A camera crew from a TV station in Thailand visited Cwmbran for a story on giant vegetables. PPTV36 HD spent a day with two-time former Guinness world-record breaker Kevin Fortey and Ian Neale.

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In January M&S announced it was proposing to close its Cwmbran store. The store’s boss has now emailed customers to tell them the date that the shop will shut its doors for the last time.

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Staff at Cwmbran Motazone have turned a Ford Ka into a limousine. Five friends from the town are now driving 1,800 miles to Portgual to raise money for the British Heart Foundation.

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This spoof story was published on Cwmbran Life on April Fools’ Day 2019. The Guardian included it in their round-up of funny stories from across the UK

Cwmbran is set to get a Hollywood-style sign on the hill overlooking the town. Giant white letters will be built on Myndd Maen to promote Cwmbran as a place to visit.

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A nice problem to have when you lose weight is not fitting into your clothes. Slimming Word members in South Gwent took part in the annual Clothes Throw so their unused clothes could benefit others.

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