of Blaenau Gwent.
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council, Caerphilly County Borough Council and Rhymney Community Council
www.lgbc-wales.gov.uk /Boundary/LGBC_Bl_Gwent_Caerphilly_Final.htm   (1390 words)

  
 The Preserved Counties (Amendment to Boundaries) (Wales) Order 2003
The Preserved County boundaries between Clwyd and Gwynedd, South Glamorgan and Mid Glamorgan, and Gwent and Mid Glamorgan are revised such that the areas of those Preserved Counties are as described in Article 3.
The Preserved County boundaries in South Wales between Mid Glamorgan and Gwent and Mid Glamorgan and South Glamorgan are modified as follows.
The boundary between Mid Glamorgan and Gwent is modified to include the whole of Caerphilly within the preserved County of Gwent.
www.hmso.gov.uk /legislation/wales/wsi2003/20030974e.htm   (711 words)

  
 Blaenau Gwent Final
5.4 The County Borough of Blaenau Gwent is comprised solely of multi-member electoral divisions.
The boundaries of the proposed electoral divisions are shown by continuous yellow lines on the map placed on deposit with this Report at the Offices of Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council and the Office of the Commission in Cardiff.
In 1997 the County Borough of Blaenau Gwent had an electorate of 55,357.
www.lgbc-wales.gov.uk /Electoral/LGBC_Blaenau_Gwent_Final.htm   (2234 words)

  
 Gwent Details, Meaning Gwent Article and Explanation Guide
Gwent was an administrative county of Wales from 1974 to 1996.
In 2003 the preserved county of Gwent expanded to cover the whole of Caerphilly county borough.
It was abolished and replaced with various other entities, although it remains as one of the preserved counties of Wales used for ceremonial purposes, and the name 'Gwent' survives in various titles, e.g., Gwent Police, Royal Gwent Hospital, Gwent Theatre, and the Newport Gwent Dragons rugby team.
www.e-paranoids.com /g/gw/gwent.html   (2234 words)

  
 Locations in Blaenau Gwent. Real estate agent assistance on buying, selling or renting property in UK, apartments and flats, houses, land, hotels, farms ads.
Locations in Blaenau Gwent county, UK In this sections of the website you view a comprehensive list of cities, towns, villages
Request real estate agent research for Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent county, UK
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www.housebuy.co.uk /Properties_in_UK/Blaenau_Gwent_property/towns-and-villages.html   (337 words)

  
 Cyngor Archifau a Chofnodion Cymru :: Archives and Records Council Wales
Records relating to the geographic area of the former historic county of Monmouth and the former county of Gwent, including local government archives; public and official archives (courts of law, hospitals, etc.); private archives including those of families, estates, industry, and trade; and archives of ecclesiastical parishes in the diocese of Monmouth.
The Gwent Record Office was established in 1938 under the title of the Monmouthshire Record Office.
There are many published materials for sale by the Gwent Record Office and a comprehensive list is available.
www.llgc.org.uk /cac/cac0004.htm   (337 words)

  
 Gwent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Gwent" was revived as an administrative county of Wales from 1974 to 1996.
In 2003 the preserved county of Gwent expanded to cover the whole of Caerphilly county borough.
Gwent is the area of south-easternmost Wales, bordering on the Welsh Marches of southwest England.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gwent   (337 words)

  
 Gwent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 2003 the preserved county of Gwent expanded to cover the whole of Caerphilly county borough.
Gwent is the area of south-easternmost Wales, bordering on the Welsh Marches of southwest England.
The mediæval British kingdom of Gwent was the area between the rivers Usk and Wye, and took a name that literally means 'place', or 'the place'.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gwent   (427 words)

  
 Welsh Referendum
Blaenau Gwent lies in the north western part of the county of Gwent and covers part of the Brecon Beacons National Park.
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council covers the same area as the parliamentary constituency of Blaenau Gwent, the seat of devolution dissenter Llew Smith.
Blaenau Gwent formed part of Gwent county council.
www.bbc.co.uk /politics97/devolution/wales/people/blaenau.shtml   (276 words)

  
 Cyngor Archifau a Chofnodion Cymru :: Archives and Records Council Wales
Records relating to the geographic area of the former historic county of Monmouth and the former county of Gwent, including local government archives; public and official archives (courts of law, hospitals, etc.); private archives including those of families, estates, industry, and trade; and archives of ecclesiastical parishes in the diocese of Monmouth.
The Gwent Record Office was established in 1938 under the title of the Monmouthshire Record Office.
There are many published materials for sale by the Gwent Record Office and a comprehensive list is available.
www.llgc.org.uk /cac/cac0004.htm   (276 words)

