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Tourism sector ‘bled dry’ by red tape, industry leaders warn
Tourism bosses have warned businesses are being “bled dry” by red tape amid fears new licensing rules will drive small family-owned operators out…
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Older patients ‘prematurely’ moved to care homes to free up hospital beds
Older patients are being “prematurely written off” and discharged into care homes simply to free up hospital beds, a Senedd committee has warned.…
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Calls to end ‘national disgrace’ of veteran homelessness
Veteran homelessness has been labelled a “national disgrace” as the Senedd debated Conservative calls for ex-service personnel to be given priority for social…
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Boxing Day run: Festive fun run returns to Cwmbran
If you’re looking to shake off the Christmas slump this year, why not lace up your trainers for the annual Boxing Day Fun…
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£120,000 to replace school catering kit in Torfaen
A FUND worth £120,000 will be available over the next two years to replace school catering equipment. The cash will be made available to…
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Torfaen darts academy hits the mark as young players eye national stage
The Raging Bullseye JDC Darts Academy started in Torfaen last April and is already seeing its members compete in some of the UK’s…
Keep readingSenedd calls for plastic-wrapped veg ban amid health fears
Alarming health warnings that microplastics are being found in human brains, blood and breastmilk sparked calls for a ban on single-use plastic on…
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Caleb McDuff shines in American racing debut
Caleb McDuff made headlines across the Atlantic on the weekend in his debut performance at the Veterans Race of Remembrance, held at Virginia…
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Goodes Amateur Boxing: A gym in Cwmbran
I love boxing clubs. The smell, the training, the stories, the reasons people box, the bags, and the buzzer that screams out to…
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Reform Senedd member faces 14-day suspension for racial slur
A Reform UK politician who used a racial slur to describe Chinese people faces a two-week suspension after being found to have brought…
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‘We’re piling up laws never delivered’: former minister criticises own government
A former minister has accused the Welsh Government of “piling up laws” that are “never delivered”, painting a picture of a pattern of…
Keep reading‘The Deal’: Residents urged to get involved in council talks about services
RESIDENTS of two Gwent boroughs are being urged to get involved in talks about overhauling how their councils deliver services. Blaenau Gwent and…
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VIDEO: The Pontnewydd Remembrance Sunday parade walks through the village
The Pontnewydd Remembrance Sunday parade was on 9 November 2025 The parade formed outside Ladywell housing complex on Commercial Street at 10.25am. It…
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VIDEO: Torfaen Sea Cadets prepare for the Pontnewydd Remembrance Sunday parade
Torfaen Sea Cadets took part in Sunday’s Remembrance Sunday parade in Pontnewydd. Commanding Officer Gregory Phillips told me he first took part in…
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‘“I never ever thought I’d be making money from art’: Etsy success for Cwmbran footballer
Cwmbran Life stories come from all sorts of places. This one came from the lovelist of WhatsApp message from a footballer about one…
Keep readingTwo-year gap for ex-politicians on conduct committee too short, watchdog warns
The Senedd’s standards commissioner has warned a proposed two-year “cooling-off” period for former politicians to sit as “lay” members of a conduct committee…
Keep readingSeparate Welsh legal jurisdiction ‘inevitably developing’, Senedd told
The Welsh Government’s chief legal adviser flatly denied reports a separate Welsh legal jurisdiction is off the agenda, telling the Senedd: “I said…
Keep readingSenedd unites in cross-party remembrance debate
Senedd members set aside their differences to reflect on the cost of war, sharing deeply personal family stories of loss in a poignant…
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Two Cwmbran scouts take part in London’s Remembrance Sunday parade
Two Cwmbran brothers were chosen to be among a group of 15 scouts from across Wales to take part in London’s Remembrance Sunday…
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Pontypool’s former Co-operative store could be sold at auction
A LISTED former department store and prominent vacant building in a conservation area that became a cannabis factory could be sold at auction. A plan to redevelop…
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