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• Waste of a unit

  THE boss of a Pontypool company says Torfaen is ignoring his complaints about fly-tipping and road safety. read more

• Clampdown on car tax dodgers

  More than 750 car-tax dodgers were caught by police in a Gwent-wide crackdown. read more

• Pooler made to pull out

  Pontypool's home friendly against Birm-ingham, scheduled for last Sunday, was postponed at the eleventh hour after Pooler were unable to field a second row and health and safety concerns were raised over building work taking place at the Park. read more

• Good start for Goytre

  Goytre recorded their second victory of the season on Saturday as they defeated Llantwit Fadre by two goals to one. read more

• New milestone for green building

  A REVOLUTIONARY £1.8 million building in Cwmbran is taking shape and a topping out ceremony was held to celebrate the unique eco-friendly focus of the community. read more

• Crackdown on young drinkers

  The problems of under-age drinking in a Torfaen town were highlighted as police targeted youngsters in an anti-social behaviour operation. read more

• A positive start to campaign for Race

  Following their first league game against Cromwell Youth last week, in which the side drew 2 - 2, despite missing several key players for various reasons, the sides performance was good, and deserved more than just a point, goalscorers were D Goodchild and captain Mike Murphy. read more

• Harriers win women's league, second in men's

  There were mixed emotions for Chepstow Harriers after the final Leisure Centre League road race of the summer season at Cwmbran. read more

• All aboard the vintage bus!

  BLAENAVON went back in time to bring the future of the town to the forefront. read more

• Neil set for a 114- mile trek

  A Cwmbran man has embarked on a 114-mile walk for Charity. read more

• 'Fantastic' Ian sets new league record

  Newport batsman Ian Thomas stole the show on Saturday as his virtuoso performance left Panteg on the end of a losing draw. read more

• Stabbing horror of boy, 15

  A teenager underwent emergency surgery after he was stabbed in the hands during a horrific street attack. read more

• Crows get off to flying start

  Cwmbran Town emerged from a turbulent close season to record a one-nil victory over Haverfordwest in the first round of the Loosemoors League Cup on Saturday. read more

• The A-Team of exam success

  THE nail-biting wait is over and thousands of Torfaen youngsters picked up their A-level exam results with a mixture of tears and joy. Amid the celebrations the Free Press spoke to students about their individual success stories. read more

• Jazz shows a new side to museum

  THE Griffithstown Railway Museum was the surprising but successful venue for a day-long jazz festival on Saturday. read more

• United make top comeback

  On Saturday Pontypool Utd played Croesyceiliog in a trial match at Conway Road. read more

• Side plays host to Canadians

  New Panteg RFC youth and junior section will shortly be hosting Canadian touring side Kamloops RFC from British Columbia. Kamloops will be at New Panteg from August 25-29 on the final part of their British tour. read more

• Class of 2005

  TORFAEN reached the top of the charts as results from the class of 2005 made it one of the highest achieving authorities in Wales. read more

• Police to use stun guns to fight crime

  GWENT police became the second force in Wales to introduce Taser stun guns as a weapon in dealing with violent incidents. read more

• Senior sides do the double

  The Pentwyn senior sides enjoyed an impressive double triumph over Pontllanfraith on the weekend in the penultimate round of South East Wales conference division three games. read more

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