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• Art-deco store brings a touch of class to town

  AFTER ten years lying dormant, one of Pontypool's most prominent buildings has finally opened its doors again. read more

• Binge-drinking teenagers put health at risk

  CHILDREN as young as 13 are regularly drinking heavily in parts of Gwent, according to a senior member of a local alcohol charity. read more

• Traders finally get new sign

  A NEW banner placed near Tesco heralds the fact that there is more to Pontypool than a supermarket and points them to the town centre, writes Sam Muftuoglu. read more

• Hero Glyn sets up Valley match

  IT reads like a story straight out of Roy of the Rovers - a 29-year-old journeyman League Two goalkeeper -- saving a penalty to help his side claim the biggest upset of the FA Cup third round. read more

• Summit to take on poverty

  TORFAEN has joined the Make Poverty History campaign with its first summit - and voluntary and community groups are invited. read more

• Knauf Insulation Gwent Central League

  It was a good week to be back after the two week mid-season break. The pitches were pretty good for the time of year, although the weather was rather cold. All the league's scheduled games were played, with a mix of Open Cup and League fixtures. read more

• Big effort needed - Gray

  Pontypool coach David Gray acknowledged that everyone at the club needs to knuckle down to dig the side out of trouble after watching his men slump to their fourth consecutive league defeat - on this occasion against the Premier Division's bottom club, Carmarthen Quins. read more

• School sports facility to help in fight against poor health

  WORK has started on a £400,000 state-of-the-art sports facility at a Cwmbran school which will enable pupils to keep tabs on their fitness. read more

• Anger over mast appeal

  CAMPAIGNERS are urging residents to fight an appeal by Vodafone against Torfaen council's rejection of a mobile phone mast in their village. The mobile phone giant appealed to the Assembly after Torfaen council rejected their application for the mast on land between Pentwyn Primary School and Abersychan Cricket Club. read more

• New Inn's New Year bad start

  Gwent County Division 3 read more

• 'School closure will kill village'

  CAMPAIGNERS say they are devastated after their school was axed following a decision by Wales' education minister. read more

• Blaen spot!

  IT'S up there with the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal and Stonehenge, but if you were travelling on the M4 would you be able to find Blaenavon? read more

• Plenty of goals in cup tie thriller

  Amateur Cup read more

• Goals galore for joyous Goytre

  A CONVINCING long-awaited win for the home side this weekend couldn't have been more welcome. read more

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