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New railings at the garden in Fairwater Shops in Cwmbran
The old concrete block railings around the new garden in Fairwater Shops have been replaced. The work is all part of a big project to improve the shopping centre. In that post you can see the old ones. Here are some pics of the new railings.
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Large parts of the playground at Cwmbran boating lake are fenced off
Large areas of the playground at Cwmbran boating lake have been fenced off with ‘construction site’ signs. The swings and the climbing frame in the middle can still be used. A path that loops around part of the park has also been ripped up. There are several large mounds of earth and rubble behind the […]
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Open mic night at the Bush Inn in Upper Cwmbran. Blog post with photos.
The Bush Inn held its first open mic night of 2012 last night. This teamed up nicely with the landlord’s homemade pizzas at prices from £5 to £6.50. Singers, poets, comedians, musicians, storytellers and anyone with something to say can take the mic and have some time in the spotlight. Last night involved musicians and singers. I only know […]
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Is this the most expensive house in Cwmbran?
A friend spotted this four bedroom detached house on Newport Road in Llantarnam on Rightmove tonight. It is on the market with Roberts & Co for £1,250,000. Click on the link below to have a look at the photos. http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-31420423.html Here is some of the agent’s description. Located in a secluded valley behind Llantarnam Abbey, […]
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Recycle your real Christmas tree at Greenmeadow Community Farm in Cwmbran
You can recycle your real Christmas tree at Greenmeadow Community Farm. 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.
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Fly tippers are still dumping their rubbish at recycling banks in Cwmbran
Fly tippers have returned to dump their rubbish at the recycling banks at Fairwater Shops in Cwmbran. This blog showed how over a few days more and more people were getting rid of their Christmas waste at sites in Cwmbran. This one was cleared up by the council last week. The pics on this blog […]
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Cwmbran Life blog- 2011 in review using statistics from WordPress
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 5,200 times in 2011. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 4 trips to carry that many people. Click here to […]
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Behind the scenes at the Congress Theatre in Cwmbran during rehearsals for Goldilocks and the Three Bears
There are just two days to go until the curtain is raised at the Congress Theatre for Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Cwmbran Woodland Players are behind the show which runs from Wednesday 4 January to Saturday 7 January. Tickets cost £9 (£7 concessions- students, Over 60s and children). You can buy tickets direct from the […]
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A walk through Fairhill Woods in Cwmbran and a failed attempt at uploading video to WordPress for Android
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUltbXgzGM0&w=640&h=360] This was a chance to walk down memory lane and at the same time try out the ‘quick video’ option on WordPress for Android. This failed as no matter what I did the video would not upload. This post explained that you need to have a self-hosted blog with a plug-in or use VideoPress […]