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Five stories from the last week
Here are some of the people I’ve chatted to and the places I’ve visited over the last week.
- Mum Liza Evan told me the emotional story of her son, Alfie, 17, who was rushed to critical care on 10 October after falling off the roof of an empty building in Cwmbran. We spoke on the phone for . You can read the interview here.
- Do you want to see a house covered in about 30,000 LED lights to raise money for Ty-Hafan? Noel England’s house in ? is something else! Check out the pics and video here!
- I covered the story of a disabiltiy football team being set up in in Cwmbran last year. Fast forward 12 months and the teams at Llanyrafon FC are going from strenght to strenght. Marcus Hall, club coach, is now starting a team for players aged in years four to seven. Read the story here.
- Caleb McDuff has been a regular on Cwmbran Life over the years. The 17-year-old is one of the only profoundly deaf competitors racing at an elite level in global motorsport. The former Cwmbran High School pupil is visiting schools to share his story. Read more here.
- 💇🏻♀️ Andria Cole was 18 when she took over Guys ‘n’ Dolls hairdressers in Blenheim Shops. That was in 1975, and Andria celebrated its 50th birthday earlier this week. Watch this video interview I did with her.
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