The Mikado by the Welsh Musical Theatre Orchestra had a strange effect on me. I walked out of the Congress Theatre with a smile on my face and headed to the John Fielding pub for a pint and a quiet hour to sort out my notes for this review.
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VIDEO: Cwmbran is home to Wales’s only Pickleball club. Check out this racquet sport
Cwmbran Stadium is the home of Torfaen Pickleball Club. The racquet sport has been played in America since the 1960s but this is the only club in Wales.
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VIDEO: Does your child have diabetes? You should join this support group for parents in Gwent
A support group for parents of children with diabetes is looking for new members. Gwent Dia-Beat-Ing-It meet on the third Wednesday of every month at Malpas Community Centre (NP20 6WG) from 7pm to 8.30pm. Cwmbran mum Kate Edwards helped set up the group with two friends Vicki Allcock and Vicki Daunter and the help of […]
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Cwmbran Town football club’s youth section faces bill after a car is driven around their Penylan Fields pitch
A car has been driven around Penlyan Fields in Coed Eva, the home of Cwmbran Town AFC youth section.
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Videos and photos from the fun day at Cwmbran Park
The new play area Cwmbran Park funded by a £103,000 grant from the Big Lottery Fund opened last Saturday. Volunteers arrived at the field at 8.15am and it was a tough decision whether or not to postpone the day due to the wet weather. But the show went on and it was the right decision. […]
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VIDEO: Author launches her novel that is set in and around Cwmbran. Three Times Removed by MK Jones
A first-time author whose novel has just been published held her book launch at Llanyrafon Manor in Cwmbran. Mary Jones has written Three Times Removed. The genealogy mystery novel is set in and around Cwmbran, particularly the Oakfield area. I went along and interviewed her for this video. She chats about the plot and how it […]
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Cwmbran care home manager and ambulance volunteer reaches the final of the Wales Care Awards
A popular Cwmbran care home manager who volunteers with St John’s Ambulance on his days off is in the final of the Wales Care Awards
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VIDEO: Cwmbran teenager Tia Leigh takes her first steps since her right leg was amputated above the knee
Tia Leigh has taken her first steps since having her right leg amputated above the knee in July. The Cwmbran teenager has been going to Rockwood hospital in Cardiff for physiotherapy.
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VIDEO: Open air theatre in Cwmbran. Watch Dylan Thomas’ Under Milk Wood outside the lovely Llanyrafon Manor
Under Milk Wood will be performed outside Llanyrafon Manor next week on Friday 11 September. In a special open air production Dylan Thomas’ words will be brought to life on the lawn outside the manor by actors from Theatr Silures.
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A Cwmbran man is a contestant on ITV’s The Chase this week
Make sure you watch ITV’s The Chase this Thursday 3 September at 5pm to watch Cwmbran man Martin Phillips pit his wits agains TV’s most ruthless quiz genius.