A FORMER rugby player who hoped to open an Olympic weightlifting gym in Pontypool has hit out after planning permission was refused.

PLANS for new housing at the site of a former hospital have been withdrawn after a planning saga stretching back more than 20 years.

A variety of exciting volunteering roles are currently being recruited for at the RSPCA Newport Animal Centre.

A Gwent man who recovered from bowel cancer after a shock diagnosis has encouraged others to get checked as early as possible.

A new one-stop-shop for anyone looking for employment or to improve their skills has opened in Cwmbran Centre.

Work has started on a £220,000 project to transform the tennis courts in Cwmbran Park.

Councils in South East Wales will aim to put the region “to the forefront of conversation” around new investment in the semiconductor industry.

Volunteers from the Severn Area Rescue Association’s Newport lifeboat station held a collection day at Morrisons supermarket in Cwmbran.

A TV production company is looking for people to apply to go on the second series of The Piano.

Cwmbran Community Council wants to showcase the best photos of the town on its website.