Contact the Elderly, the charity solely dedicated to tackling loneliness and isolation among older people, is inviting local residents to join its group in Cwmbran and enjoy a few hours of tea, chat and good company. The charity, with the support of a volunteer network, organises tea parties for small groups of older people, aged 75 […]
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Photos of cygnet trapped in fishing tackle at Cwmbran Boating Lake.
A cygnet at Cwmbran Boating Lake had to be rescued after being tangled up in discarded fishing tackle. Ellen from Swan Rescue South Wales was driving up the M4 taking a goose and two cygnets to the swan centre in Shepperton when she was called. She said: “We received an urgent call for help but […]
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Cwmbran printers wins award for being a top employer
A Cwmbran printing company which lets its staff work flexibly has been awarded for being a top employer. Gwasg Pia Cyf based in Victoria Street, which is Britain’s leading specialist in braille and other accessible printing, was awarded the Evolve Exemplar Employer accolade by the women’s economic development charity, Chwarae Teg. The Evolve Exemplar Employer […]
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Cwmbran woman says she can help you lose weight with her one-to-one support in 2014
A Cwmbran woman is a consultant for a weight-loss programme and wants to help local residents in 2014. Angela Mulligan offers one-to-one support through her work with the Cambridge Weight Plan. Angela said: “When I first started losing weight I didn’t realise how it would affect the freedom, lifestyle and enjoyment that I have got […]
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Burn off those Christmas calories with a fun run in Cwmbran on Boxing Day
Do you often feel bloated after Christmas Day? The Griffithstown Harriers Boxing Day fun run is just what you need. A bit of fresh air and exercise could blow off the cobwebs. It is run around two laps of a 2.5mile circuit in Llanyrafon and Croesyceiliog but as it’s fun you can just do if the one […]
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Photo of a room packed with donations for Christmas Day at Cwmbran Centre for Young People
This room at Cwmbran Centre for Young People is packed with donations for Christmas hampers and their Christmas Day dinner. The centre is open on Christmas Day for 12pm-4pm for anyone not just young people. One donation is a signed Gareth Bale shirt that will be a raffle prize. Leigh Rowland, the manager of Cwmbran Centre […]
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Cwmbran man brings live poetry to his old hangout- Fairwater Shops. I love this!
A man who moved from Cwmbran two years ago has organised a live poetry session in Fairwater Shops. Mark Lang, aged 43, is bring some top Welsh poetry talent to the town on Wednesday 22 January at 6pm. He said: “The plan is for lots of people to turn up at Fairwater Shops and stand […]
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Abstract artist Ed Jeavons launches exhibition in Cwmbran
An exhibition of work by the artist Ed Jeavons has opened at Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre. The collection of paintings and prints are on display in the centre’s Oriel Café with individual pieces for sale. Ed, who lectures in Fine Art at the University of South Wales’ Caerleon campus, is a contemporary artist whose paintings […]
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Cwmbran features in Concretopia- a book about how Britain was rebuilt after the war
Concretopia is a book – a journey around the postwar rebuilding of Britain, from Blitzed Plymouth to Modernist Cumbernauld and many places in between, including my home town, Croydon Cwmbran features in a new book that tells the story of how Britain was rebuilt after the war. Author John Grindrod told Cwmbran Life: “I visited […]
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Greenmeadow Farm wins ‘Best Family Day Out’ award
Greenmeadow Community Farm has won a top tourist award for south Wales at the Voice Magazine’s V Awards. The Cwmbran attraction picked up the gong for the ‘best family day out’. This is the sixth year on the trot that the farm has been voted for this award. The V Awards saw over 300,000 votes […]