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Bargain £65 Tel: 07515 994239 I NT EG RA TE D c oo ke r (Belling) Good condition £50. Buyer collects Tel: 01495 221645 INTEGRATED Dishwasher (Neff). Good condition £50. Buyer collects. Tel: 01495 221645 S AM SU NG A me ri ca n fridge/freezer £100. Good condition, grey colour. Buyer collects. Tel: 01495 221645 BOYS bike 12 inch ’Strike’. Very good condition. Tel: 01633 893489 HAYNES workshop manu- al Volvo 440 460 480, 1987 to 1992 £4. Tel: 01633 891974 H AY NE S s er vi c e a nd repair manual Renault Laguna 1994 to 1996 Petrol and Diesel £4 Tel: 01633 891974 HAYNES work shop manu- al - Peugeot 307 2001- 2008. Petrol and diesel. Tel: 01633 891974 GARDEN table, four chairs, seat pads and parasol. Tel: 01633 280272 PEDESTALbathroom wash basin, white, vgc with chrome taps 19" x 22" £25 Tel: 01633 852852 ALUMINIU complet also wo 69" in both. Te CARAVAN from pa ono Tel or 0750 BOXED se £10 Cra plastic c £20. Te or 0750 LARGE COLLECTION OF ROYAL ALBERT OLD COUNTRY ROSES in mint condition. £150 ono Tel: 01291 420757 BROWN Leather 3 Piece Suite, two weeks old, totally unused, good reason for sale £390 Tel: 07444 181797 D BR Mode 3 seate Colle £ 0163 0754 HALF and half fridge freez- er 55 inches high by19 inches wide A rated eight months old as new £60.00. 01495740098 KAMPA SOUTHWOLD 8 AIR TENT Electric air beam pump, kampa handpump, double premium air bed, double comfort quest air bed, 4 deluxe folding chairs, suncamp picnic table, kitchen cupboard, gas cooker, american grill, electric cool box, edenmatting, footprint, move extras, all unused still in packs, covered trailer with two new spare wheels and tyres. Ready to go £1200 ovno Tel: 01873 859105 CATHERINE Cookson-20 book collection. Green hardbacks, yellow rib- bon page marker. VGC £20 Tel: 07795621163 2 SEATER sofa cream 51" long, 31"wide, 25" floor to top of arm, 41" seating area £50 Tel: 01633 256232 BELDRAY 12 stitch sewing machine, 12 automatic stitch thread cutter light, carry bag, sewing box with cottons, new, boxed £40 Tel: 01633 482069 JML Go C as adve boxed and re £70 sel 482069 FOUR Next Director style patio chairs together with matching parasol and base. All in very good c ond it io n £ 25 Tel:01633 412438 PRINTER HP Photosmart 7960, a fantastic printer. In working order, comes with instructions, cables and drivers £20 Tel: 07894630192 H OT POI NT A qu ar iu s WD440 spar es or r ep ai rs , r in se ho ld stuck/flashing lights. C r acked inner glass which does not affect wash. £30 Tel: 07954437001 BEIGE coloured bed chair, reasonably good condi- tion £15 Tel: 01633 662301 DOUBLE Pedestal writing chest, a couple of marks b ut o ther w is e l oo ks good, ideal for students. £45 Tel: 01633 662301 LIGHT wood CD holder, holds over 80 CDs £10 Tel: 01633 662301 RALEIGH Dial-A-Fit, adult cycle helmet, size s/m, n ev er worn £10 Te l : 01633 662301 TWO smart mens jackets for sale, one black size 40, the other beige cor- duroy size 38, excellent condition £15 Tel: 01633 662301 VERY attractive pine dou- ble wall cabinet in good condition (contents not included) £45 Tel: 01633 662301 ELECTRIC recliner arm- chair, quality German made, in used condition with some wear. In work- ing order, can be seen and tested, £60 Tel: 07967232039 B AB YS TA RT Bla ck pushchair,excellent con- dition. Up to 33lbs/15kgs, lockable front swivel wheels, 5 point harness. 2 to sell £15 Tel: 07917771248 POTETTE fold away travel potty/trainer seat, great for toilet training, can be used anywhere, folds up easily. £5 Tel:07971771248 MAXI-COSIAXISS carseat in black reflection. Very good condition. Side impact protection. 2 to sell £99 Tel: 07971771248 WHO’S Who in the Movies, large paperback. 