A walker in Llanyrafon came across this unusual sight earlier today. He was walking along the Afon Lwyd just near the social club when he spotted a wrecked bench and a pile of tree branches.

A seven-year-old boy from Cwmbran is in his second season of motocross racing. Harley Hughes, a pupil at Pontnewydd Primary School, has picked up support from some businesses.

A seven-year-old ice skater from Cwmbran has gained sponsorship deals in her second year of competing. Lily Grace Walding, a pupil at Croesyceiliog Primary School, took part in her first competition last year in London.

Henllys Pipes and Drums band are looking for new members to join them at their weekly session in Henllys Village Hall.

When Finley Jameson-Crook was five-years-old he saw children with hair loss on Children in Need. He asked his mum if the children wore wigs. They did some research and found Little Princess Trust.

The British Red Cross run a service in Torfaen and Newport to tackle loneliness. In this video watch Suzanne Parry-Price talk about how the community connectors help people who are lonely and isolated to get back out into the community.

Over 250 children and young people a day have been having fun with their friends during the Easter break at playschemes across Torfaen. Torfaen Play and Short Break Service ran schemes at eight venues giving the youngsters safe, fun and stimulating places to play watched by staff and volunteers. 

A flytipper has dumped a pile of rubbish in a field used by sheep that are in lambing season. The waste was thrown over a hedge near Treherbert Road in Croesyceiliog

Were you part of the Newport rock/punk/alt scene between 1970 and 2010? Perhaps you saw your favourite band debut in LePub, or maybe you met your musical hero at the Kensington Club?

I worry if a recipe says ‘one green pepper’ and the bottom drawer of my fridge just contains a red pepper. A missing ingredient has frustrated me so much I have been known to give up and grab a takeaway menu. When a link to a class called Fast Family Food popped up on my […]