A Cwmbran man lost his wedding ring while walking his dog in the woods above Thornhill. After two weeks of searching and worrying Richard Beale mentioned his bad luck to Paul Williams, a community caretaker with Bron Afon. Paul used his local contacts to borrow a metal detector from the Ancient Cwmbran Society and […]
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Video of the Remembrance Parade in Cwmbran
Watch a video of the Remembrance Parade in Cwmbran filmed on Oldbury Road. The parade left Clomendy Road at 10.25am and headed to the War Memorial Clock in Old Cwmbran for prayers. They then turned into Oldbury Road and onto Henllys Way to Cwmbran Park for the service and wreath laying ceremony. A two minutes […]
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GoPro video of the Cwmbran Bog & Bryn 13.7 mile race
The Bog & Bryn Challenge is a tough 13 mile multi-terrain scenic race, across the footpaths, open fields, country lanes and woodland of Llantarnam, Henllys, Rogerstone, Coed Eva and Hollybush. The route includes numerous stiles and stream crossings, very challenging terrain underfoot and a total elevation of approximately 500m (1640 ft). That’s how the race is […]
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Cwmbran Community Council “dismayed” at plans to reduce fire cover in Cwmbran
Cwmbran Community Council met representatives of South Wales Fire & Rescue Service earlier this week to discuss proposals to review fire and rescue cover in Cwmbran. Councillors told of their concerns at the impact of the proposals in the town and any proposals to cut the amount of cover provided in Cwmbran by getting rid of […]
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Love ‘Educating Yorkshire’? Cwmbran school could be in a series about Wales- Educating Wales?
A team from the heart-warming TV series ‘Educating Yorkshire’ is visiting Fairwater High School in Cwmbran about the possibility of a similar series being filmed. TwoFour, who are behind the ‘Educating’ series on Channel 4, plan to do a small amount of filming over the next few weeks before deciding what school they will feature. A […]
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Indycube moves to Cwmbran to help entrepreneurs create businesses and jobs
Mark Hooper, indycube founder A specialist office space to support workers and freelancers is continuing its expansion by opening a new base in Cwmbran. Indycube established Wales’ first coworking space at the Media Centre at Culverhouse Cross in Cardiff in 2010, and in the past year has opened offices in Newport, Ebbw Vale, two more […]
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Cwmbran family reaches five generations for the second time
A Cwmbran family is celebrating after reaching five generations for the second time this year. First time granddad Richard John, aged 43 from Hollybush, said: “Our family reached five generations who are alive and well when earlier this year my sister Claire became a grandmother after her son Gareth John and partner Jenny gave birth […]
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Cwmbran couple on ITV’s This Morning with Phillip Schofield and Holly Wiloughby
A Cwmbran couple were interviewed by Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby on This Morning. Jessica Clark has Dissociative Identity Disorder which means her daily life can be taken over by one of her four other personalities. The 22 year-old was supported by her fiancee Gareth, aged 23, during their TV appearance on Thursday 26 September. She […]
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Girls football at Llanyrafon in Cwmbran. New players welcome.
Does you daughter enjoy football? Take her along to Llanyrafon football club as they are looking for new players. The club has teams for players aged from 7-16. Jimi Phillips, club coach, said: “Call or text me on 07411 203522 for more information. We are a friendly club and always on the look our for […]
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Cwmbran Life gets hosted and can be found at http://www.cwmbranlife.co.uk
I’ve decided to get Cwmbran Life hosted and this is the first post since I’ve moved over to .org It’s a big learning curve for me. Up until now .com has been brilliant and the last two years have been lots of fun. But you’ve got to keep learning so let’s see what happens. Over […]