Guests enjoyed a fun-filled evening at Greenmeadow Golf Club last Friday as the Welsh Charitables RFC held a dinner for Jim Mills, the former Wales and Great Britain rugby league star.

Pontnewydd Male Voice Choir is raising money for the neo-natal unit at the Royal Gwent Hospital with a charity concert at St Woolos Cathedral in Newport. The members are being joined by Laura Sidney, a solo soprano singer.

Residents in a Cwmbran street came to the aid of an ambulance that was blocked in by snow.

The snow build up in the lanes in and around Cwmbran have to be seen to be believed. Watch this clip that shows how snow has affected the quietest roads in Cwmbran.      

Thanks to @eddzdestiny for these photos of a snow build up outside Cwmbran Asda. He took the pics at around 5.55pm on Friday 2 March.

As the snow started to fall in Cwmbran today many people used their creative skills to build a snowman. But two next-door neighbours in Croesyceiliog were so inspired by the Winter Olympics  in PyeongChang that they built their own bobsleigh track.

Shoppers at Cwmbran Asda have cleared the shelves of bread, potatoes and milk as they prepare for the snowfall.

A friend found this pamphlet in her mother-in-law’s house that is full of wonderful old photos of Cwmbran. Cwmbran Development Corporation (ended in 1988) published this guide to the town but I can’t find a date of publication. The content covers the key areas of a New Town: Shopping. Neighbourhood Shops. Town Centre. A map […]

A 16-year-old wheelchair rugby player from Cwmbran helped a former Wales international try out the tough sport. Gareth Thomas took part in a training session with the Ospreys Wheelchair Rugby team. Cwmbran High School pupil Kyran Bishop plays for the team and battled with ‘Alfie’ during a training session at Llantrisant Leisure Centre.

A Torfaen councillor was shocked to count 78 dog poos along a footpath near a Cwmbran primary school. The incline in Coed Eva has bins for people who use the area to exercise their pet.