It’s described as the toughest cycling event in the UK. Cwmbran fireman, Allen Cameron will start his Tumbleup4life challenge at 5am tomorrow and aims to keep climbing until 8pm and achieve the maximum 15 trips up the Tumble.
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Cwmbran RFC play RTB Ebbw Vale RFC on Sunday in the final of the Gwent Youth Cup
Good luck to Cwmbran RFC’s youth team who play RTB Ebbw Vale on Sunday (4 May 2014) in the final of the Gwent Youth Cup.
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Llanyrafon U12s win the Torfaen cup in a penalty shoot-out
Spectators at Cwmbran Stadium enjoyed a thrilling match last night in the Torfaen under 12s football cup final.
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Cwmbran residents invited to quiz European election candidates
Polls will be open on Thursday 22 May for the elections to the European Parliament. A hustings is being held next week just a 20 minutes’ drive from Cwmbran in Crosskeys.
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A crane picks up a footbridge over the Afon Lywd in Cwmbran
The footbridge over the Afon Lwyd from the Woodland Road club across to the car park by the Oasis Club and Olive Tree was removed and replaced today.
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Cwmbran Retail Park has been sold for £32 million
British Land today announced that Cwmbran Retail Park has been sold to UBS for £32.3 million
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Gourmet takeaway opening in Cwmbran using meat from a local farm
A new takeaway food business is opening up in Cwmbran using fresh local meat and vegetables.
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Watch footage of the funeral of Cwmbran’s Victoria Cross hero John Fielding in 1932
John Fielding won the Victoria Cross for his bravery during the Anglo-Zulu war at Rorkes Drift in 1879. He died in November 1932 and was buried in the graveyard at St Michael’s Church in Llantarnam. Watch this rare video footage of his funeral
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Thousands of pounds raised in memory of Cwmbran’s Shae Button
Organisers of this weekend’s bag packing collection in Cwmbran’s Asda in memory of Shae Button have thanked everyone who volunteered their time or donated money.
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New Indian restaurant to open in Cwmbran town centre
A new Indian restaurant is opening in Cwmbran town centre. This sign has appeared in the window of what used to the Hoinam Chinese restaurant upstairs in The Parade.