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VIDEO: Coed Eva allotment association now has three compost toilets thanks to a grant from the Big Lottery Fund
Rhiannon Bennett, community councillor for Coed Eva, inside the new compost toilet
A grant of £5,000 from the Big Lottery Fund has helped to fund three compost toilets at sites run by Coed Eva allotment association. The members also raised money with a fun calendar.
Rhiannon Bennett, community councillor for Coed Eva, was invited to one of the sites yesterday to officially cut the ribbon and open the new facility.
VIDEO: 1,500 to 2,000 people came to last night’s Motorsport event in Cwmbran.
Organisers of last night’s Motorsport Open Evening at Newtown Motors said it was attended by around 1,500 to 2,000 car fans. The annual event has grown from around 15 cars on display about ten years ago to last night’s show of 80 cars.
VIDEO: Cwmbran’s Luka Bailey wins at his last school sports day- two months after being struck down by a debilitating illness
Luka Bailey on his final sports day at St David’s RC Primary School
Brave little Luka Bailey won a race at his last sports day- in the year he was been battling a debilitating illness.
The 11-year-old was suddenly struck down by Sydenham’s Chorea – also known as St Vitus Dance – which results in rapid uncoordinated jerking movements affecting the face, hands and feet.
VIDEO: Building work started today on a £350 million new hospital in Cwmbran.
An artist’s impression of the new hospital. PIC CREDIT- Aneurin Bevan UHB
Health Secretary Vaughan Gething AM today cut the first ground on the £350 million building of a new hospital in Llanfrechfa, Cwmbran. He also announced that the new hospital, which has been known as the Specialist and Critical Care Centre (SCCC), would be named ‘The Grange University Hospital’.
VIDEO: Party in the Park celebrations for the re-opening of the putting green in Old Cwmbran after 15 years
A young golfer takes a shot at the putting green in Old Cwmbran
The re-opening of the putting green in Old Cwmbran has brought back lovely memories for residents. Volunteers from the St Dial’s Ward Community Group knew local people missed the attraction which closed around 15 years ago.
A trainee teacher from Cwmbran has graduated with a 2.1 honours degree from the University of South Wales
A trainee teacher from Cwmbran has graduated with a 2.1 honours degree from the University of South Wales (USW) – a complete turnaround from her background in sport.
VIDEO: The curtain call at last night’s Beauty and the Beast show by pupils at Cwmbran High School
We knew we were in for a treat before the curtain went up on Cwmbran High School’s production of Disney’s Beauty and Beast.
A staff member stood on stage and explained the hours of effort that pupils and staff had volunteered to put this show on for two nights
VIDEO: Watch what happened at this Cwmbran wedding when the best man forgot his wedding speech…
Scott Harris was over the moon when his mum and dad told him they were tying the knot after being together for around 35 years. He was proud to take the role of best man had to say a few words at the reception in Cwmbran Sports and Social Club.
But as he stood up in front of guests he realised he had forgotten to pack his speech. He glanced over nervously at his brother Dean, who gave their mum away, and the pair legged it out of the club to go on this epic adventure…
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