2nd edition £8 Tel:07790067363 Encyclopaedia of the car, Large illustrated hard- back £5 Tel: 07790067363 DUCAL Furniture, dresser, glass bookcase, extend- ing table and 6 chairs, for sale separately, all offers considered £100 Tel: 01633 760568 WARDROBE pine 4’ wide, 3 door,5 drawerson bot- tom, ex condit. Buyer to collect £95 Tel: 01633 760568 RED HP slate tablet, 8gb includes case, perfect condition £50 Tel: 01633 671966 X BOX 360, wireless con- troller, headset, remote, 2 rechargeable battery packs, deadislandgame £70 Tel:07580513876 2 JEWEL scales,u gold Tel:0782 S ev en " Ca th y G la ss " paperback books, all in very good condition £15 Tel: 07966519009 V AR IO US p ap er ba ck books.Kitty Neale,Lisa Jam es , C at he ri ne M c a l l , C a s e s Watson,Alexander Sinclair £15 Tel:07966519009 CREAM, g lamp. H shade, pet free 01633 4 BANDQ petrol strimmer in good working order, will deliver if local £40 Tel: 07825310508 B RO TH ER machine photoco als, can t el ep ho 01495 7 MODERN comfortable 2 seater sofa and 2 easy chairs £99 Tel: 01633 277560 SWAN under w or kt op fridge, silver and black, clean condition £ 20 Tel: 07774684120 LEATHER green two seater and three seater settee £60 Tel: 07511524209 DUNLOP Sport adult bike DS26 dual suspension 26" wheels 15 gears £99 Text or call after 5pm Tel:07596821502 CANDY half and half fridge freezer, ex condition £60 Tel:07977038558 NEXT Stanton oak dis- play/bookcase,currently on sale for £ 29 9, in excellent condition,£95 Tel:01633 483687 MAHOGANY dining table and 5 chairs, very hard wearing table, comes with 5 c ha ir s o ff er s around £5 0 Tel : 07783421731 RECLINER brown leather armchair, from pet and smoke free home, offers around £60 Tel:07783421731 HI FI Mahogany storage unit 29" tall x 20" wide 18"deepwith glass door, offers around £50 Tel: 07783421731 TV Corner uni t in m ah og an y 27" w id e 23"tall with pull down glass front with drawer under. £20 Tel:07783421731 RECLINER brown leather two seat sofa, good con- dition, redecoration forces sale. £80 Tel: 07783421731 SELF propelled wheel chair, 112kg capacity, new front tyres armrests, very good condition. £85 Tel: 01633 482316 CABERG" cycle h conditio s ize sm 01633 8 AIR suspe sor for Range per fe ct 077737 CHAIR withadjustable legs and titled seat, ideal for disabled person £5 Tel: 07773710445 ELLIE Bo black m Width h ei gh t 0129163 TOPMAN slim fit grey suit, plus dark grey waistcoat and trousers, white blue shirt. VGC worn once £45 Tel:01633 674281 IKEA metal frame bunk bed with single mattress, used for just over one month, current IKEA model. £85 Tel: 01633 850853 NANIA childs car seat with 5 point harness, up to age 4, black washable cover, never been in a accident VGC £15 Tel: 01633 782506 FOUR solid oak traditional dining chairs, stripped and waxed with uphol- stered drop in seats, in good condition £30 Tel: 01633 782506 SWISH deluxe tracks for any weight curtains and bendable for bay win- dows. Various lengths from 5’ £10 Tel: 01633 782506 L EG m ag ic e xe rc i se machine, complete with manual. It has 3 height adjustments on handle, easy to fold up £20 Tel: 07960616757 LADIES Townsend ATB18 m ou n ta in b ik e, 26" wheels, 18" frame, may need tyres pumping up £30 Tel: 07951781309 WHIRLPOOL 5kg 1200 rpm, reliable and clean, but no space to store it unfortunately, no time wasters please £90 Tel: 07814923587 PARTNER Hg 55-22 petrol hedge trimmer, with new fuel pipes fitted. Good working order £40 Tel: 07825310508 ROYAL Do lection w as new, £60 se 01291 4 ARCHOS 8gb wh leather accesso 0750318 FREESTANDING Swan gas cooker, white 4 burners £60 Tel: 07503180760 CUISINART soup maker, also makes drinks, as new