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Popular this week - WalesOnline
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HSJ Live 17.05.2013: Jeremy Hunt announces electronic patient record push - Health Service Journal
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HSJ Live 17.05.2013: Jeremy Hunt announces electronic patient record push - Health Service Journal
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Ann Clwyd review of hospital complaints finds 'shocking' neglect - Telegraph.co.uk
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Ann Clwyd review of hospital complaints finds 'shocking' neglect - Telegraph.co.uk
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Pye Corner, Newport, railway station secured with grant - BBC News
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The Welsh Guards given the Freedom of Rhondda Cynon Taf borough - WalesOnline
WalesOnlineThe Welsh Guards given the Freedom of Rhondda Cynon Taf boroughWalesOnlineFollowing his wartime service Mr Bye lived in Penrhiwceiber where he worked in a colliery. He died in 1962 aged 72. After the ceremony and led by the Regimental band the Guards marched through the town in bright sunshine cheered on by the thousands of ...and more »
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Welsh Assembly hears statement on the Welsh Government Response to the ... - DeHavilland (subscription) (press release)
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