£1,000 was raised at a netball tournament at Cwmbran Stadium held in memory of a player who passed away in May 2018 from a brain tumour.
Bronze for Cwmbran’s Dave Phillips at the European Para-Archery Championships
Cwmbran’s Dave Phillips teamed up with Hazel Chaisty to take Bronze in the Recurve Open Mixed Team event at the European Para-Archery Championships in Pilsen, Czech Republic.
New events announced for 20th anniversary of Abergavenny Food Festival
This year’s line up for the 20th Abergavenny Food Festival has been announced. The festival runs over the weekend of 15/16 September.
One of the Token’s to celebrate the RAF’s 100th year birthday is in Cwmbran
The Royal Air Force celebrated its 100th birthday on 1 April 2018. Three Tokens are touring the country and being displayed at every RAFA club. A Token has arrived in Cwmbran for members of the public to see.
VIDEO: Girling Ladies touch rugby team in Cwmbran welcome new players.
Touch rugby is a great team sport without physical contact. Girling Ladies touch rugby team want to encourage more players to get involved and enjoy the fitness, competitiveness and social side of the sport.
VIDEO: Learn more about saving and borrowing through the Gateway Credit Union in Cwmbran
Gateway Credit Union offers savings and loans in its branches across Torfaen and Monmouthshire. The Cwmbran Library office is open four days a week where you can start an account, pay in money and apply for a loan.
Pupils at Cwmbran High School who outgrew 100s of jumpers, blazers and trousers donated them to help classmates
It’s the perfect example of reusing and recycling. Every parent feels the pain of buying new school uniform each year. Badges, colours and styles make them difficult to be used by others. But governors at Cwmbran High School have solved this problem. The last day of term is a non-uniform day and pupils are encouraged […]
VIDEO: An episode of Top Gear inspired a Cwmbran man to start motor racing and now he competes all over the UK
Like millions of other armchair racing fans Miles Cook loves Top Gear. But it was an episode of the programme in 2007 where the presenters did a 24-hour challenge at Silverstone that inspired him to take up motor racing. He has gone from buying a BMW 320 3 Series on eBay to getting it race-ready and competing all […]
A Valleys rugby league coach undergoing cancer treatment gave a post-match team talk to his players from his car
A valleys rugby league player/ coach who is undergoing cancer treatment was told by his doctors not to come into contact with anyone as his white blood count was so low. But Dafydd Hellard thought of an unusual way to get around this and get to the touchline for today’s match between his team, the […]
VIDEO- Joe Vecchio has been cutting men’s hair in Cwmbran since 1965
Joe Vecchio moved from Italy to Wales in 1965 to work at his cousin Mike’s barber shop in Llanyrafon (now Tino’s). In 1967 Mike opened up a shop in Fairwater with Joe as the manager.