Cost £129 Sell £65 Tel: 01495 764090 UPRIGHT Hoover, tools, ad pet and cond £ 250536 LOVELY silvery grey slate style lino offcut, mea- s ur es 4’ x 4 ’.1 " £ 10 Tel:07951781309 MANUAL pai nt Silverlin greatfor £10 Tel: SONY Psp Go handheld console white, 50 games in it, Ex.condition £48 Tel: 07503180760 X BOX 360 console with 20gb hard drive, Kinect sensor and 7 games. All in perfect working order £99.99 Tel: 07951781309 M AC CA LL IS TE R m bc p254 petrol strimmer in good working order cow horn bars and split shaft £50 Tel: 07825310508 BREAKFAST bar stool, will deliver locally, £10 Tel: 01633 672271 BEDSIDE cabinets, will deliver locally £25 for the two Tel: 01633 672271 BOX set 8 LPs Million Sellers, 6 LPs Smash Hits, 2 LPs The Shadows Silver album and more in VGC £30 Tel: 01873 831477 GENTS full length sheep- skin coat, fits 36 - 38 " chest, has 3 buttons fit- ting with loose belt VGC £50 Tel: 01873 831477 O AK b oo kc as e w it h 5 s helves £25 Te l: 07734172211 OAK surround wall mirror £5 Tel: 07734172211 S ET of 3 bay w in do w blinds and fittings, the blinds are as new and lined in a gold pattern material £50 Tel: 01873 831477 WOODEN glass door cabi- net with double cup- board underneath £50 Tel: 07734172211 METAL frame single bed, only slept on twice £40 Tel: 07772989460 G OO D c ond it io n hi gh sleeper bed, the bed will need to be collected and has already been dis- mantled £60 Tel: 01633 853260 SCOTT Boulder hard back mountain bike, 27 gears, 26" wheels, 18" frame, b lu e s il ve r £45 Tel: 01633 790073 PINE kingsize headboard with a few marks on £10 Tel: 07825310508 BEIGE patterned lined cur- t ai ns, u nu se d , l ea f design, heavy material. 45 x 42 long £5 Tel: 01633 661601 EARLEX sprayer still in p boxed 423321 GIRLS pink bike,verygood condition, never really been u se d £ 50 Tel: 01633 672564 Baby Items Bathrooms Bedrooms/Bedding Books Books Carpets/Flooring CD/Cassette Players Computers & Games Computers & Games Curtains/Blinds Cycles Cycles Disabled Aids Furniture Furniture Kitchens Lig Fitness/Training Misce Arts & Crafts Household Hou Appliances Collectors Antiques For The Garden Articles for Sale Over £50 Clothes Wednesday, M 20 freepressseries.co.uk
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RED SIT 0N tractor andtrailer 2-5 years £10.Tel: 01633 280272
WINNIE The Pooh travel-
ling cot. Good condition,used t wic e. £25 Te l:01633 852852
L AD IE S n av y C la rk slea the r sandal, suit
mature lady. Never worn,
s iz e 51/2. £28 onoTel:01633 663591 or
07500 323809
LADIES Sandals, neverworn 5-51/2. Five pairs
£9-£20. All good makes.Tel: 01633 663591 or
07500 326809
WANTED
UNMOTORISED
TREADMILL
Tel:
01495 200679
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For Sale - 2008 Atlas Mirage Delux Super
Depost £2,290.50 £366.05 per month T’s & C’s apply£22,900 Includes ste fees, connectons, safety checks and
nventory pack. On stunnng 4 * Holday Park wth Indoor andOutdoor heated pools. Excellent owner facltes, ncludng
Manor House bar, restaurant and entertanments.
*******************Ste Fee’s from £3,400 (promotonal ptch)
Great rental opportuntes Finance available, for further nfo;Text or Call Andy 07584 787 158
FOR SALECavachon Puppes
Aprcot & Whte /
Chocolate &
Whte, Aprcot
Vet Checked plus
irst vaccne £450
07967 519807
FOR SALE2 Anglo Nuban(castrated males)
1 Castrated Brtsh Saanen
1 whte lon head rabbt • 1 whte dwarf rabbt
Tamworth Weaner’s For Sale(need to be regstered wth bpex to purchase)
01873 831113 • 07445823451
Two BedCaravan
atFontygary
Leisure Park
Only £14,995Call Mrs.Jenkins
01554 757689 or07805 012658
TO LET
AT PONTYPOOLNewly decorated
1 BED FLAT
with modern fitted
kitchen.Car parking.£330 p.c.m.
