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IF YOU can't face any more Christmas shopping and are tired of looking for a gift for that hard-to-please uncle, let the Free Press help you out.
We have teamed up with local retailers to offer a wide range of gifts for the whole family - and could even provide your Christmas dinner!
All you have to do is decide which gifts you would like, fill in the coupon with your name, address and phone number, and send it to the Free Press, Commercial Street, Pontypool, NP4 6JS, before Wednesday, December 15.
You can apply for as many gifts as you like, on separate coupons. We cannot accept multiple entries for the same item or photocopied entries. Winners are the first names drawn on Thursday, December 16. The editor's decision is final. Good luck and happy Christmas!
TORFAEN mayor Yvonne Warren donated this mix of exclusive gifts which could grace anyone's Christmas stocking.
How about a rare die-cast model van decorated with the Torfaen council logo as a collector's item?
Or a tough Mini Maglite torch and key ring engraved with the Torfaen crest? And what about a 2005 calendar featuring a new set of beautiful colour photographs taken around Pontypool by Tony Parry.
It's winner takes all with this gift.
BOOKS are always a welcome Christmas gift and we have four £10 gift vouchers to be won.
Two are from Browning Books - one of the original shops which opened in Blaenavon Booktown.
The Broad Street shop is run by Stephanie and Andrew Nummelin who specialise in children's books.
There are also two £10 tokens allowing you the pick out books at James Hanna's Broad Street shop. James, the man behind the booktown concept, sells quality second hand books and videos.
Pay them and the other bookshopsk in the town a Christmas visit and you may find that perfect present.
How's this for the purr-fect present?
To mark the opening of Silverscreen's brand new store at 27/28 Gwent Square, Cwmbran, and the release of Garfield, The Movie on DVD, we have got an exclusive merchandise set to give away. It includes a DVD of the smash hit film, a metal lunch box, a bag, a stationery and cookery set, key ring, wallet and more.
We don't know how much it's worth because we haven't seen them on sale anywhere, but it will make a great gift.
Garfield is just one of thousands of DVD titles stocked at Silverscreen. The store caters for every conceivable genre, category and taste, from the latest blockbusters and special interest to music and sport.
FANCY something a little different for your Christmas dinner this year?
We have teamed up with Pontypool butcher Paul James to solve your Christmas meat problems with a £10 voucher.
The lucky winner will simply go along to his shop on Commercial Street, get some top-notch advice from the expert butchers, and take away the meat of their choice.
SEND the gift of music this year - and we have quite a mix of sounds to send - from Jay Z to Jive Bunny.
There's going to be plenty of parties in the next few weeks and the Knees-up Party Album will provide the ideal soundtrack for any gathering.
The three CD set features a wide range of music and each disc has a different theme. Disc one is knees-up classics such as Gina G, disc two is party classics including Chas 'n' Dave and disc three is Black Lace classics.
Something a little more contemporary is the history of hip hop, featuring all the biggest stars from Run DMC to NWA. This CD carries a parental advisory sticker.
We have 10 of each album ready to go.
IF YOU want to be up on local history and culture in 2005, this is the prize for you.
We have two family season tickets offering free entry to Pontypool Museum to give away.
The tickets will give the whole family access to all the attractions and exhibitions up to March 2006.
You will be able to enjoy exhibitions of works by Picasso, David Bellamy, modern Welsh furniture, the story of Glyn Pits, and many more planned for next year.
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