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• Injury-hit Forge win at Caerleon

  FORGESIDE travelled to Caerleon for this league encounter with another depleted side through injury but showed character to come away with the spoils. read more

• Bye bye, my boy lollipop

  SCHOOL CHILDREN from Croesyceiliog bid a fond farewell to their lollipop man on Friday, as he began a well-deserved retirement. read more

• Insulted

  ANGRY Pontypool traders who claim they have suffered during on-going building work outside their premises say that a letter from Torfaen County Borough Council has added insult to injury. read more

• Centre closes for revamp

  PONTYPOOL Leisure Centre closes its doors for the final time on October 31 before undergoing an extensive refurbishment. And when it reopens in 2006 it will be one of the town's biggest assets according to manager Bob Pinney. read more

• No easy games in league

  THIS game for Race provided evidence that there is no easy game in the Gwent County Division Two this season. read more

• Gravel design 'just terrible'

  A RETIRED process worker says Pontypool's heritage has been scarred by a new gravel-pathway in the town's park. read more

• Rogerstone buoyant over comfortable win

  HIGH-FLYING Rogerstone arrived at Woodfield Road in buoyant mood after their bright start to the season and they went away with a 5-2 win over New Inn in Gwent County Division Three. read more

• Hopes for shop sale

  A DEAL for the sale of the old Co-operative building in Commercial Street, Pontypool, could be signed soon. read more

• Second half blast seals win

  EXCUSE the clich but it was definitely a game of two halves at Pontypool Park on Saturday. read more

• Vital fixtures ahead

  STRUGGLING AFC Goytre's Welsh League Division Three campaign is about to enter a vital phase. read more

• Aussies set for Pooler

  PONTYPOOL are in talks to sign two Australian-based players - Bradley Neho and Duane Luki. read more

• Mother left 'numb' by death

  A TALYWAIN man has died aged 39 after suffering from a series of illnesses, including the superbug MRSA. read more

• Cwmbran let it slip

  CWMBRAN RFC came away from New Tredegar bitterly disappointed that they had blown a 20-point lead to lose 30-27. read more

• Tranch let lead slip

  CRICKHOWELL tightened their grip at the top of Gwent Central League Division One with victory over their nearest rivals Tranch United. read more

• Slow-down in property boom

  HOUSE prices in Torfaen have rocketed by as much as much as fifty percent over the last fifteen years. But local estate agents have warned the market is slowing down and house owners looking to make a quick profit by selling their homes for big money need to be more realistic. read more

• A fine start

  ABERSYCHAN RFC flew out of the blocks against St Joseph's and young wing Jamie Nicholls scored a try within the first minute in Saturday's 18-7 victory. read more

• Swimmer returns home after success

  CWMBRAN swimming hero Gareth Duke still can't believe he's a Paralympic champion. read more

• United suffer narrow defeat

  PONTYPOOL United suffered their second league defeat of the season as they lost 20-19 at home to Pill in Division Three East on Saturday. read more

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