Tel: 07730671250
Duncan SmithCHIEF OFFICER
PLANNING AND PUBLICPROTECTION SERVICE
The following planning application(s) have been
received by Torfaen County Borough Council:
PLANNING (LISTED BUILDING &CONSERVATION AREAS) ACT 1990
PLANNING (LISTED BUILDING & CONSERVATION AREAS) (WALES) REGULATIONS 2012
NOTICE UNDER REGULATION 10
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FORLISTED BUILDING CONSENT
App. No. 15/P/00206 New signage and lighting andretrospective consent for the blocking up of window at:-Ponthir House Inn, Caerleon Road, Ponthir, Cwmbran,
NP18 1PG
App. No. 15/P/00240 Removal of pews, construction of disabled standard WC and alteration of internal windowto form new entrance doors and screen at: 12A Broad
Street, Blaenavon, NP4 9ND
The details of the proposed development are availablefor you to see at Tŷ Blaen Torfaen , Panteg Way, NewInn, Pontypool, NP4 0LS weekdays between 8.30amand 5.00pm (4.30pm Friday) Tel: 01633 647618. Anyone wishing to comment should do so within 14 daysof publication date quoting the application number above.
This advertisement is available in Welsh upon requestwithin 2 days of publication date, contact 01633 647618.Mae’r hysbyseb hon ar gael yn Gymraeg pan wneir caiso fewn 2 ddiwrnod o’r dyddiad cyhoeddi, cysylltwch ar 01633 647618.
SELFCONTAINEDSingle Bedroom
Flat, Part Furnished,£72 inc Council Tax,
Water rate, Dssexcepted with refs
Tel:Day 07917896108
Night 01633676117
InvestmentProperty for Sale
Newbridge
2/3 bed house - sametenant for 8 yrs.
Current rent paid£420 pcm.
£85k Tel: 07766101544
Marks and Spencer pic-
ture frames, pack of 3 8"
x 10" , glass secured forsafety, still in original
packaging. Collect only£12 Tel: 07795621163
1 0 S MA LL t oy s f ro m
McDonalds collection,Winnie the Poo, as new
c ondit io n £12 Tel:01432350120
SINGING Eeyore soft toy,as new condition £ 12.00Tel: 01432 350120
WINNIE the Poo soft toy, asnew condition £10 Tel:01432 350120
FAITH ladies calf length
boots, black leather with
31/2" heels, excellentcondition,only worn
twice as too high. Cost
£70 sell £40 Tel: 01432
350120
EEYORE Soft toy, extralarge as new £20 Tel:01432 350120
TALKING a nd m ov ingEeyore soft toy. medium
size, as new £15 Tel:01432 350120
JIGSAW with case, used afew times, in good condi-t io n £10 Te l: 01633262121
MENS black work boots,
unworn size 11 Cost £20sell £10 Tel:07790067363
SINGING build a bear,pink,lots of shoes, clothes
and accessories £30 Tel:01633 671966
MINIMOTObike forspares
o r r ep ai r, n o c ha inengine, not seized, no
t im e t o r ep ai r £ 25Tel:07825310508
GOLF Bag, 10.5" in excel-lent condition £70 onoTel: 07825310508
VW Tuning chip, used on
my Bora 1.9pd, increas-e s p ow er b y 3 5b hp
could be used other pds£15 Tel: 07825310508
MILLENCO alluminium car-avan steps in good con-dition £20Tel:07825310508
LA DIES boo ts E CCO,never worn, brown size3 8 £ 10 Te l: 0 14 95
5751220
W IL L H ay b ox s et .Excellent condition 9 xdvds very funny £40 Tel:01495 751220
BUSH DAB digital stereoradio with auto-tune andauto-scan. LCD display£15 Tel: 01633 782506
ROTRING Rapid A3 draw-
ing board for technicaldrawing and planning,
E rg onom ic de sign,
Excellent condition. £20Tel: 01633 782506
UNUSED A4 comb-binder,
with plastic binding cov-ers and binding rings.
Light and portable for
home/office use £15 Tel:01633 782506
SONY Vaio Laptop, good
working order, Windows
Vista,3.00GB Ram,mon-itor size is 15.4" com-
plete with power lead
£99 Tel: 07960616757
M AG ANTIX in i t s o wncase,£15 also other toys,
ring f or det ails Tel:07503180760
SUITCASE large expand-ing maroon Samsonite,
light weight, 4 wheels,used once cost £175 sell
£75 Tel: 01495 764090
CLASSICAL guitar andcase £20 Tel: 01633273396
FLEXITOG safety/ freezerboots size 9, leatherupper, lined with synthet-
ic fur. Steel toe cap,£15Tel: 07951781309
ALBA 26" LCD flatscreen
TV, HD ready, excellentcondition, full workingorder, with remote £60
Tel: 07951781309
RADIATOR and oil sumpfits Fiat Punto (06/2003)onwards, unused £90Tel: 07503180760
ROOF rack to fit VW Bora
and VW Golf mk 4, byMount Blanc, good con-
dition, not used much£40 Tel: 07825310508
MENS shoes laced, onlyworn once, black size 10£5.00 Tel: 07967232039
SUNNCAMP Pavillion, 6
berth frame tent, largeliving area with 3 very
large windows. £80 Tel:07734172211
NOKIA windows Lumia
535. 5mp, 5" screen,camera. o2 network, ms
office, Cortana, mem
8gb, unused £85 Tel:01291641651
STAR Wars boys scooter,f ol di ng £ 15 Te l:07905397648
WHITE leap frog ice creambike, musical and excel-lent condition £15 Tel:07530489442
PACK of ceiling boardswith e ig ht lef t , e ac hboard is 1.7 L x 300 W£10 Tel: 07825310508
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The performance all-rounder with qualSINCE the end of produc-tion for the bombastic 1Ma few years ago, the M135ihas been the hottest 1 Se-ries you can get. It has wonitself quite a cult followingin that time, billed as theeveryman’s performancecar; a sort of Golf GTI forpeople who want moresports car credi bility.
