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  • Falklands war veteran at Cwmbran school

    FALKLANDS war hero Simon Weston gave an inspirational talk at a secondary school in Torfaen.The former Welsh Guard suffered 46 per cent burns on board the Sir Galahad which was destroyed in Bluff Cove on the Falkland Islands in 1982. Since then his charitable

  • Female war casualty from Pontypool to be commemorated

    TORFAEN veterans will attend a service and lay a memorial cross at the grave of the only female World War One casualty from Pontypool.Lucy Jane Saint, was 23-years-old when she served as an Assistant Waitress in Queen Mary’s Army Auxiliary Corps

  • Sebastopol housing plans approved

    PLANS for a controversial 1,200 home plan in Torfaen have once again been approved - despite concerns.The South Sebastopol proposal was discussed at a Torfaen planning committee meeting on Thursday evening, after house builders Taylor Wimpey submitted