Music is not my thing. I’m not ashamed to say I’ve bet on Little Mix to win X Factor, the first record I bought was Nellie the Elephant and I have seen Mel C twice in concert. But watching talented musicians up close in a pub is a different thing altogether. Today at the Bush […]
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Police appeal following shoplifting incident at Tesco Express in Cwmbran
Gwent Police posted this on their website today. http://www.gwent.police.uk/news/article/?tx_ttnews[tt_news]=3191&cHash=69770990610ecfd952beae00c6ce9bc5
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Interview with Father Christmas at Greenmeadow Farm in Cwmbran. Pics, audioboo and You Tube
Landing an interview with the world’s most popular man in his busiest month is not easy. Father Christmas kindly gave up a few minutes of his time to chat in his grotto at Greenmeadow Community Farm. Click this link or the box below to listen to a two minute audioboo interview. He talks about the most […]
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37 years ago today. The first Sainsbury’s in Wales opened in Cwmbran
This photo was posted on J Sainsbury’s Flickr feed today. They didn’t have the names of the people in the photo or what was happening but if you know please comment on this post. The shop was the first Sainsbury’s in Wales and opened on 30 November 1974. I was sent this useful link to the Museum […]
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BMX You Tube clip filmed in Cwmbran close to 50,000 views
Spend a few minutes at Cwmbran skatepark and you will see there are some talented youngsters in this popular attraction at the boating lake. After nosing around on You Tube I came across this video that has had over 49,000 views since being posted in April. It shows the amazing level of skill that these […]
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Plants go into the new community garden in Fairwater Shops in Cwmbran
The plants have arrived in the new community garden in Fairwater Shops. Gardeners have just put berberis plants in and used bark to tidy the area up. Work started a month ago in a project being led by Co Star. When they flower in the spring it should make a nice change to the concrete […]
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Mountain bike ride at the disused reservoir in Upper Cwmbran
I came across this on You Tube tonight. A cyclist has a head camera on as he cycles down Myndd Maen towards the disused reservoir in Upper Cwmbran. The scenery is pretty stunning. Click this link to find out more about the Blaen Bran community woodland project and look at some photos of the area. […]
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Sunday lunch in the Mount Pleasant pub in Old Cwmbran
Sunday lunch in my house usually involves taking turns with my wife to go and pick up a 12 inch Subway BMT. This would not have impressed our visitors from Basildon, another new town like Cwmbran. We booked a table at the Mount Pleasant on Wesley Street. For many years this was our local pub […]
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Royal Wedding 2011. William and Kate- street party in Cwmbran
This is a video I’ve only just got around to putting together. It was filmed on 29 April 2011 in Ruskin Close in Fairwater. Neighbours from across the Silver Birches estate worked together to organise the party. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJNWSI2O1-4]
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Mill Tavern pub site in Cwmbran- An archaeological insight
A post I wrote yesterday about the Mill Tavern in Cwmbran contained an error. I assumed the closed pub was being flattened for the homes to be built. That decision has not yet been made. The application to build homes on land around the pub was approved. Tonight I came across this fascinating blog post by […]