Thismodel has beengiventhe latest family styling up-dates, so it’s a whole loadprettier than its immediateancestor, despite how simi-
lar they are under the skin.Burnt orange is the per-
fect colour for the visuallysharpened M135i. Its facehas been neatened, replac-ingthe divisive ‘Rockyafter12 rounds’ look with betterproportions and instantlymore appeal.
The blue brake caliperson this car set the bodycolour off beautifully. Inthree-door mould it’s a re-ally good-looking thing.
Choosing three doors in-stead of five brings with itobvious compromise. It’s afair oldstretchbackto grabthe seat belt, for a start, al-
though there’s absolutelyloads of adjustment inthe driving position. Theride quality is pretty goodon the admittedly smoothPortuguese test route, butthere’s eventually an im-passe between outrightbump-absorption and bodycontrol.
When it comes to priceversus performance, com-pare the everyman’s every-car, the Volkswagen Golf GTI, to the M135i. For notthat much more outlay
the gulf in accelerationis shocking. The BMW ishugely, ferociously fastthrough the lower ratios of its manual gearbox, crush-ing overtakes with brutalspeed.
You could pay less forsimilar performance, butits rivals just don’t havethe same mix of thuggishlyentertaining driving man-ners, marvellous refine-menton request and propersports car noise.
Drivers looking for a per-formance all-rounder willstruggle to find a betterchoice than this BMW. It’s
compact enough to throwaround, big enough to sup-port a young family, andclose enough to the price of an expensive Volkswagento feel extremely tempting.
Peugeot are delighted to offer nil advance payment* on the Peugeot 308 Active 1.6 HDi
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Capable sporting image packedwith kASmuchas thedieselversionswill be the biggest sellers inJaguar’s all-new XE range,its image and standing in thecar park pecking order will belargely down to its sportingimage, which for the momentis down to the top-spec S ver-sion.
Powered by the same 3.0-litresupercharged V6 petrol unitused in the F-Type S, the XES has 335bhp and 332lb.ft of torqueand sendsallthat powerto the rear wheels through theeight-speed automatic trans-mission offered elsewhere inthe range. It gains adaptivesuspension and larger brakesas standard too.
Already a good-looking car,the XE looks even more attrac-tive in S guise. Nineteen-inchalloy wheels are standard withoptional 18 or 20-inch versionstoo, and with subtle side skirtsplus resculpted bumpers frontand rear it looks sporting andaggressive but not over thetop. The same goes for the in-side with flashes of colour andaluminium, plus suede trim.
The ‘S’ brand as a step belowthe top performance bracket isstill in its infancy for Jaguarbut the good work done by theF-Type models has establishedits credibility. Rather than be-ing simply a badge and somebigger wheels, the S designa-tion clearly denotes genuineperformance and handling.
There are no compromisesbetween the S model and oth-er versions of the XE, so thespace on offer is well up with
the key class competitors. Theseats are excellent, with stand-ard electric adjustment andenhance support, and it’s easyfor front seat occupants to getcomfortable with good headand legroom.
It’s easy to think of the XE Sas a stop gap before the reallyhot V8-powered R models ar-rive, but anyone shopping fora performance saloon rightnow needs to give this onesome serious consideration.It’s sufficiently luxurious andcomfortable in everyday driv-ing but is great fun to driveand enormously capable whenpressing on.
Summed up in a one word:Jaguar. If this car was a de-fault choice you wouldn’t com-plain one bit.
FACTS AT A GLANCEJaguar XE S 3.0 S/C,
£44,865Engine: 3.0-litre petrolunit producing 335bhpand 332lb/ft of torque