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Stuart Keyte, Reform UK, wins Trevethin & Penygarn by-election
Stuart Keyte, Reform UK, won yesterday’s by-election for the Trevethin & Penygarn ward. The result was announced at around 11.30pm on Thursday 13…
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Conservatives win Pontypool Community Council by-election
Stephen Senior, Conservative, has won today’s by-election for the New Inn Upper ward of Pontypool Community Council. He had 225 votes and Labour’s…
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Senedd supports call for unpaid carers bill
Senedd members backed calls for a bill to ensure better support for more than 310,000 unpaid carers across Wales. Sioned Williams told the…
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‘Postcode lottery’ concerns over fertility treatment
Couples seeking fertility treatment in Wales face a postcode lottery in terms of access to services, a Senedd member warned. James Evans, the…
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Drakeford resists call to exempt children from tourism tax
Mark Drakeford resisted calls to exclude under-18s from the Welsh Government’s plans for a tourism tax from 2027. The finance secretary told the…
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Review: Food at Cwmbran’s TEN Bar & Kitchen with music from Chloe Griffin
We timed our arrival last Friday at TEN Bar & Kitchen at Llanyrafon Golf Club to perfection. As we walked through the doors,…
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Cwmbran siblings raise money for the Alzheimer’s Society
A brother and sister from Cwmbran are raising money for the Alzheimer’s Society, a charity their mum says is “close to their hearts”.…
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REVIEW: The Time-Travelling Estate Agent
The last time I wrote a book review was in the mid-1990s and Mrs Gunter was my English teacher at Fairwater Comprehensive School.…
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Louise Shepphard: Independent candidate for the Trevethin and Penygarn ward
Louise Shepphard is an Independent candidate for this week’s by-election in the Trevethin and Penygarn ward. She explains why she is standing and why she thinks…
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Catherine Ann Howells: Independent candidate for the Trevethin and Penygarn ward
Catherine Ann Howells is an Independent candidate for this week’s by-election in the Trevethin and Penygarn ward. She explains why she is standing and why she…
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Tony Clark: The Green Party candidate for the Trevethin and Penygarn ward
Tony Clark is the Green Party candidate for this week’s by-election in the Trevethin and Penygarn ward. He explains why he is standing and why he…
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Over 30 Cwmbran shop windows smashed in vandal attack
Gwent Police are appealing for witnesses after around 30 shops in Cwmbran town centre had their windows smashed in the early hours of…
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Maggie’s Café moves to new location in Cwmbran town centre
A Cwmbran couple have expanded their business in the town centre with a move to a new location, opening seven days a week,…
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WATCH: Inside Torfaen Warriors ABC’s new gym in Cwmbran
Torfaen Warriors Amateur Boxing Club has moved to a new gym in Cwmbran. The club was set up in the town 32 years…
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WATCH: The new home for MSA Cwmbran Muay Thai
MSA Cwmbran Muay Thai has moved to a new gym in the town. The martial arts club now uses the same space as…
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Cwmbran teen wins debut boxing bout
Well done Noah Robinson. The 15-year-old member of Goode’s Boxing Academy in Croesyceiliog made his amateur boxing debut today in the Welsh Amateur…
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Cardiff comedian Leroy Brito to perform in Cwmbran
Comedian Leroy Brito is appearing on a stand-up comedy night in Cwmbran. The Cardiff-based comic was a special guest recently on the hit…
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Proposed wind farm would have unacceptable impact on World Heritage Site, say councillors
A PROPOSED windfarm straddling two Gwent boroughs would have an unacceptable impact on the Blaenavon World Heritage site, counillors have said. The town…
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Senedd members back GB energy bill despite concerns
Senedd members signed off on Westminster’s GB energy bill despite concerns about duplication and the Welsh Parliament being bypassed in future. Llŷr Gruffydd…
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Councillors oppose 25 ‘eco-homes’ in Ty Canol
REVISED plans for an estate of 25 “eco-homes” will be opposed by a council which has failed to decide the application itself. Instead…
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