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.
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Les Miserables flash mob at Vue Cinema in Cwmbran
This story and video was published on 11 January 2013 at 17:41. The date on top headline is showing September 2023- which is when I added a thumbnail photo. A flash mob from Musical Youth UK surprised cinema goers queuing up to see the first screening of Les Miserables in Cwmbran tonight. They sang One […]
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Crazy golf night in Cwmbran tomorrow. Play a round for a £1.
Tomorrow night sees the second crazy golf night at Fairwater Leisure centre. You can play crazy golf every Friday during January. It starts at 7pm with a fun tournament at 8pm. The club has been set up by the Kukielka family from Llanyrafon. For more info visit Portaputt. Congratulations to Chris Erasmus for winning the […]
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Fishing tackle and gun shop for sale in Cwmbran
Ade’s fishing tackle and gun shop on Court Road Industrial Estate is up for sale. Watch this You Tube video. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJFjXcHbeUM]
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Fancy buying a former Cwmbran church and turning it into a two-bedroom house?
Visit the Paramount Investments website to read the full details. It is on the market for £39,950. The former Penywaun Church on Waun Road in Cwmbran is offered freehold with vacant possession. The church is approximately 1.8 miles from Cwmbran Rail Station. PROPERTY Planning permission has been granted for the conversion of the church into […]
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Meet four respected historians in Cwmbran. Learn about local history and how to use historic records
Four of the most respected historians in South Wales are in Cwmbran this month talking about their individual field of expertise. The ‘Meet the Historians’ talk is at 7pm on Thursday 17 January in the Congress Theatre. Entry is free. Ian Daniels, historical interpreter, will be speaking about Gwent’s Iron Age tribal people, the Silures. […]
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Forget to pay your bill at Cwmbran cafe and get rugby tackled
This tongue-in-cheek sign is on the door of Sitting Pretty. The cafe is upstairs in The Parade in the town centre.
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Take your Christmas tree to Greenmeadow Community Farm in Cwmbran to be recycled
You can recycle your real Christmas tree at Greenmeadow Community Farm in Cwmbran. A big pile of trees have already appeared outside the gates to the farm. The trees are chipped and used on footpaths and to help drainage in flower beds. Please make sure there are no decorations left on your tree.