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• Ponty score big win over strong Cardiff

  PONTYPOOL Coach Steve Jones hopes Saturday's victory over Cardiff will satisfy a section of supporters who have criticised the club recently and encourage them that better times are ahead next season as the current campaign draws to a close. read more

• Save our Shops

  TODAY the Free Press launches its bid to help save the town's shops. read more

• School closure decision to go to High Court review

  Campaigners fighting to save Torfaen comprehensive school from closure are taking their case to the High Court. read more

• Valley boy who set sights on stardom

  HE'S NOT your typical Blaenavon boy. Even as a pupil at St Felix RC primary, Cai Owain Williams wanted something different. read more

• Eisteddfod hopes for young stars on stage

  PRIMARY SCHOOL pupils are dancing up a storm as they head for the finals of the National Urdd Eisteddfod. read more

• Candidate list is confirmed

  Today we give you your first look at the list of candidates who want to represent Torfaen at Westminster. There are six of them and they'll be pounding the streets, shaking hands, kissing babies and making lots of promises over the next couple of weeks, leading up to the general election on May 5. Will you be staying faithful to the Labour Party, could Plaid tempt you away, or what about flirting with an Independent? We'll be helping you to make up your mind. read more

• Youth team looking for new recruits

  New Inn Junior and Youth AFC are trying to promote football in the community. They currently have 120 boys and girls from the age of 8-16 playing football and wish to introduce new members to the club. They also aim to introduce an under 18 side to enter the Gwent County Division and during the summer produce a web page for the club. read more

• Good deeds noted with council award

  COMMUNITY-MINDED people have been commended for their kindness and generosity at a ceremony in Panteg House. read more

• Semi's to decide Central finals

  Gwent Central Cups Semi's read more

• Prince to visit Nook youth

  ABERSYCHAN will be playing host to a royal visitor on Friday when HRH Prince Edward the Earl of Wessex meets youngsters at The Nook. read more

• Usk slip in race for second spot

  Some important games were played during the mid-week fixtures. In Division One Usk Town needed to keep up their winning ways away to Panteg to take the Division One runners-up spot from Govilon but Panteg beat Usk Town 1-0 with a goal scored in the first half by Dave Calhoun. Panteg hold eleventh position. read more

• Butcher to close after 17 years

  A PONTYPOOL butcher has blamed on-going building works and increased costs for the closure of his shop after 17 years trading. read more

• Doer's promotion struggle

  Cwmffrwdoer Sports 1 Llanhilleth 1 read more

• Cameraman snaps 'panther' in woods

  A GWENT photographer produced a picture which he claims shows a black panther in woodland outside Cwmbran. read more

• Weary Panteg fail to spark

  A TIRED Panteg side went down 2-0 to Cwmbran Celtic last Tuesday as they returned to league action just three days after a gruelling 120-minute Gwent Amateur Cup semi-final victory over Undy. read more

• Police ensure school transport is safe

  A POLICE operation to check the safety of Gwent's school transport found that the number of defective vehicles fell, from nine percent last year to six percent. read more

• Ex-nurse 'was in constant pain'

  A FORMER nurse who suffered constant pain through osteoporosis killed herself, an inquest at Newport heard. read more

• Landlord woken by burglar

  A PUB landlord this week told of the terrifying moment he woke to find a burglar in his bedroom. read more

• Rugby starlet supports race

  Scrum Four star Nicola Reynolds pledged her support for this year's race for life appeal when she posed with Tesco workers taking part in the event at the Pontypool store last week. read more

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