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4 days ago · Curious passers-by leads to Cwmbran sweet shop opening. When passers-by started spotting sweets in a Cwmbran-based online retailer’s unit the two men who run it decided to open a shop. Customers…. Keep reading. November 5, 2024.
Second delay to Torfaen’s new local development plan
8 hours ago · Second delay to Torfaen’s new local development plan. by Twm Owen (Local Democracy Service) November 12, 2024. A June 2023 photo of homes being built on the site of the former Bottom Bridge pub in Forgehammer Credit: Cwmbran Life. MORE time is needed to consider the impact of future developments on Torfaen and how the public can have their say.
Plan for gender-balanced Senedd ‘lacks teeth’ - Cwmbranlife
8 hours ago · Voluntary guidance aimed at making the Welsh Parliament more representative of the population lacks any real teeth, Senedd members warned. Sioned Williams described new draft guidance for political parties on diversity and inclusion as “too little, too late”, with the next Senedd election less than 18 months away.. Plaid Cymru’s shadow social justice secretary said the voluntary guidance ...
Georgia Shwartz: An Interview with Cwmbran Celtic FC Player
7 hours ago · VIDEO: Pre-match interview with Cwmbran Celtic’s Georgia Shwartz. Cwmbran Celtic FC’s women’s team played Wrexham last weekend in the first round of the Adran Tropy. The Welsh Premier side from North Wales visited Cwmbran on Sunday 10 November to play the Adran League South team at the Avondale Motor Park Arena. Wrexham won 4-1.
£225,000 contract awarded for Cwmbran Library revamp
1 day ago · The contract, which also includes new furniture, is to be awarded to WF Education Group, following an open tender exercise, and its total value is £225,000, exclusive of VAT. Once the design is agreed the contract value will be fixed and will not exceed that amount. The Gwent House branch, in the centre of Cwmbran, is the strategic library for ...
Cwmbran man’s wind farm petition gets 2,300 signatures
Aug 13, 2024 · A PETITION opposed to a potential wind farm on a Gwent mountain has been signed more than 2,300 times. Campaigner Matt Davies, of Cwmbran, began collecting signatures online after he learned late last year of the proposal for up to 13 wind turbines on Mynydd Maen which is to the north west of the town and east of Newbridge and Crumlin.
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Nov 5, 2024 · A day trip to Goytre Wharf in Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park. by cwmbranlife November 5, 2024. A little bit of a trip down memory lane. Somewhere lurking on Facebook is a photo or two of a Fairwater Infants (maybe juniors) class from the early 80s on a school trip to Goytre Wharf. This is part of the Cwmbran Life On Tour ...
£20m Cwmbran regeneration project set to start in May
Apr 27, 2024 · It is intended the £20m funding, which will be available across the 10 year period, is used to support projects which will be identified in the plan around the three key themes of ‘safety and security, high streets, heritage and regeneration’ and ‘transport and connectivity’. Of the funding 75 per cent will be available for capital ...
Plans for 70 new homes at former police college site in Cwmbran
Jan 16, 2023 · More than 327 houses have already been approved on the site of the former Police Training College, in St Dials, Cwmbran with the second phase of 108 homes nearing completion. A further 70 could be approved this week when plans for the third and final phase of the redevelopment go before councillors with officers recommending planning permission ...
New fishing platforms given go-ahead at Cwmbran Boating Lake
May 8, 2024 · ALDER trees are to be planted along a stretch of the bank of Cwmbran Boating Lake as a result of new fishing platforms being given the go-ahead. Non-profit Crow Valley Angling, which is licensed to run fishing on the lake, has been given planning permission for 14 platforms, including two for disabled anglers, at the Torfaen Borough Council ...