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Are the plans to downgrade Nevill Hall and build a central hospital at Cwmbran good for local residents |
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Created on Thursday, 02/Feb/2012 |
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Yes |
8% |
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No |
92% |
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Are the alternative plans for a cattle market at Ross Road a viable solution to the Abergavenny issue? |
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Created on Thursday, 26/Jan/2012 |
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Yes |
6% |
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No |
94% |
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Is the repeal of the Improvement Acts good news for Abergavenny? |
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Created on Thursday, 12/Jan/2012 |
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Yes |
63% |
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No |
37% |
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Where will you be doing your Christmas shopping this year? |
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Created on Thursday, 08/Dec/2011 |
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Abergavenny |
10% |
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Cwmbran |
20% |
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Hereford |
53% |
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Out of town |
4% |
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Other |
13% |
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Abergavenny Food Festival organisers say that the town's status as a market town is defined by the livestock market - is this right or is it the general market which gives the town its name? |
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Created on Thursday, 10/Nov/2011 |
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Yes, it's th |
31% |
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No, it's the |
69% |
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Are the area's roads well enough maintained? |
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Created on Friday, 28/Oct/2011 |
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Yes |
39% |
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No |
61% |
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Should there be a local referendum to decide the fate of the Abergavenny Inprovement Acts and the town's livestock market |
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Created on Thursday, 20/Oct/2011 |
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Yes it's vit |
42% |
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No it's a wa |
58% |
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Does Abergavenny deserve its reputation as the sixth best place to eat in Britain? |
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Created on Thursday, 13/Oct/2011 |
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Yes |
61% |
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No |
39% |
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Should Abergavenny retain its town centre livestock market or replace it with an out of town facility and use the site for a town centre supermarket? |
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Created on Thursday, 06/Oct/2011 |
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Livestock ma |
44% |
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Supermarket |
56% |
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Is Abergavenny Food Festival an asset to the town |
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Created on Friday, 30/Sep/2011 |
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Yes |
10% |
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No |
73% |
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Causes too m |
16% |
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The disrupti |
1% |
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Do county councillors earn their money? |
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Created on Thursday, 15/Sep/2011 |
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Yes |
50% |
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No |
49% |
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Some of them |
1% |
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Would free parking encourage you to do your Christmas shopping in Abergavenny |
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Created on Friday, 09/Sep/2011 |
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Yes |
76% |
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No |
24% |
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Other than Abergavenny which town or city do you visit most frequently for shopping |
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Created on Thursday, 21/Jul/2011 |
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Cwmbran |
23% |
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Brynmawr |
6% |
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Newport |
13% |
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Ebbw Vale |
6% |
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Cardiff |
10% |
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Hereford |
43% |
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Should more houses be built in the Abergavenny area? |
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Created on Thursday, 07/Jul/2011 |
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Yes |
59% |
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No |
41% |
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Last week 71 percent of respondents to a Chronicle poll said Morrisons should be allowed to build on the cattle market site. Is the granting of this permission good news for Abergavenny? |
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Created on Wednesday, 15/Jun/2011 |
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Yes |
58% |
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No |
42% |
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Should MCC give Morrisons the go ahead to build a supermarket on the cattle market site |
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Created on Thursday, 09/Jun/2011 |
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Yes |
71% |
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No |
29% |
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Has Abergavenny become more scruffy and dirty over the past ten years? |
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Created on Thursday, 19/May/2011 |
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Yes |
65% |
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No |
8% |
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It's a disgr |
19% |
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It's on a pa |
8% |
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Will the threat of prosecution prevent people putting rubbish out too early? |
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Created on Thursday, 21/Apr/2011 |
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Yes |
35% |
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No |
65% |
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Will you be attending or organising a special celebration for the Royal Wedding? |
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Created on Thursday, 14/Apr/2011 |
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Yes |
0% |
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No |
100% |
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Are you happy with fortnightly refuse collections? |
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Created on Friday, 08/Apr/2011 |
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Yes |
7% |
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No |
93% |
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Is the dispersal order helping to reduce anti-social behaviour in Abergavenny? |
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Created on Friday, 25/Mar/2011 |
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Yes |
10% |
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No |
90% |
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Should the proposed Merthyr incinerator be given the green light? |
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Created on Friday, 11/Mar/2011 |
