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 […]
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Cwmbran independent shop celebrates 25 year in business
An award-winning independent store in Cwmbran Shopping is celebrating a successful quarter of a century in business. Owners of Cane and Able, Meryl and Lawrence Evans, marked 25 years by offering prizes and discounts to their customers in the centre. Following figures suggesting many independent shops are closing across Wales, this significant anniversary highlights many […]
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Cwmbran teen celebrates his 18th birthday by singing for the Royal Family
Going to London to celebrate your 18th birthday isn’t unusual but for one Cwmbran teenager something a bit more quirky is on the cards. Luke Bidder, aged 17, from Upper Cwmbran has been singing with Only Boys Aloud since they were formed and turns 18 on 10 July. But instead of looking at the capital’s […]
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Wales’ ‘number 1’ modified car rally taking place in Cwmbran
Hundreds of modified car owners will be driving to Cwmbran next week for a rally at the Old Autopia Centre off Avondale Road Posters are being shared online and a Facebook page has been set up with almost 500 people saying they’re going to the event on Sunday 14 July. “…for the 3rd year is […]
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Three cats in the Fairwater area have been killed by antifreeze
Three cats have been killed in the Fairwater area after being poisoned by antifreeze. The pets all lived in and around Neyland Path. One family found their two-year-old cat ‘paralysed’ last Friday afternoon. They rushed him to the vet but he had to be put down on Saturday. Many houses in the area now have […]