It's surprisingly busy around the Cwmbran Centre on a weekday morning.
Walking under the imposing yellow dome towards the main shopping area, you're struck by the number of people milling around and wandering in and out of shops and cafes.
For over 50 years Cwmbran Centre - one of the biggest shopping centres in Wales with more than 170 shops and 3,000 free parking spaces - has doubled up as both the shopping hub and the town centre of Cwmbran, which was designated as a new town in 1949 to provide new employment opportunities following World War Two.
