A tourist attraction dedicated to crows is opening in Cwmbran. The South Wales town means Crow Valley/ Valley of the Crows in Welsh and the entrepreneur behind the plan says it will pull in 10,000 visitors a year.
Cwmbran family take part in autism research project
A Cwmbran family have taken part in their second research project on children with autism. Terri is a primary school classroom assistant and lives with her husband and two children, Sophie, 10 and James, six. In 2016 her daughter Sophie was diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum. Terri writes about why they took part […]
BBC Crimewatch Live reconstruction- Cwmbran attempted robbery and assault
A reconstruction of an attempted robbery and assault in Cwmbran has been broadcast on BBC’s Crimewatch Live programme.
Age Connects Torfaen’s hot meal delivery service
Funding has allowed Age Connects Torfaen to adapt its services to ensure that older people living in the local area do not miss out on vital support during the continued Coronavirus pandemic.
Tribute to Joe Vecchio- The barber who cut hair in Cwmbran for 55 years
Joe Vecchio passed away in November 2020. He did his first haircut in Cwmbran in 1965 and was still keeping the men of Cwmbran trim and tidy at the aged of 73.
Parking for disabled people in Cwmbran Centre- Report says more are needed and some should be enlarged
The Disability Advice Project (DAP) has carried out a survey of parking for disabled people in Cwmbran Centre and made a number of recommendations.
Census 2021- Everything you need to know
The census happens every ten years and the next one is on Sunday 21 March 2021. Cwmbran Life has put together this guide of what you need to know.
“It just went boom!” How Llantarnam’s first food bank quickly grew to help the community
Volunteers, teachers, children and residents in Llantarnam teamed up to set up the area’s first food bank to give out “kindness parcels” to anyone who needs one. This weekend- Saturday 13 March 2021- Llantarnam Community Primary School is open for people to pop in and collect a parcel.
Air ambulance called to teenager’s mountain bike accident in Cwmbran
The air ambulance was called out to Mynydd Maen above Cwmbran after a 17-year-old boy fell off his mountain bike.
“The centre of the community”- How two Cwmbran schools are making a difference during the pandemic
You often hear that schools are at the heart of a community but what does that mean? I spent an hour with a team who work across two schools in Cwmbran and heard how their relationship with parents and local residents has changed over the last couple of years.