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Yes |
6% |
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No |
94% |
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Is there a visible enough police presence on the streets of Abergavenny? |
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Created on Thursday, 17/Feb/2011 |
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Yes |
11% |
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No |
89% |
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Is the Morrisons' plan or the urban plan more appropriate for Abergavenny |
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Created on Thursday, 10/Feb/2011 |
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Morrisons pl |
12% |
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Urban plan |
83% |
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Don't care e |
5% |
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Is the Morrisons' plan or the urban plan more appropriate for Abergavenny |
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Created on Thursday, 10/Feb/2011 |
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Morrisons pl |
58% |
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Urban plan |
21% |
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Don't care e |
21% |
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Would you be prepared to pay an extra £7 a year on your council tax to provide a community centre at the former Park Street School? |
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Created on Thursday, 27/Jan/2011 |
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Yes |
11% |
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No |
89% |
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Created on Thursday, 27/Jan/2011 |
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Would you be prepared to pay an extra £7 a year on your council tax to provide a community centre at the former Park Street School |
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Created on Thursday, 27/Jan/2011 |
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Yes |
0% |
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No |
0% |
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Does Abergavenny need a free car park for shoppers and workers? |
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Created on Thursday, 13/Jan/2011 |
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Yes |
92% |
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No |
8% |
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Does the new look Morrisons store fit in with its Abergavenny surroundings? |
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Created on Thursday, 09/Dec/2010 |
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Yes |
61% |
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No |
39% |
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Will free car parking encourage shoppers to visit Abergavenny? |
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Created on Thursday, 02/Dec/2010 |
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Yes |
91% |
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No |
6% |
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Prefer out o |
1% |
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Happy to pay |
2% |
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Is not singing the National Anthem at a public event a sign of disrespect? |
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Created on Friday, 19/Nov/2010 |
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Yes |
67% |
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No |
33% |
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Is anti social behaviour a growing problem in Abergavenny |
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Created on Thursday, 04/Nov/2010 |
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Yes |
94% |
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No |
2% |
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No worse now |
4% |
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Should Abergavenny do something to recognise the success of local cyclist Becky James |
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Created on Thursday, 14/Oct/2010 |
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Yes |
20% |
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No |
78% |
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Should be a |
3% |
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Do the relevant authorities do enough to address the problem of prisoners absconding from Prescoed |
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Created on Thursday, 07/Oct/2010 |
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Yes |
5% |
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No |
95% |
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Will a dispersal order help solve the problem of boy racers in Abergavenny |
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Created on Thursday, 16/Sep/2010 |
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Yes |
8% |
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No |
5% |
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Stronger act |
87% |
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What do you think of the design of the proposed Morrisons store at the cattle market in Abergavenny |
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Created on Thursday, 02/Sep/2010 |
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It's fine |
25% |
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It's looks a |
74% |
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Don't care w |
1% |
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What do you think of the design of the proposed Morrisons store at the cattle market in Abergavenny |
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Created on Thursday, 02/Sep/2010 |
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It looks goo |
0% |
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It looks awf |
0% |
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Don't care w |
0% |
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What do you think of the design of the proposed Morrison's store at the cattle market in Abergavenny |
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Created on Thursday, 02/Sep/2010 |
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It's fine |
0% |
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It's awful |
0% |
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Don't care w |
0% |
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What do you think of the design of the proposed Morrisons store at the cattle market in Abergavenny |
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Created on Thursday, 02/Sep/2010 |
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It looks goo |
0% |
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It looks awf |
0% |
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Don't care w |
0% |
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Should Monmouthshire County Council continue to fund public toilets in the county |
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Created on Thursday, 22/Jul/2010 |
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Yes |
87% |
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No |
8% |
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Should trans |
5% |
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Register your support for Gwent Theatre by voting here |
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Created on Friday, 09/Jul/2010 |
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I support Gw |
100% |
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Will a supermarket at Llanfoist be an asset to Abergavenny |
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Created on Thursday, 10/Jun/2010 |
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Yes, it's mu |
59% |
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No, it will |
41% |
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Is the loss of small village schools a backward step for rural communities? |
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Created on Monday, 07/Jun/2010 |
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Yes, they ar |
89% |
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No, they are |
11% |
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A nice idea |
