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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Abersychan Wales: see Pontypool . Author not available, ABERSYCHAN., The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2008... Read more

Abersychan
Abersychan Torf. Aber Sychan c. 1850. ‘Mouth of the River Sychan’. Welsh aber . The river name is based on Welsh sych , ‘dry’, implying a river that dries up in summer. Read more

Roy (Harris) Jenkins, Baron Jenkins (of Hillhead)
(born Nov. 11, 1920, Abersychan, Monmouthshire, Eng.—died Jan. 5, 2003, Oxfordshire) British politician. Elected to Parliament in 1948, he served in Labour... Read more

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	Police fear for missing Abersychan schoolgirl.(News) ; ...missing from home without trace five weeks ago may have come to some harm. Jenna Baldwin, 15, disappeared from her home in Abersychan, Pontypool, in September. With no positive leads to follow, Gwent Police say they are now considering the possibility that... Read more
	pounds 12.5m boost for Torfaen schools will help soften closure plans blow.(News) ; ...5m redevelopment of West Monmouth and Abersychan Comprehensive Schools in Torfaen was...of new facilities. The development at Abersychan Comprehensive School will include: a...contractor for the West Monmouth and Abersychan Comprehensive schools and look forward... Read more
	Pupils give thumbs up to lessons by video conference.(News) ; ...pupils in year 10 in Croesyceiliog and Abersychan being taught the same IT lesson. But...taught one half of their lesson from Abersychan and then the other half from Croesyceiliog...at County Hall, Cwmbran. Mike Conway, Abersychan School head teacher, welcomed the video... Read more
	High spirits for family enterprise.(Business) ; ...looking for a period of sustained success. Abersychan-based specialist spirit manufacturer...moved to a new purpose-built facility in Abersychan, near Pontypool, last autumn. Its core...family farm to today's 10,000sq ft in Abersychan, . Mr Jones said, ``We have to take... Read more
	Obituary Lord Jenkins of Hillhead ; ...Jenkins, politician and historian Born: 11 November, 1920 in Abersychan Died: 5 January, 2003 aged 82, in Oxfordshire LORD Jenkins...more of a socialite than a socialist". He was educated at Abersychan County School and Balliol College, Oxford, leaving with a... Read more
	Rugby Union: Six nations special: THE ONE TO REMEMBER; FRANCE 10 WALES 25 (Paris Jan 18 1975).(Sport) ; FEW remember Graham Price was once a wing with local club Abersychan RFC before becoming one of the greatest tight-head prop of his or any other generation. In fact, Price was still playing for Abersychan, a small village just north of Pontypool, until a few years... Read more
	Schoolgirl missing.(News) ; ...schoolgirl missing for almost a week. Jenna Baldwin, 15, a pupil at Abersychan Comprehensive School, near Pontypool, was last seen at 4pm at her home in Ffrwd Road, Abersychan, on September 10. Gwent Police described her as white, 5ft-7ins tall... Read more
	Welsh police step up hunt for teenager.(News) ; ...about a missing schoolgirl. Jenna Baldwin, aged 15, a pupil at Abersychan Comprehensive School, near Pontypool, south Wales, was last seen at her home in Ffrwd Road, Abersychan, at 4pm on September 10. Gwent police said she is white, 5ft 7ins... Read more
	Divers join search for Jenna's body.(News) ; ...waterways around her home town of Abersychan, near Pontypool. A spade that had earlier been found in the River Abersychan was eliminated from the inquiry...family's former home in Ffrwd Road, Abersychan, on September 12. Her stepfather... Read more
	Jenna's funeral is to take place.(News) ; ...will take place on Monday. The body of the 15-year-old, from Abersychan, near Pontypool, was found in a shallow grave near Blaenavon...Jenna will be held at 1pm at Trinity Methodist Church, in Abersychan, before she is buried at Panteg cemetery in New Inn. Her stepfather... Read more

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