This telly has helped parents taking their kids to sports classes at Fairwater leisure centre avoid missing any Olympic action. For the last two weeks mums and dads have been able to keep one eye on their kids in the pool and the other on the latest news from London. Thanks to the team at […]
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Free family fun day at Cwmbran Stadium
You can try out different ways to keep fit this Sunday (12 August) at Cwmbran Stadium. A family fun day features lots of free fun activities including a climbing wall, zumba and basketball. If you want to try out indoor bowls or a fitness induction you have to pre-book by calling 01633 627100. The day […]
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Howard ‘Mr Nice’ Marks is coming to Cwmbran
This poster was spotted in the window of a Cwmbran shop today. Howard Marks, known as Mr Nice, is giving a talk in the Congress Theatre in September. You can get tickets from the theatre’s website.
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Hollybush School in Cwmbran is now a pile of rubble
This photo was taken yesterday at 5.45pm. A story in the South Wales Argus this week said that a planning application for 74 homes on this site has just been been approved by Torfaen Council.
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Interview with Cwmbran’s Nathan ‘Neggy’ Beer, one of the UK’s top cage fighters
Nathan ‘Neggy’ Beer is one of Cwmbran’s most well-known characters and one of the UK’s top cage fighters. His next mixed martial arts fight is in October. Click on the Audioboo link below or click here if you can’t see the play button to hear how he is training three times a day to prepare for the bout in […]
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White Hut in Cwmbran has its 40th birthday party
Hundreds of people were at the White Hut in Cwmbran today to celebrate the popular hall’s 40th birthday. The fun continues tonight with a family party. Sausage and chips included in your ticket £4 for adults and £2 for children. Here are some photos taken towards the end of today’s fun day.
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Blood Bikes Wales in Cwmbran today. Photos and audioboo
Volunteers from Blood Bikes Wales were in Cwmbran town centre today collecting donations. Click on the audioboo below to listen to Darren Fennell talk about the service. Click here if you can’t see the audioboo box below. Scroll down to see some photos. [gigya src=”http://boos.audioboo.fm/swf/fullsize_player.swf” flashvars=”mp3=http%3A%2F%2Faudioboo.fm%2Fboos%2F892326-listen-to-darren-fennell-from-blood-bikes-wales.mp3%3Fsource%3Dwordpress&mp3Author=benblack&mp3LinkURL=http%3A%2F%2Faudioboo.fm%2Fboos%2F892326-listen-to-darren-fennell-from-blood-bikes-wales&mp3Time=12.25pm+21+Jul+2012&mp3Title=Listen+to+Darren+Fennell+from+Blood+Bikes+Wales” width=”400″ height=”160″ allowFullScreen=”true” wmode=”transparent”] You can ‘like’ them on Facebook […]
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Are these the best pizzas in Cwmbran?
The answer is yes. Freshly made pizzas are on offer every Tuesday and Friday at the Bush pub in Upper Cwmbran. Our quick review gives them 10/10 for taste and value for money. We ordered too much but that wasn’t a problem as we asked the barmaid for a takeaway box and took away the […]
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New clothes shop opening in Cwmbran
Jack & Jones is being fitted out in the former Dorothy Perkins Evans women’s clothes shop on the corner of Gwent Square.