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• New Mayor proud to serve Torfaen

  COUNCILLOR Lyn Irwin donned the mayoral chains of office as he began his term as mayor last Thursday. read more

• Work begins on new store

  WORK on the former HyperValue store is underway and the new owners are eager to get to grips with the task ahead of them. read more

• Famed designer of bridges passes on

  WHAT DO the following well-known bridges have in common? read more

• Shetland ponies will star at popular show

  TINY Shetland ponies could steal the show this weekend at Pontypool and District's fourth annual Horse Show, as they battle with other breeds for people's affection. read more

• Pair earn special gold at judo event

  Two disabled members of Trevethin Judo club have returned to Pontypool with gold medals after taking part in a recent World championships. read more

• Schools' protesters still flying the flag

  Campaigners fighting to save three schools in Torfaen vowed to fight on after councillors approved an education blueprint recommending their closure. read more

• Hayley is a real model fundraiser

  MODEL Hayley Evans had very personal reasons for taking part in the bike ride sponsored by our sister paper the South Wales Argus in aid of Cancer Research UK on Sunday. read more

• Racing to 100 years of success

  On Saturday Race AFC celebrated another solid season for the club. The First XI consolidated their position in the Gwent County League Division Two, finishing a creditable seventh in their first season in that division. read more

• Three men jailed for 'unprovoked attack'

  Three Gwent men were jailed on Friday for a total of 14 years after they nearly kicked and stamped a man to death in an unprovoked attack in February. read more

• Pooler clinch Plate competition

  District Schools National Sevens Rugby Tournament - Dunvant Pontypool District Schools have recently returned from their successful tour to Italy where they took part in the Topolino 10s tournament Treviso and, within a week of their return, travelled to Dunvant for the National Sevens competition. read more

• ASBO yobs facing prison

  THREE teenage thugs face prison sentences for flouting anti-social behaviour orders - and one has been named and shamed. read more

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