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Popular independent coffee shop receives top rating and is hit with locals
10+ hour, 34+ min ago (262+ words) Coffi Kitoko in Cwmbran Centre has been awarded a 5-star food hygiene rating following its latest inspection. Based at 8 The Mall in Cwmbran Centre, Coffi Kitoko has quickly established itself as one of Cwmbran's most popular independent coffee spots. Locals…...
Camping club recommends UK sites for book lovers at literary festivals
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (270+ words) A camping club is encouraging book lovers to combine literary adventures with holidays under the stars. The Camping and Caravanning Club has come up with a list of UK literary festivals with nearby campsites, allowing visitors to attend talks, meet…...
Woman climbs Kilimanjaro to raise money for the nurses who looked after her mother
3+ week, 5+ day ago (423+ words) A woman climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in memory of her parents and raised money for the local District Nursing team. Dawn Rogers embarked on the climb not only to honour her parents' memory but to give back to the local District…...
Nine killed and at least 10 wounded in South African pub shooting
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (341+ words) Nine people have died and at least 10 others were wounded after a group of gunmen carried out a shooting at a South African pub, authorities said. The incident occurred just before 1am local time in the township of Bekkersdal, which is…...
Three children among 11 people killed in mass shooting at South African bar
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (266+ words) At least 11 people, including three children, were killed in a mass shooting at a bar in a township near the South African administrative capital of Pretoria, police said on Saturday. Another 14 people were wounded and taken to hospital with gunshot…...
Drug dealers jailed after importing cannabis from US to flood streets of South Wales
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (673+ words) A DRUG dealing gang convicted of importing and trafficking 329 kg of cannabis with a street value "11 million have been locked up. Led by 28-year-old Abubakr Khawar from Cardiff, the lucrative operation was in business between November 2022 and December 2024. The defendants…...
Trading standards wipe shop clean after seizing counterfeit items
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (121+ words) A SHOP in Newport has been part of a warrant executed by Newport Council's trading standards team." The officers seized a number of counterfeit items as well as some cash from the shops in Victoria and Duffryn." The pictures show…...
Plans for new electric substation approved as part of ongoing regeneration
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (647+ words) Plans for a new electric substation have been approved. The substation will be built at the Glan Llyn Development Site in Newport, as part of ongoing regeneration efforts in the area. Plans for a new electric substation have been approved....