0% |
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Is MCC's recycling scheme working effectively |
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Created on Friday, 28/May/2010 |
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Yes |
53% |
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No |
37% |
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Preferred th |
10% |
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Is the new Brewery Yard site an asset to Abergavenny? |
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Created on Monday, 24/May/2010 |
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Yes |
67% |
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No |
0% |
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It's a waste |
33% |
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Is retaining Abergavenny's history and tradition important |
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Created on Thursday, 13/May/2010 |
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Yes |
76% |
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No |
24% |
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Is Abergavenny's new cinema an asset to the town and will you use it? |
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Created on Thursday, 06/May/2010 |
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An asset and |
83% |
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An asset but |
3% |
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Not needed a |
9% |
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Will use now |
5% |
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Will a Morrison's store at the livestock market site encourage you to do your weekly grocery shop in Abergavenny |
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Created on Thursday, 29/Apr/2010 |
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Yes |
75% |
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No |
18% |
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I shop at Cw |
0% |
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I shop at Br |
2% |
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I shop elsew |
4% |
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I shop onlin |
2% |
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Is Morrisons the right choice for Abergavenny |
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Created on Friday, 23/Apr/2010 |
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Yes |
15% |
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No |
46% |
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Cattle marke |
33% |
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Should have |
5% |
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Are the wages paid to county council chief executive's justified? |
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Created on Thursday, 08/Apr/2010 |
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Yes |
11% |
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No |
89% |
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Is Coleg Gwent being unreasonable in its financial ambitions for The Hill site? |
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Created on Thursday, 29/Oct/2009 |
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Yes |
40% |
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No |
20% |
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Should accep |
27% |
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Should get m |
13% |
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Does Abergavenny present itself in a good light to visitors |
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Created on Sunday, 20/Sep/2009 |
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Yes |
35% |
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No |
56% |
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Needs a clea |
8% |
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Is the news that plans for an Asda store at the cattle market site have been shelved, a loss or gain for Abergavenny? |
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Created on Friday, 31/Jul/2009 |
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Loss |
44% |
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Gain |
22% |
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Will make no |
35% |
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Are legal challenges such as those considered over issues at The Hill and Bryngwyn the best way to ensure democratic decisions |
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Created on Thursday, 23/Jul/2009 |
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Yes |
25% |
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No |
10% |
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They're a wa |
65% |
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Will David Davies opening his accounts to a scrutinty panel help restore confidence in local politicians? |
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Created on Friday, 10/Jul/2009 |
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Yes |
45% |
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No |
49% |
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Nothing can |
3% |
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I haven't lo |
2% |
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Is the inconvenience of road closures during the cycling festival worth it for the increased profile the event brings to Abergavenny |
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Created on Friday, 26/Jun/2009 |
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Yes. I don't |
23% |
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No. The clos |
16% |
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It should be |
61% |
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Should the consultation period on The Hill be extended to explore further options for keeping the college open? |
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Created on Thursday, 18/Jun/2009 |
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Yes |
18% |
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No |
27% |
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Won't make a |
55% |
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Is Abergavenny suffering as a result of the continued delays in deciding the redevelopment issue |
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Created on Monday, 15/Jun/2009 |
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Yes |
67% |
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No |
17% |
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Don't know |
8% |
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Can't see an |
8% |
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Should the twice yearly fair be relocated from its traditional Fairfield venue to Bailey Park |
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Created on Tuesday, 09/Jun/2009 |
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Yes |
20% |
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No |
69% |
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Anything tha |
11% |
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Your chance to vote - what do you want for Abergavenny: A. A refurbished cattle market in the town centre B. A new out of town cattle market C. An Asda store |
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Created on Friday, 17/Apr/2009 |
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In town catt |
26% |
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Out of town |
12% |
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Asda store |
12% |
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Retail park |
6% |
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Combination |
12% |
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Combination |
33% |
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Would an Abergavenny customer loyalty /discount card, similar to those introduced in other towns, encourage you to shop locally? |
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Created on Thursday, 26/Mar/2009 |
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Yes |
39% |
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No |
23% |
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I already sh |
18% |
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I never shop |
19% |
