A new burger restaurant chain is opening its latest branch in Cwmbran.

This year’s Cwmbran Big Event, due to take place in June, has been postponed.

People are being encouraged to look beyond lockdown by making a date to join Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life in Cwmbran.

Lockdown rules meant Bob Harpers’ family couldn’t crowd into his flat and give him a hug to celebrate his 80th birthday.

A planning application to turn the former newsagent and post office in Fairwater Shops into a takeaway has been withdrawn.

Scammers stole a total of £40,000 from elderly residents in two households in Gwent this week.

Victims of domestic abuse can get support from thousands of pharmacies across the UK.

Cadw is the body in Wales that protects the “historic buildings and structures, the landscapes and heritage sites of Wales”. A story on Cadw’s website grabbed my attention as it was about a sign in Cwmbran.

Tributes have been paid to Carly Flook, a 30-year-old Cwmbran woman who passed away on Boxing Day. She had been diagnosed with leukemia in 2019 and undergone “many rounds of chemotherapy.”

Officers are appealing for information following a fatal road traffic collision that took place in the area of Cwmbran Drive and Henllys Way, Cwmbran at approximately 11am on Thursday 24 December 2020 (Christmas Eve).