Health Secretary Vaughan Gething AM today cut the first ground on the £350 million building of a new hospital in Llanfrechfa, Cwmbran. He also announced that the new hospital, which has been known as the Specialist and Critical Care Centre (SCCC), would be named ‘The Grange University Hospital’.
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VIDEO: Party in the Park celebrations for the re-opening of the putting green in Old Cwmbran after 15 years
The re-opening of the putting green in Old Cwmbran has brought back lovely memories for residents. Volunteers from the St Dial’s Ward Community Group knew local people missed the attraction which closed around 15 years ago.
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A trainee teacher from Cwmbran has graduated with a 2.1 honours degree from the University of South Wales
A trainee teacher from Cwmbran has graduated with a 2.1 honours degree from the University of South Wales (USW) – a complete turnaround from her background in sport.
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VIDEO: The curtain call at last night’s Beauty and the Beast show by pupils at Cwmbran High School
We knew we were in for a treat before the curtain went up on Cwmbran High School’s production of Disney’s Beauty and Beast. A staff member stood on stage and explained the hours of effort that pupils and staff had volunteered to put this show on for two nights
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VIDEO: Watch what happened at this Cwmbran wedding when the best man forgot his wedding speech…
Scott Harris was over the moon when his mum and dad told him they were tying the knot after being together for around 35 years. He was proud to take the role of best man had to say a few words at the reception in Cwmbran Sports and Social Club. But as he stood […]
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VIDEO: Cwmbran teenager Molly Jones has moved to London to study at a top dance school
Seventeen-year-old Molly Jones has left her home in Two Locks and moved to London to train at a top dance and musical theatre school. Since January she has been a student at The Urdang Academy. Many of its former students have performed in West End shows and become professional dancers.
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VIDEO: Watch a Cwmbran PE teacher take an incredible catch in the crowd at the Glamorgan v Hants T20 Blast match
The next time Richard Jones, a PE teacher from Croesyceiliog School, coaches his school cricket team on how to catch a high cricket ball he can just show them this video. He was in the crowd at last weekend’s Glamorgan v Hants T20 Blast match at Sophia Gardens when a batsman whacked a shot high into […]
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PHOTO- A boy walking along the ledge of a road bridge over the railway track in Cwmbran
A dog walker was terrified yesterday when she saw this boy edging along the bridge over the railway track in Llanyrafon.
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PHOTO: :-) Early morning shoppers in Cwmbran town centre crowded around a TV in the Sky kiosk to watch yesterday’s Lions v New Zealand :-)
This cracking photo shows how early morning shoppers in Cwmbran crowded around the Sky TV kiosk in Gwent Square to watch the final test match between the Lions and New Zealand. Staff at the stand usually try and sell subscriptions to passing shoppers. But yesterday staff must have been bemused to suddenly see their tiny […]
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VIDEO: Staff from Gwent Police during their 24-hour running challenge in Cwmbran town centre
A team of staff from Gwent Police are doing a 24-hour running challenge in Cwmbran town centre. It started at 12pm today (6 July) and they will stop at 12pm tomorrow (7 July).