The Dorallt pub is holding a charity night on Friday 22 November to raise money for the Multiple Sclerosis Society. Vicky Prosser, the organiser, has collected donations from top sports clubs including Chelsea, Arsenal and Newport Gwent Dragons. Pub-goers can dip their hands in their pockets in the auction to pick up the autographed […]
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Video and photos of Cwmbran town centre’s Christmas lights being switched on
Cwmbran Shopping was packed tonight as shoppers turned out in their thousands to see the Christmas lights turned on. DJ Matt Lissack did the countdown from Gwent Square. This year shoppers were encouraged to watch the switch on from around the town centre. Young musicians from local schools and Gwent Music Support Service were performing at […]
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The Christmas lights in Cwmbran are being switched on tonight.
Cwmbran Shopping’s Christmas lights are being switched on tonight (Wednesday 20 November) at 6pm. The family fun starts at 5pm. Capital FM’s Matt Lissack will be in Gwent Square and choirs and live music will entertain shoppers at different locations in the town. Visit Cwmbran Shopping’s website for the full timetable of what’s happening and where. […]
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Minnie Mouse is visiting a Cwmbran pub today for Children In Need
Minnie Mouse is at the Blinkin’ Owl today from 12pm to 2pm to help raise money for Children In Need. Landlady Jodie Emes has set up busy day of fundraising fun including sumo wrestling. Yesterday pupils from Our Lady of the Angels RC school got involved in Children In Need by decorating a […]
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Cwmbran man’s lost wedding ring is found two weeks later thanks to a metal detector
A Cwmbran man lost his wedding ring while walking his dog in the woods above Thornhill. After two weeks of searching and worrying Richard Beale mentioned his bad luck to Paul Williams, a community caretaker with Bron Afon. Paul used his local contacts to borrow a metal detector from the Ancient Cwmbran Society and […]
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Video of the Remembrance Parade in Cwmbran
Watch a video of the Remembrance Parade in Cwmbran filmed on Oldbury Road. The parade left Clomendy Road at 10.25am and headed to the War Memorial Clock in Old Cwmbran for prayers. They then turned into Oldbury Road and onto Henllys Way to Cwmbran Park for the service and wreath laying ceremony. A two minutes […]
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GoPro video of the Cwmbran Bog & Bryn 13.7 mile race
The Bog & Bryn Challenge is a tough 13 mile multi-terrain scenic race, across the footpaths, open fields, country lanes and woodland of Llantarnam, Henllys, Rogerstone, Coed Eva and Hollybush. The route includes numerous stiles and stream crossings, very challenging terrain underfoot and a total elevation of approximately 500m (1640 ft). That’s how the race is […]
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Cwmbran Community Council “dismayed” at plans to reduce fire cover in Cwmbran
Cwmbran Community Council met representatives of South Wales Fire & Rescue Service earlier this week to discuss proposals to review fire and rescue cover in Cwmbran. Councillors told of their concerns at the impact of the proposals in the town and any proposals to cut the amount of cover provided in Cwmbran by getting rid of […]
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Love ‘Educating Yorkshire’? Cwmbran school could be in a series about Wales- Educating Wales?
A team from the heart-warming TV series ‘Educating Yorkshire’ is visiting Fairwater High School in Cwmbran about the possibility of a similar series being filmed. TwoFour, who are behind the ‘Educating’ series on Channel 4, plan to do a small amount of filming over the next few weeks before deciding what school they will feature. A […]
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Indycube moves to Cwmbran to help entrepreneurs create businesses and jobs
Mark Hooper, indycube founder A specialist office space to support workers and freelancers is continuing its expansion by opening a new base in Cwmbran. Indycube established Wales’ first coworking space at the Media Centre at Culverhouse Cross in Cardiff in 2010, and in the past year has opened offices in Newport, Ebbw Vale, two more […]