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• Car plunge deaths 'misadventure'

  A VERDICT of misadventure has been recorded in the case of four men who died after their car plunged 100 feet into a quarry near Swffryd. read more

• Building to reopen

  THE new owners of the former Hypervalue store in Pontypool town centre have said they are due to start work on the building within weeks. read more

• Car seen at site of farm robbery

  Officers investigating a robbery that occurred at a farm between Abergavenny and the Chain Bridge are appealing for information about a car they now have in their possession. read more

• Wedding day impression

  SARAH PEPLOE is the winner of the Free Press/First Impressions beauty competition. She wins a £50 voucher entitling her to a makeover at the First Impressions salon on Commercial Street, Pontypool. read more

• Run of wins comes to end

  Panteg's blistering early season form faltered on Saturday as their three game winning streak was ended by Sudbrook. read more

• Drunken wedding party guest stole £1,100 antiques from hotel

  A WEDDING party guest's drunken high jinx resulted in a £600 fine after he walked out of a hotel with £1,100 worth of stolen antiques wrapped up in a tablecloth. read more

• Scoreline masks true Goytre grit

  Goytre's dream of lifting the Shamrock Welsh League Cup was ended on Saturday when they lost their semi-final match 4-1 to Pontedawe. read more

• Stamping out troublemakers

  Tough policing is winning the battle to restore order to an area of Pontypool plagued by gangs of yobs. read more

• Prescoed joy in cup final

  Prescoed FC triumphed in the Free Press Cup Final thanks largely to a blistering early spell that saw them net three goals in the opening twenty minutes. read more

• Minibus horror

  POLICE OFFICERS from Torfaen rushed to the scene of the horrific crash in which a 12-year-old girl died. read more

• Friday 13 unlucky for Wasps in final

  Friday, May 13 proved to be unlucky for Clydach Wasps as Blaenavon Blues beat them 2-0 in the final of the Langdon Cup played at Goytre's Plough Road ground. read more

• FREE club membership and VIP rugby tickets!

  PONTYPOOL'S new members-only club is due to open on June 16 and owner Iftekhar Haris has teamed up with the Free Press to offer a year's free membership worth £50 to every reader. read more

• Man gropes woman 'in jest'

  A young woman was groped at a Newport pub, a court was told. read more

• Word out about TV appearance

  A PONTYPOOL landlord made his first TV appearance last week as he tested his wits in the popular show Countdown. read more

• Minister hears Trevethin case

  Campaigners fighting to save Trevethin school took their case to the National Assembly last week. read more

• Challenge of Iron Mountain

  A NEW walking route that will take in some of the best parts of North Torfaen was opened last week. read more

• Teen admits involvement in violent act

  A teenager who took part in a violent incident in Cwmbran has been sentenced to a community punishment order for 100 hours and ordered to pay £25 costs at Cardiff crown court. read more

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