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Comedy – it's a drag

3:39pm Friday 4th January 2008

Comedy Drag Act: On Friday, January 25, at Risca Workmens Top Club, there will be a performance featuring comedy drag artists and Ceri Dupree.

Grant boosts heritage group

8:20am Monday 31st December 2007

HERITAGE SOCIETY: The Mynyddislwyn Heritage Society was awarded £2,129 from Awards For All Wales to buy equipment for talks and presentations on local and Welsh history.

Fun at school's fair

1:57pm Friday 7th December 2007

Friends of Ty Sign Primary School: The friends are pleased to announce their Christmas fair, this Friday, December 14, at Ty Sign Primary School, Elm Drive, Risca. The doors open at 2.15pm.

Get ready for box's festive tour

9:29am Friday 30th November 2007

The Risca Posada: Starting on Saturday, December 1, the Risca Posada Box is travelling around the homes of St Catherine's Brownies in the local communities of Crosskeys and Risca.

Join the Air Training Corps

3:39pm Thursday 29th November 2007

YOUNG people in Gwent are being encouraged to join their local Air Training Corps to give them a sense of adventure and accomplishment.

Christmas Concert:

11:10am Friday 23rd November 2007

Risca Male Choir's annual event is to be held at Crosskeys College on December 14 and 15 entitled When You Wish Upon A Star - a Disney fantasy event with well known choruses, solos etc plus sing-a-longs.

Remembrance events

4:27pm Friday 16th November 2007

Legion News: The annual remembrance concert of the Risca Branch of the Royal British Legion took place on Friday, November 9, at the Risca Leisure Centre, an event which has proved very popular since its inception a few years ago, thanks to the organisation of Councillor Stan Jenkins.

Library set to be transformed

3:06pm Thursday 15th November 2007

RISCA'S former library is to become a youth club and adult education centre.

Meet the police

10:16am Thursday 15th November 2007

POLICE in Risca are holding two meetings for residents to raise concerns over crime and anti-social behaviour.

Pupils pull together

3:30pm Friday 2nd November 2007

CANAL CLEAN UP: Youngsters got to work to help clean up a beauty spot and their efforts could help a bid for funding to further restore the area and increase tourism.


UK News

Over-60s outnumber children in UK

Pensioner groups want the Government to increase the basic state pension

Updated 5:05pm Thursday 21st August 2008

Children are outnumbered by the over-60s in Britain for the first time ever, official figures show.


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