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Does the cost of car parking influence the number of people visiting or shopping in Abergavenny? |
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Created on Thursday, 12/Mar/2009 |
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Yes |
71% |
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No |
13% |
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It's not tha |
17% |
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Would a designated 'graffiti wall' in Abergavenny give youngsters an alternative to daubing slogans on shops and businesses? |
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Created on Monday, 09/Mar/2009 |
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Yes |
42% |
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No |
8% |
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An unsightly |
50% |
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Have local banks acted quickly enough to compensate the victims of cash card fraud? |
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Created on Monday, 23/Feb/2009 |
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Yes |
4% |
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No |
61% |
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Compensation |
35% |
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Have local schools closed too quickly in the recent bad weather |
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Created on Thursday, 05/Feb/2009 |
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Yes |
57% |
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No |
24% |
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The safety o |
19% |
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Do you feel safer on the streets of Abergavenny knowing that CCTV cameras are in place? |
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Created on Friday, 23/Jan/2009 |
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Yes |
30% |
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No |
22% |
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I've always |
48% |
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Where do you most regularly do your weekly grocery shopping? |
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Created on Thursday, 08/Jan/2009 |
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Abergavenny |
31% |
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Cwmbran |
31% |
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Brynmawr |
18% |
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Elsewhere |
20% |
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Would a series of murals help attract visitors to Abergavenny and regenerate the economy? |
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Created on Tuesday, 23/Dec/2008 |
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Yes |
50% |
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No |
47% |
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Don't care |
3% |
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Have recent actions over expenses and allowances damaged the reputation of Monmouthshire County Councillors? |
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Created on Monday, 08/Dec/2008 |
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Yes |
91% |
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No |
7% |
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Don't care w |
1% |
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Are 'no cold caller' zones a good idea? |
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Created on Friday, 14/Nov/2008 |
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Yes |
27% |
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No |
67% |
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If used prop |
6% |
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Are personal attacks on public figures justified? |
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Created on Thursday, 16/Oct/2008 |
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Yes |
2% |
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No |
50% |
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If used to m |
47% |
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Should Monmouthshire County Councillors be called upon to make cut backs in their travel allowance |
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Created on Friday, 10/Oct/2008 |
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Yes |
13% |
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No |
2% |
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Don't know |
2% |
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Yes and pay |
82% |
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Is Raglan the best site for a new Monmouthshire Cattle Market? |
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Created on Thursday, 02/Oct/2008 |
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Yes |
19% |
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No |
48% |
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Should stay |
33% |
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Would a new Aldi store be a welcome addition to Abergavenny? |
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Created on Thursday, 18/Sep/2008 |
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Yes |
71% |
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No |
14% |
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Don't know |
0% |
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Would prefer |
12% |
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Don't care |
4% |
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Does Abergavenny have enough car parking spaces? |
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Created on Friday, 05/Sep/2008 |
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Yes |
31% |
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No |
14% |
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More free ca |
55% |
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Have A'Level and GCSE exams become easier in the last two decades? |
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Created on Thursday, 28/Aug/2008 |
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Yes |
60% |
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No |
30% |
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Don't know |
10% |
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Will the Brewery Yard scheme be a welcome improvement to Abergavenny Town Centre |
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Created on Friday, 22/Aug/2008 |
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Yes |
73% |
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No |
19% |
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Don't know |
8% |
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Should local council tax payers foot the bill for providing dog mess bins? |
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Created on Friday, 15/Aug/2008 |
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Yes |
49% |
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No |
9% |
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Dog walkers |
42% |
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Are events like Cruise Control the answer to Abergavenny's 'boy racer' problems? |
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Created on Friday, 08/Aug/2008 |
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Yes |
25% |
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No |
72% |
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Don't know |
3% |
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Should travellers be allowed to make use of Castle Meadows |
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Created on Friday, 01/Aug/2008 |
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Yes |
11% |
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No |
77% |
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A legal site |
11% |
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Does Abergavenny need a new supermarket |
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Created on Thursday, 24/Jul/2008 |
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Yes |
68% |
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No |
26% |
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Don't care |
6% |
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