A FALLING out among teenagers has hit attendance at a new youth club but council chiefs still consider the project to be a success.
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Support for using Welsh more readily available in Torfaen
SUPPORT for increasing use of Welsh is now more readily available, a councillor who regretted his father wasn’t able to pass the language down has said.
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REVIEW: Bridge 48 cafe and bar in Sebastopol
As a child of the 1980s (born in 76) I can’t think of many pubs or social clubs in or around the edges of Cwmbran that I didn’t spend some time on at least one occasion with a warm cola and bag of crisps.
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Teacher’s hair shaved off for football team’s Welsh Cup final
Cwmbran High School PE teacher Dean Merrett had his head shaved to raise money for the year nine boys’ football team trip to play in the Welsh Schools FA Cup Final.
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Claim that up to 60 pupils could leave Rougemont School over VAT denied by governing body
A CLAIM by a Reform Party councillor up to 60 pupils could quit Wales’ leading independent school over VAT on fees has been denied.
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Cwmbran teacher surprises judges on ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent
A Cwmbran teacher surprised the judges on ITV’s Britains’ Got Talent by walking on stage to dance with her daughter’s dance group.
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Creative Sound Hub: New recording studio opens in Cwmbran
A Cwmbran music artist has opened a recording studio in the town.
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Education officials ‘pleased’ with progress at Cwmbran High School
EDUCATION officials say they are “pleased” with progress by a comprehensive school that has been in special measures for six years.
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Tourism tax plans move closer with rates set to rise
Plans to bring in a tourism tax cleared the first hurdle in the Senedd, with the Welsh Government set to raise the rate to £1.30 per night per person.
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Wales could miss out on £65m to cover national insurance hikes
Mark Drakeford warned Wales could miss out on up to £65m to cover the increased costs of employer national insurance contributions in the public sector.