Cwmbran news
Last year 1,200 dance fans packed out Cwmbran Stadium to watch Cascada and a host of other top acts perform.
Example is the headline act at the show on Friday 3 May 2019.
Tickets (£24.18) are now on sale now. Click here to visit the Skiddle page.
Minimum age 18.
People in Cwmbran are being encouraged to get January off to a great start by making a date to join Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life.
As an added incentive, there’s 30% off entry fees (excuding Pretty Muddy Kids) during January with the code RFL30.
This year, for the first time, Cancer Research UK is inviting everyone in the area – women, men
There are events for people of all ages and abilities taking place in Northfields Recreation Ground on Sunday, 16 June.
Lisa Sweeting, Cancer Research UK’s Cwmbran event m
anager , said: “Our Race for Life events are fun,colourful , emotional and uplifting. They help people with cancer by raising money for research, including clinical trials which give patients in Cwmbran access to the latest treatments.“You don’t have to be sporty to take part. You don’t need to train or compete against anyone else. All you need to do is go to the Race for Life website, pick an event, sign up and then have fun raising money in whatever way you like.”
Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life, in partnership with Tesco, is an inspiring series of 5k events which raise millions of pounds every year to help beat cancer by funding crucial research.
She continued: “The Race for Life is a powerful, inspirational movement which unites participants in Cwmbran with people across South Wales and the whole of the UK.
“Taking part in our Race for Life events enables like-minded people to get together and remember loved ones lost to cancer or celebrate the lives of those who have survived. At the same time, they are helping to make a difference to people with cancer, right now.
She added: “Our Race for Life events have been women-only since they started, over 25 years ago. But we now feel the time is right to open them up so that everyone – women, men and children – has the chance to participate together.
“One in two people in the UK will be diagnosed with cancer, at some point during their lifetime. Sadly, this means nearly everyone is touched by the disease, either directly or through a loved one or friend.
“To make a significant difference in the fight against cancer we need to harness as much energy and commitment as possible – so what better way than involving everyone in the community in our events.”
“This January, we’re urging mums, dads, nans, grandpas, brothers, sisters, friends and workmates to show their support by joining the Race for Life. It’s a perfect example of everyday people doing an extraordinary thing – uniting in a common cause to beat cancer.”
Thanks to everyone who raises money, Cancer Research UK is able to fund research to fight 200 types of cancer. The good news is more people are surviving the disease than ever before. Cancer survival in the UK has doubled since the early 1970s and Cancer Research UK’s work has been at the heart of that progress.
To enter Race for Life today visit raceforlife.orgor call 0300 123 0770
M&S has today announced that it is consulting with 74 colleagues on the proposed closure of its Cwmbran store.
The proposed closure is part of M&S’s programme to reshape its UK store estate.
John Turner, M&S Head of Region for South Wales, said: “The proposal to close our store in Cwmbran has been a difficult decision. Over the coming weeks we will be speaking with each colleague individually to discuss the proposal and what is right for them.
“If the proposal goes ahead we will remain dedicated to serving our local customers from our nearby stores in Newport and Cardiff, as well as on M&S.com.”
Cwmbran Tennis Club is encouraging more people of all ages to join. The club was set up in 1987 and its home is in the grounds of Greenmeadow Golf Club.
Richard Cooke has taken the plunge and set up his first business in Cwmbran’s Market Village. Logi-Fin’s Street Food sells ‘food on the go from hot pulled meat sandwiches to delicious and unique daily specials.’ WATCH him talk about how he’s brought something different to the town in this video.
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