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• Jail for teenager in lucrative eBay scam

  A teenage swindler, who loved the high life and got a "buzz" from conning people on the internet, is behind bars. read more

• Blues take champs to limit

  On Sunday Blaenavon Blues Girls U14's brought the curtain down on a very successful first season in the South Wales Girls league with a display to be proud of. read more

• Double victory keeps Goytre up

  Goytre ensured they would not be making an immediate return to the Gwent County League last week as two wins in four days guaranteed their Welsh League status for another year. read more

• Murphy's law

  TORFAEN MP Paul Murphy, who retained his seat in last week's general election with a 14,791 majority, has a new job. read more

• Members' club to open in June

  THE NEW Elm House club in Pontypool is due to open on June 2. read more

• Pentwyn win in first game

  Pentwyn first eleven got their league campaign off to a winning start with a hard earned 21 run victory over Newport. read more

• Coming down

  DEMOLITION work on Pontypool's leisure centre started this week. read more

• Hunting policy turns voters off

  BLAENAVON saw many staunch Labour supporters switch their ballot choices in last week's general election in protest against the anti-hunt bill. And even those who didn't change their vote, gathered this week in a show of defiance against the hunt ban. read more

• Press not allowed to show yob's face

  MAGISTRATES banned the press from showing the face of a yob who broke a strict anti-social behaviour order three times. read more

• Troops who missed VE Day celebrate

  PONTYPOOL'S WAR veterans gathered to remember celebrations that took place 60 years ago, marking the end of the second World War. read more

• G'day Sports

  Young Pontypool rugby stars Lloyd Burns and Sam Mills will leave for Australia on May 20 to play in the National Provincial Championship for Gold Coast Breakers. read more

• Perfect start to new season for Panteg

  Panteg cricket club won their second match of the season on Saturday as they followed the previous week's defeat of Pontypridd with a seven-wicket victory over Tondu. read more

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