A Cwmbran firefighter is going to peddle up and down one of the UK’s most challenging hills as many times and possible until he quits.

Star Wars fans can come face-to-face with some of their favourite sci-fi characters including Stormtroopers at Cwmbran Shopping centre next month.

Dave Phillips returned to archery in 2013 after a 30-year break and is one-step away from being selected to represent Team GB at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Emma and Sammy have set up Bounce Fit Torfaen and run classes in Cwmbran. The quirky exercise sessions involve wearing special boots that mean you literally spend an hour bouncing up and down while doing aerobic moves to music.

Cwmbran’s only parking meter has been removed. The first one to be introduced to the town was fitted at the Greenhouse pub last year to deter non-customers taking advantage of the large car park.

Cwmbran Male Choir is starting a free open night so members of the public can watch them rehearse for their regular concerts and learn more about them. It’s hoped that the sessions will encourage new members  to join.

We have a pair of tickets up for grabs to A Night of Dirty Dancing at the Congress Theatre on Saturday 7 May for one lucky Cwmbran Life reader.

A mum wants parents to remind their children of the dangers of climbing fences after her ten-year-old son sliced off his fingers. Anna Savery, who moved from Cwmbran to Blaenavon in 2014, has been in Morriston Hospital since Thursday when her son Dylan was rushed there for surgery to save his fingers. Anna said: “I […]

2016 is a year of celebration for all Buddy Holly fans as Buddy Holly would have been 80 years old! Marc Robinson and the Counterfeit Crickets are bringing their show to celebrate the man and his music to the Congress Theatre on Friday 22 April. Four West End artists pay tribute to Buddy Holly, Big Bopper, Ritchie Valens and Dion Di Mucci along with the four […]

Shoppers can enjoy fashion and beauty workshops and makeovers as part of a week-long event at Cwmbran Shopping. The shopping centre is playing host to a series of fashion and beauty experiences during the week beginning Monday 4 April. A variety of retailers A variety of retailers are joining in the fun, which is suitable […]