Cwmbran’s Gavin Felvus, who plays the part of Axl Rose, in the world famous tribute band Guns 2 Roses is heading to Gwent tomorrow for a few shows where he will promote a new tattoo parlour which will also be named Guns 2 Roses. Gavin will be joined by ‘Ben Dover’ (Simon Honey) who plays […]
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Peter Andre is returning to Cwmbran for the first time since 1995
Peter Andre is heading back to Cwmbran for the first time since 1995. He will be in the Perfume Shop in the town centre at 12.30pm on Thursday 5 September to launch his new after shave. This poster shows the last time he was in the town. It was a concert at Cwmbran Stadium.
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Photos of Cwmbran’s twin town in Germany
A Cwmbran Life reader sent these photos from a trip to Bruchsal in Germany. They show a statue and plaque in the town that has been twinned with Cwmbran since October 1979. A street in a nearby town is called: ‘Pontnewyddstrasse,’ named because of the strong links and friendships that have developed between the Pontnewydd […]
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Vandals have targeted a Cwmbran nursery- Photos of the damage
The grounds of Pontnewydd primary school were broken into on Friday night. The vandals used paint they accessed from the school to cover the playground and play equipment in the nursery. They also smashed garden ornaments and damaged trees in the school grounds. Torfaen Property Officer Andrew Harrison also happens to be vice chair of governors at […]
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Two Cwmbran residents set up photography business in the town centre
Two photographers have teamed up to launch a new photography business in their home town of Cwmbran. Paul Croxford and Jane Watkins met while studying photography at Crosskeys College. After finishing their course they set up Picture Photography Studio in Charles Street in Newport in 2010. They had two successful years but felt Cwmbran Shopping […]
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Low cost paint for Torfaen residents at Cwmbran’s CoStar
Cwmbran is home to a brilliant scheme that helps residents of Torfaen decorate their homes at cheap prices. I popped along and chatted to Lynne Howles, who works at CoStar where Community Repaint is based. Listen to this audioboo where she explains how you can get top quality paint for just £1.50 a litre. The scheme is […]
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Free family fun at Cwmbran Shopping this Friday. Try and win prizes including a mountain bike
Cwmbran Shopping centre is to host an event to celebrate its environmental performance. The annual Cwmbran Shopping Centre sustainability event will be held on Friday 26 July to showcase commitments made towards environmental best practice and sustainability by the centre, local businesses and charitable organisations. Organisations taking part include New Town Motors, who will be […]
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Two Gwent teens put on show at Congress Theatre to help pay for their drama course
Two Gwent students are putting on a show at the Congress Theatre to raise money to go on to study drama. Bethan Jones, aged 18, is off to study at Arts Educational Schools in London and Abigail FitzGerald, aged 19, is going to The Liverpool Institute For Performing Arts. They’re fundraising show is called Wales to the West […]
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Cwmbran man stars in Channel 4’s Embarrassing Bodies: Live From The Clinic
One of the medical experts on Channel 4’s hit programme Embarrassing Bodies: Live From The Clinic is a man who grew up in Cwmbran and went to Fairwater comprehensive school. William Murdoch, aged 39, told Cwmbran Life, how Fairwater helped him get to Birmingham University where he qualified as a doctor. An email from the […]
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Do you know Cwmbran’s ‘Pantry Shop estate’? Share your stories
People who live or have lived on the Byways estate in Greenmeadow are being asked to take part in a project to record the history of the area. Ancient Cwmbran Society and the Costar Partnership want to record people talking about the estate and copy any photos they have. Three sessions have been set up […]