2016 is a year of celebration for all Buddy Holly fans as Buddy Holly would have been 80 years old! Marc Robinson and the Counterfeit Crickets are bringing their show to celebrate the man and his music to the Congress Theatre on Friday 22 April. Four West End artists pay tribute to Buddy Holly, Big Bopper, Ritchie Valens and Dion Di Mucci along with the four […]
Fashion and beauty week at Cwmbran Shopping
Shoppers can enjoy fashion and beauty workshops and makeovers as part of a week-long event at Cwmbran Shopping. The shopping centre is playing host to a series of fashion and beauty experiences during the week beginning Monday 4 April. A variety of retailers A variety of retailers are joining in the fun, which is suitable […]
Win a pair of tickets to the Welsh premiere of Urinetown at the Congress Theatre
The Congress Youth Theatre is putting on Urinetown. It’s the first time the musical has been produced in Wales.
Rugby star Ryan Jones is coming to Cwmbran
Former Wales and British Lion Ryan Jones is coming to Cwmbran.
New gym opens in Cwmbran- 12 new jobs at Simply Gym
Cwmbran’s newest gym, Simply Gym, opens at 10am on Monday 25 January and brings 12 new jobs to the town.
Meet Rikki Teml- the new manager of Cwmbran Shopping
Cwmbran Shopping has started the new year with a new manager. Rikki Teml, 37, joins the centre with over eight years of experience in the retail sector.
VIDEO: Cwmbran couple talk about being foster carers. Could you be a Torfaen foster carer?
Angie and David Philllips are two foster carers from Cwmbran. Watch them talk about their crucial role and ask yourself: Could I be a foster carer?
Awards win a ‘dream come true’ for Ambulance volunteer Martin
A popular care home manager who volunteers with St John’s Ambulance on his days off has won a national award in recognition of his commitment.
REVIEW: The Mikado at the Congress Theatre by the Welsh Musical Theatre Orchestra
The Mikado by the Welsh Musical Theatre Orchestra had a strange effect on me. I walked out of the Congress Theatre with a smile on my face and headed to the John Fielding pub for a pint and a quiet hour to sort out my notes for this review.
VIDEO: Cwmbran is home to Wales’s only Pickleball club. Check out this racquet sport
Cwmbran Stadium is the home of Torfaen Pickleball Club. The racquet sport has been played in America since the 1960s but this is the only club in Wales.