  
 Gwent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 2003 the preserved county of Gwent expanded to cover the whole of Caerphilly county borough.
In the 19th and 20th centuries, writers began using the name "Gwent" in a romantic literary way to describe Monmouthshire, and so in the local government re-organisation of 1974, many new administrative counties were named after mediæval kingdoms — including "Gwent".
Gwent is the area of south-easternmost Wales, bordering on the Welsh Marches of southwest England.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gwent   (276 words)

  
 The Preserved Counties (Amendment to Boundaries) (Wales) Order 2003
The Preserved County boundaries between Clwyd and Gwynedd, South Glamorgan and Mid Glamorgan, and Gwent and Mid Glamorgan are revised such that the areas of those Preserved Counties are as described in Article 3.
(3) The Preserved County of Gwent comprises the areas of the counties and county boroughs of Monmouthshire, Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen, Newport and Caerphilly.
(5) The Preserved County of South Glamorgan comprises the areas of the county and county boroughs of Cardiff and The Vale of Glamorgan.
web.uct.ac.za /depts/pbl/jgibson/iczm/legis/si2003/20030974.htm   (427 words)

  
 Business Wire: Lawson Software helps Gwent Police Authority mo... @ HighBeam Research
Gwent has an aggressive timetable for the implementation of its new financial systems, which is driven by the need to be independent of its former computing services provider, Gwent County Council, by April 1996.
The new Lawson financial system is a substantial project that involves installation, testing, training, data conversion from the Gwent County Council mainframe and switch-over to full live running in around six months.
Gwent will run the Lawson package on an IBM RS/6000 UNIX server with an Oracle database.
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:17636404&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf   (427 words)

  
 Blaenau Gwent (Gwent; Monmouthshire), Wales, UK
Gwent was itself only formed during the 1974 administrative reorganisation and was roughly the area of the traditional county of Monmouthshire, which dates back to the middle ages.
Following the reorganisation of 1996, the four Unitary Authorities of Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen, Monmouthshire and Newport were formed from the administrative county of Gwent.
Mineral specimens from locations within this section may therefore be labeled as coming Blaenau Gwent, Gwent or Monmouthshire depending upon the time they were collected.
www.mindat.org /loc-30415.html   (427 words)

  
 Blaenau Gwent (Gwent; Monmouthshire), Wales, UK
Gwent was itself only formed during the 1974 administrative reorganisation and was roughly the area of the traditional county of Monmouthshire, which dates back to the middle ages.
Following the reorganisation of 1996, the four Unitary Authorities of Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen, Monmouthshire and Newport were formed from the administrative county of Gwent.
Mineral specimens from locations within this section may therefore be labeled as coming Blaenau Gwent, Gwent or Monmouthshire depending upon the time they were collected.
www.mindat.org /loc-30415.html   (239 words)

  
 Blaenau Gwent
The borough was formed in 1974 as a district in the new county of Gwent.
Blaenau Gwent is a county borough in South Wales.
David Beynon, 39, from Blaina in Blaenau Gwent, was jailed in March for six years for possession of heroin with intent to supply.
www.wikiverse.org /blaenau-gwent   (239 words)

  
 Food Standards Agency - Agency to audit Blaenau Gwent
The findings of the County Borough of Blaenau Gwent Council’s audit will be assessed and once the report is complete, details of the authority’s performance will be made public.
Food Standards Agency Wales is to undertake an audit of Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council’s food law enforcement activities.
Agency to audit Blaenau Gwent council’s food law enforcement activities
www.food.gov.uk /news/newsarchive/2003/may/blenaugwentpreauditnews   (194 words)

  
 The Blaenau Gwent and Caerphilly (Tredegar and Rhymney) Order 2002
That part of the community of Rhymney which is in Caerphilly and shown hatched in black on the boundary map shall be separated from that county borough and community and shall form part of the community of Tredegar in Blaenau Gwent.
A print version is also available and is published by The Stationery Office Limited as the The Blaenau Gwent and Caerphilly (Tredegar and Rhymney) Order 2002, ISBN 0 11090478 8.
"Blaenau Gwent" ("Blaenau Gwent") means the County Borough of Blaenau Gwent;
www.wales-legislation.hmso.gov.uk /legislation/wales/wsi2002/20020651e.htm   (624 words)

  
 Blaenau Gwent - About Wales
Blaenau Gwent is a county borough in South Wales.
The borough was formed in 1974 as a district in the new county of Gwent.
All articles published here may be submitted for global publication
www.welshpedia.co.uk /places/blaenau.shtml   (154 words)

  
 Gwent Wales - Typhoon.co.uk
HomeBOROUGHS OF BLAENAU GWENT AND CAERPHILLY Boundary Commission for Wales (the CommissionBorough of Blaenau Gwent and the County Boroughrepresentations from Blaenau Gwent County Borough CouncilFederation of England and Wales; and a representative
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The Gwent scheme is the mostsuccessful in England and Wales with over 11,000performance plan.
www.typhoon.co.uk /directory/3226_gwent.html   (154 words)

