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Volunteers needed to join Abergavenny blitz on invasive Himalayan Balsam

21/05/2012 11:00

Volunteers are needed to join a follow up to last year's blitz on balsam at the Castle Meadows in Abergavenny. Keep Wales Tidy in collaboration with Victoria Street Neighbourhood Watch and MCC Countryside Section will again be running a series of sessions to tackle the invasive alien plant Himalayan Balsam.

500 flock to Chepstow steampunk festival

21/05/2012 10:40

VISITORS to Chepstow at the weekend could be forgiven to think they had gone back in time as the second annual Steampunk festival rolled into town.

Oakdale biker killed in Pontypool crash named

21/05/2012 10:04

THE biker killed in a crash on a roundabout newar Pontypool was named today as Luke Samuel Grace, aged 20 from Oakdale.

Devauden music festival a big hit

21/05/2012 09:19

MUSIC lovers flocked to the third annual Devauden Music Festival this weekend.

Pontypool slimmer aims to boost Ken Jones appeal

20/05/2012 12:30

A PONTYPOOL woman is set to raise money for the Ken Jones appeal in memory of the local Olympiad's sporting achievements, after an exercise regime helped her shed two dress sizes. When the Olympic flame comes through Pontypool on May 25, Rose Matthews, Community worker at Melin Homes, will be joined by Cerys Hopkins from Curves who has helped her to send the pounds packing through regular exercise.

Lotto cash aims to breathe new life into Mon and Brec canal in Cwmbran

20/05/2012 12:20

A PROJECT to restore a derelict section of the historic Monmouthshire and Brecon canal in Cwmbran got under way last week.

Students awarded for Pontypool on-air learning

20/05/2012 12:20

ELEVEN learners with a wide variety of learning disabilities will attend a presentation ceremony on June 7.

Torfaen musician wins chance to appear at Raglan music festival

20/05/2012 10:50

The annual Raglan Music Festival went the extra mile for young musicians this year, staging the final for the Battle of the Bands event on Saturday 12th May, supported by the New Grove Trust.