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• Gwent Central League round-up

  HOLDERS Gilwern and District made it through to the second round of the P & P Pest Control Open Cup on Saturday in convincing style. read more

• Pooler need to win

  PONTYPOOL go into Saturday's match against Swansea desperate to pick up their first win of the season after three defeats in a row. read more

• Home alone mum spared jail sentence

  A CWMBRAN mother who left her child home alone while she went out drinking was the victim of mob justice at the hands of local people, a court was told. read more

• Police hunt for joyriders

  POLICE are looking for joyriders who crashed a stolen forklift truck into Pontypool Park on Friday. read more

• Smaller stores fear for future

  TEN MONTHS since workmen arrived on site and the new Tesco store has completed its first week of trading. read more

• Plea to BT over kiosk cuts

  CONTROVERSIAL plans to slash the number of public phone boxes in Torfaen caused concern in the borough. read more

• 'Do you know what your child is doing?'

  IN HIS latest article on anti-social behaviour, Adrian Osmond spoke to Superintendent Jon Burley. He talked openly about the limits on what police can do, the change in attitude of some young people, the responsibilities on parents and more. read more

• Conference shows 'gross hypocrisy'

  DELEGATES at a conference on developing brown field sites were met by protesters when they arrived at County Hall, Cwmbran, last week. read more

• Local schools face new shake-up

  PRIMARY schools in Torfaen are to be merged and closed in a move to cut surplus places caused by falling birth rates. read more

• Wetherspoons site vandalised

  BOSSES at pub chain Wetherspoons say they are still 'absolutely committed' to opening a pub on Osborne Road in Pontypool. read more

• Chariot of Fire launched

  GET ON board the Chariot of Fire. A new bus is hitting the streets of Torfaen - but it won't take you to Cwmbran for a spot of shopping. read more

• Golf prank ends in ban

  A PROMISING young Cwmbran golfer was banned from driving and ousted from his club when he took a golf cart in a booze-fuelled prank. read more

• Shock defeat stuns Panteg

  Gwent County Division One: RTB Ebbw Vale 2 Panteg 1 read more

• Absent players missed

  Gwent County Third Division: Caldicot Castle 4 New Inn 2 read more

• Head hits out at council strategy

  WEST MON head teacher Peter Phillips has accused Torfaen council's education department of not listening to concerns over the future of secondary education in the north of Torfaen. read more

• Garn cruise to win

  GARNDIFFAITH RFC played hosts to Usk on Saturday and they cruised to a 48-7 victory. read more

• Goytre dump Division One side

  Welsh League Division Three: Treowen 2 Goytre 1; Gwent Senior Cup: Caerleon 1 Goytre 4 read more

• Crows waiting for win

  Cwmbran RFC are still looking for their first win of the season after losing away to Blaina 20-12. read more

• Trayhern could play for Dragons

  PONTYPOOL head coach Steve Jones expects to lose his captain Cae Trayhern to the Newport Gwent Dragons. read more

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