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• Pupils bury time capsule - but location is secret!

  PUPILS from Cwmffrwdoer primary school have been closely following the progress of the Clarence Hotel project. read more

• Police target rowdy gangs

  HOPES of a trouble-free future for Trevethin have risen as police start to use new powers to target gangs. read more

• Trust grant will help with access

  Access to clubs and facilities at a community centre in Garndiffaith will soon be much easier for a wider range of people thanks to a £6,407 grant from the Coalfields Regeneration Trust (CRT). read more

• Crickhowell stay nine clear

  CRICKHOWELL go into the Christmas break with a nine-point lead at the top of Gwent Central League Division One. read more

• Merry Christmas to our readers

  IT was tiring work for this year One student at Coed Eva Infants School as they staged their nativity and played to a packed hall. Sixty-nine youngsters took part in the production of The Giant Star. read more

• Pupils see how to aim high for future

  A ROADSHOW toured schools in Pontypool to encourage children to "make something of themselves" and to aim high. read more

• Injury horror

  A NIGHTMARE injury list forced Cwmbran RFC to pull out of their Minolta Welsh Cup clash at Carmarthen on Saturday. read more

• Three schools face uncertain future

  Three Torfaen schools face closure under council plans for the future of primary education in the borough. read more

• Jack helps pick winning shop

  WINNERS of the Free Press best Christmas shop display competition received their prizes at the Civic Centre, Pontypool, last Wednesday. read more

• Blues battle for win

  Mardy 0 Blaenavon Blues 3 read more

• Verse of the Valleys

  WHAT started out as a form of therapy has resulted in a series of books from a Blaenavon builder. read more

• Goytre lose it in second half

  Goytre FC 2 Chepstow 3 read more

• Street celebrates a new lease of life

  TWO years ago, almost half its shops were empty or boarded up. Now, Blaenavon's Broad Street is transformed, with almost all the shops open or at least renovated and ready to open. read more

• 'Cup can inspire us' says coach

  Pontypool 21 Kidwelly 8 read more

• A bird's eye view of past

  CWMBRAN Writers have put together a detailed and moving account of the town's history in a new book, Cwmbran And Other Routes As The Crow Flies. read more

• Water therapy bonus

  THE TOGs children's centre in New Inn will add a pool-side hoist to its hydrotherapy room thanks to a £2,500 donation from a leading women's magazine. read more

• Panteg slip to another defeat

  Panteg 3 Clydach Wasps 5 read more

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