A Cwmbran schoolgirl received the VIP treatment at the Senedd after winning a top prize in the Credit Unions of Wales School Partner competition.
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Cofiwch Dryweryn mural at a Cwmbran school is featured in a book
A new bilingual book that captures the Cofiwch Tryweryn murals which have appeared in all corners of Wales and the world this year features one from a Cwmbran school. Cofiwch Dryweryn – Cymru’n Deffro, Wales Awakening by author and actress Mari Emlyn has included a mural painted in the playground at Ysgol Gymraeg Cwmbrân.
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VIDEO: Cwmbran school receives ‘Excellent’ in all five areas of its Estyn report
The headteacher of Woodlands Community Primary said the ‘pupils were the star of the show’ as their Estyn report marked them as ‘excellent’ in all five areas.
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A USW graduate from Cwmbran has been working on ground-breaking TV fantasy His Dark Materials
Students and graduates from the University of South Wales (USW) Film and TV School have been working on the production of the epic new TV drama, His Dark Materials.
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Photo- The inspirational steps at Cwmbran High School
Pupils at Cwmbran High School returned to class today after half-term to find this inspirational message on two sets of stairs.
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Free information and support bus coming to Cwmbran and Pontypool for Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Macmillan Cancer Support’s information bus Bronwen is coming to Torfaen to help answer your questions about breast cancer and other cancers during Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Macmillan’s team of trained professionals with first-hand experience of cancer treatments and front-line support services team will be on hand to offer information and advice to anybody with questions about […]
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Hidden disability lanyards available in Sainsbury’s and Argos in Cwmbran
Sainsbury’s and Argos in Cwmbran have sunflower lanyards to help enhance the shopping experience for customers with hidden disabilities.
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VIDEO- A 100-year-old Cwmbran man danced the night away at his birthday party
Owen Filer entertained his family and friends at his 100th birthday party in the Olive Tree club in Cwmbran.
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A Cwmbran teenager died in 1996. His friends and family organised a party to celebrate what would have been his 40th birthday.
Friends and family of a 17-year-old boy who died in a Cwmbran house fire in 1996 organised a 40th birthday party in his memory. Lee Daniels passed away in a tragic fire caused by a chip pan. Last night they gathered at St Joseph’s Social Club in St Dials to share memories of him. Ceri […]
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The man who brought the ‘dinosaur’ to Cwmbran has died
Jeremy Adams had no idea about the reaction he would create when he bought a 15ft plastic dinosaur from Dan-yr-Ogof caves and installed it in his front garden in Pontnewydd. His random act brought smiles to the faces of 1,000s of people who had never heard of him until his dinosaur story went viral. The […]