EDUCATION chiefs in Torfaen have been grilled over a lack of progress in bringing about improvements to secondary schools in the borough following a damning Estyn report.
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2,600 families in Torfaen to get additional £150 cost of living payment
MORE than 2,000 families in Torfaen will receive an additional £150 payment to support them during the cost of living crisis.
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A Falklands War veteran from Cwmbran shares his story on the 40th anniversary of the end of the war: ‘It was a long, hard, and often terrifying battle’
This is an account of the battle of the Two Sisters Mountain by Cwmbran resident Stephen Speirs, 59, a former Royal Marine Commando with Two Troop, X company, 45 Commando during the Falklands War.
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Cwmbran burglary: police appeal for information
Gwent Police have released CCTV images following a house burglary in Cwmbran.
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‘A perfect storm has erupted’ – Gwent pension fund takes £137-million hit
A LOCAL government pension scheme serving Gwent has taken a £137 million hit amid “a perfect storm” of global events, including the invasion of Ukraine by Russia.
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Bollards installed on Cwmbran pavement following four car incidents
Bollards have been installed next to a Cwmbran road following four incidents in three years where cars have mounted the pavement.
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Speed indicator devices to improve safety of three Cwmbran roads
THE mother of a boy who was hit by a car on a road in Cwmbran has welcomed news that action is being taken to clamp down on speeding drivers.
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Llantarnam Abbey sisters “impending move” to move to new home
The use of Llantarnam Abbey as a home for nuns is coming to an end.
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Life-saving defibrillator installed on Cwmbran business park
Workers at a Cwmbran business park now have access to a defibrillator after Green & Co Accountants and Tax Advisors and the Welsh Ambulance Service teamed up through the Save a Life Cymru Scheme.
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£6,000 raised from football match in memory of Cwmbran man
Friends of a Cwmbran resident who died with cancer in May have raised £6,200 from a football match so his eight-year-old daughter can go to Disneyland. Dominic Halpin grew up in Newport but lived in Greenmeadow. He worked at B&Q stores in Newport, Cwmbran and Bristol. His lifelong friend Jamie Sinclair said: “He went to […]