I love the English language. You can hear a word you’ve never heard in your life, but know exactly what someone means. The lead singer of Gypsy Pistolero, “the Best Flamenco, Punk, Glam Band Ever”, tells me they are “unpigeonholeable”.
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Torfaen taxi driver has licence revoked
ONE taxi or private hire driver had their licence revoked by a Torfaen council panel in the period from October 2023 to March this year.
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Warnings over plan to ban profit from care of looked-after children
Plans to ban profit from the care of looked-after children could lead to a lack of choice, less investment and the loss of hundreds of placements, a committee heard.
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Clothing banks: Salvation Army reminds people not to leave bags on floor
The Salvation Army has asked people who go to Cwmbran Morrisons to donate clothes to its collection banks to not leave them on the floor if the banks are full.
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Community groups in Torfaen urged to apply for £3,000 grant
Community groups across Torfaen, Caerphilly and Blaenau Gwent have been urged to take advantage of a funding scheme that offers up to £3,000 for each successful applicant.
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No complaints in Torfaen about charity collections or no smoking laws
NO complaints about charity collections, no smoking laws or sex establishments were received by Torfaen Council at the end of last year.
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‘I have grown up spending time in the centre so I am super excited to open my shop here, doing what I love’: Four new small businesses open in Cwmbran town centre
Four new small businesses have recently opened in Cwmbran town centre with one entrepreneur saying she’s “super excited” to open her shop.
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12,000 sign petition calling for cuts to cultural institutions to be reversed
Senedd members debated a 12,075-name petition calling on the Welsh Government to reverse cuts to Wales’ cultural institutions.
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‘You can’t ignore the music. I guarantee people will be on their feet’: 2Rude plan to get the Crow Fest crowd dancing
Chatting to Mark Harry, lead singer of Ska tribute band 2Rude, I nearly started tapping my feet. When he told me: “I guarantee people will be on their feet” at Crow Fest, I believed him.
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Torfaen taxi driver alleged to have made ‘inappropriate remarks’ towards a woman
A TAXI driver is alleged to have made “inappropriate remarks” towards a woman, and on social media.