  
 AWARES - Map Search
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council, Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council, Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council, Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
www.awares.org /resource_map.asp?code=00020010&countyID=-1   (69 words)

  
 The Local Government Reorganisation (Wales) (Staff) (No. 3) Order 1996
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council, Caerphilly County Borough Council, Monmouthshire County Council, Newport County Borough Council and Torfaen County Borough Council
[5] On 2nd April 1996 the name of the county borough of Aberconwy and Colwyn was changed to Conwy.
The following staff employed in connection with Gwent Young People’s Theatre:
www.hmso.gov.uk /si/si1996/Uksi_19961214_en_2.htm   (85 words)

  
 Ebbw Vale - Enpsychlopedia
It is the largest town in the Blaenau Gwent county borough, with a population of roughly 25,000.
It is also the administrative centre of the County Borough Council.
Aneurin Bevan, the father of the National Health Service, stood for election into parliament as Labour Party candidate for Ebbw Vale in 1929, on his death in 1960 he was suceeded as MP by Michael Foot.
www.grohol.com /psypsych/Ebbw_Vale   (85 words)

  
 Medieval Tintern Abbey
Tintern Abbey and its founders Cwmbran : Gwent County Council Libraries, 1994 1869
Tintern Abbey, County Wexford : Cistercians and Colcloughs : eight centuries of occupation Saltmills, County Wexford [Ireland] : Friends of Tintern, 1993
Tintern Abbey : Gwent Abaty Tyndyrn / by O. Craster.
vrcoll.fa.pitt.edu /medart/image/England/tintern/abbey/maintintern-abbey.html   (85 words)

  
 Gwent on Encyclopedia.com
The Gwent County History, I: Gwent in Prehistory and Early History.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Cricket: Gwent young cricketers are singing in the rain.(Sport)
Gwent Healthcare deploys converged IP network from Nortel Networks; Welsh NHS Trust turns to technology to address healthcare needs of over 600,000 people.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/G/Gwent.asp   (85 words)

  
 Gwent
Gwent was originally the name of a medieval kingdom in Britain, roughly equivalent to the eastern half of the county of Monmouthshire.
During the local government reorganisation exercise of 1974, the name Gwent was bizarrely given to one of the eight new administrative counties of Wales, covering almost exactly the same area as Monmouthshire (i.e.
The name 'Gwent' survives in various titles, e.g., Gwent Police, Royal Gwent Hospital, Gwent Theatre.
www.theezine.net /g/gwent.html   (85 words)

  
 GWENT COUNTY HISTORY ASSOCIATION at UWCN
The Association has been formed to publish a substantial new history of the former county of Gwent.
Volume 1: Gwent in Prehistory and Early History was published by the University of Wales Press in July 2004.
The five-volume series will cover the history of the county from the Palaeolithic period to the end of the second millennium.
gwent-county-history-association.newport.ac.uk   (85 words)

  
 Gwent in Prehistory and Early History
The Gwent County History Association, in conjunction with the University of Wales Press, has planned a major series of five authoritative volumes on the history of Gwent from prehistoric times to the end of the twentieth century.
This volume deals with an exceptionally long period in Gwent’s history, from prehistory to the appearance of Norman invaders from the east in the second half of the eleventh century.
These changes will be fully explored in Volume I: Gwent in Prehistory and Early History; Volume II: Gwent in the Middle Ages, 1070—1536; Volume III: Early Modern Gwent, 1530—1780; Volume IV: Industrial Gwent, 1780—1914; and Volume V: Twentieth-century Gwent.
www.uwp.co.uk /book_desc/1826.html   (85 words)

  
 Gwent Bowmen
We are the Gwent Bowmen Archery Club in Cwmbran South Wales in the U.K. The club and members are affiliated to the Grand National Archery Society (GNAS), the governing body for archery in the U.K. Also the Welsh Archery Association (WAA) and the Gwent County Archery Association
www.gwentbowmen.co.uk   (85 words)

  
 Greater Gwent (Torfaen) Council Selects ABN AMRO Mellon for Global Custody Mandate
This is the first direct engagement of a global custodian for Greater Gwent (Torfaen) County Borough Council.
The Greater Gwent (Torfaen) Pension Fund has approximately 32,000 members, comprising some 18,000 active contributors, 4,000 preserved benefits and 10,000 pensioners.
In addition to core custody services, ABN AMRO Mellon is providing investment accounting, securities lending, performance measurement and analytics to the fund, which held approximately £700 million of assets across all classes at its most recent actuarial valuation.
www.mellon.com /pressreleases/2002/pr102202.html   (85 words)

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