Groundwork UK is asking Welsh families to spend one minute on a quick online survey to help with work in making homes more energy efficient. The simple questions follow a postcode search to help them build a picture of what’s happening across the country. Click here to go to the survey. If you have any […]
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Crazy golf in Cwmbran tomorrow is cancelled
This free crazy golf event due to take place in Cwmbran town centre tomorrow has been cancelled because of the weather. It has been rearranged for Saturday 30 March so pop that date in your calendar.
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The staff at Cwmbran’s Virgin Active do the harlem shake
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToMCREyUpv8?feature=player_detailpage&w=640&h=360] You can’t beat a harlem shake to cheer you up now we’re so close to the end of the week. Here the staff at Virgin Active in Cwmbran give it a whirl.
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Play crazy golf this Saturday in Cwmbran town centre
Will you be shopping in Cwmbran this Saturday? Take a break from the crazy busy shops and enjoy a free round of crazy golf. Portaputt’s golf course fits in the back of a van and will be set up in Gwent Square from 11am to 4pm. The Kukielka family from Llanyrafon run it and will […]
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Cwmbran school pupils raise £443 for Red Nose Day
£443 is on its way to good causes after children at Coed Eva school had a day of fundraising last Friday for Red Nose Day. A couple of pupils sold cakes and made £64.75 by selling cakes. The day of fun including wearing topsy turvy clothes and pupils telling their favourite jokes in assembly.
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From Hollywood to the Six in Hand pub in Cwmbran. Watch the world’s best Guns N’ Roses tribute band this Friday
The Cwmbran man who leads the world’s best Guns N’ Roses tribute band is bringing his act to a local pub this Friday. Gavin Felvus, a former Fairwater High School pupil, has been performing on stage as Axl Rose since setting up Guns 2 Roses in 2002. He has performed with members of the […]
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Fire at Cwmbran pub tonight- Photo of fire brigade and police
A mate on Twitter just shared this with me of a fire at the Pontnewydd Inn pub. The pub has been closed for a while and a planning application has been submitted to the local council to turn it into a Tesco Express. In this photo you can see the smoke coming out of the […]
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Ex-England rugby player pops in a Cwmbran pub before today’s big match against Wales
Ex-England rugby player Derek Morgan popped into the Dorallt pub today before heading to Cardiff for the big match against Wales. He met his good mate and fellow dentist John Evans from Henllys. The pair studied and played together at Durham University. Derek was born and bred in Wales but qualified for England and won […]
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The nation’s favourite Simon and Garfunkel head to Cwmbran
The nation’s favourite Simon and Garfunkel Tribute slip slide into The Congress Theatre in Cwmbran on Saturday 13 April with their Old Friends Tour. The show has delighted theatre audiences up and down the UK for the past three years with its note-perfect reproduction of the award-winning harmonies of the duo, as well as the much-publicised friction between the […]
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Photo of the tree that fell into a Cwmbran road yesterday
Here is a photo of the tree that fell into a Cwmbran road yesterday leading to it being blocked for traffic. The tree fell from the top of Penylan Fields into Penylan Way. The photo was taken by Stuart Baxter, boss of Gwent Heating who you can follow on Twitter.