This is a tweet reply from the Met Office to @PassmoreGavin after he asked the weather experts ‘afternoon all what’s the chance of snow in little Cwmbran’ @passmoregavin Red warning alert for Cwmbran, could see up to 20cm snow lying and blizzard conditions – bit.ly/Weatherwarnings. ^MR — Met Office (@metoffice) January 17, 2013
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Coed Eva school in Cwmbran is on BBC Wales Today tonight.
Coed Eva primary school is featured on BBC Wales Today at 6.30pm tonight for its excellent work on values.
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Cwmbran residents get ready for snow by panic buying…green vegetables
This was the vegetable section of Cwmbran Sainsbury’s today at 12.15pm. Customers had cleared the shelves of cauliflowers, cabbages and broccoli There was still plenty of bread and milk available. A long queue of shoppers were patiently waiting to reach the tills.
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2013 membership subs are due at Cwmbran Workingmen’s Club
If you or any of your friends or family are members of the club make a note of these dates and times. I know from experience that it is not a good idea to let your membership lapse 🙂 .
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Listen to applause and silence during a minute’s respect for Cwmbran’s Mr Pool,Tony Bielski
This audio clip below was taken at the Coffee Bar in Croesyceiliog tonight. Around 16 players and pool fans stood in silence and then applauded to pay their respects to Tony Bielski, the chair of Cwmbran and District Pool League. The minute took place before the Coffee Bar played RAFA A team, one of […]
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20 quotes from the morning session at today’s community journalism event in Cardiff #CJC13
There was much to take in at today's launch of the new Centre for Community Journalism in Cardiff. Here are my favourite quotes that I picked up during the sessions I attended. Some of the quotes were taken from a video played in the final session. I'll add in some hyperlinks later tonight. “There are […]
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A couple of old videos of Blenheim Shops in Cwmbran being demolished
These are from January/ February 2010. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_dBHS5U5b0] [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mHooKHdmA4]
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The funeral date for Cwmbran’s Mr Pool, the late Tony Bielski
The funeral date for Tony Bielski, who died last week has been announced. The service for the well-known pool player and chairman of Cwmbran and District Pool League will be on Friday 8 February at 10am in St Gabriel’s Church in Old Cwmbran. This will be followed by Gwent Crematorium at 11am. Funeral goers are […]
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Cwmbran pubs plan a minute’s applause to celebrate the life of Tony Bielski, the town’s Mr Pool
Pub pool teams across Cwmbran are holding a minute’s applause before their league games on Wednesday this week to celebrate the life of Tony Bielski. Tony was chairman of the Cwmbran & District Pool League and died last Wednesday after playing a match for the Top Bridge against Greenlawn Club. He won the deciding frame […]
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Ex- teacher at Cwmbran school is in the current TV series of Take Me Out
A former teacher at a Cwmbran school is in the current series of Take Me Out. Naz Syed used to teach textiles at Fairwater High School. She now works for the Peacock Media Group in Cardiff.