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Substance misuse centre can use UPVC replacement windows
A SUBSTANCE misuse centre in a conservation area can use UPVC in its replacement windows. The Lighthouse Multi Agency Substance Misuse Centre is…
Keep readingNew seating area for land by Cwmbran community centre
A COMMUNITY centre can use land to the side of it as a seating area. The Threepenny Bit Community Centre in Greenmeadow Cwmbran…
Keep readingJeff Cuthbert calls for Wales to have powers over policing and justice
As Wales marks 25 years of devolution this week, the man stepping down as Gwent’s police and crime commissioner has renewed calls for…
Keep readingNew fishing platforms given go-ahead at Cwmbran Boating Lake
ALDER trees are to be planted along a stretch of the bank of Cwmbran Boating Lake as a result of new fishing platforms…
Keep readingSenedd rejects call to introduce free schools and academies
The Senedd rejected calls to introduce free schools and academies after a report found major challenges in Wales’ education system. Tom Giffard led…
Keep readingFunding gap thwarts effort to restore opencast mines
A funding gap of tens of millions is thwarting efforts to restore opencast mines – and public authorities in Wales must clamp down…
Keep readingReforms to council tax and business rates move closer at Senedd
Major reforms to council tax and business rates cleared the first hurdle in the Senedd. MSs backed the general principles of the local…
Keep readingEconomy minister urged to use powers to protect steelworks
Wales’ economy minister was urged to explore all powers at his disposal to protect the Port Talbot steelworks after Tata confirmed the loss…
Keep readingTorfaen landlords could get incentives to increase number of private rent homes
THE numbers of homes for affordable private rent in Torfaen could be boosted with incentives so landlords make properties available. The “vibrant” property market…
Keep readingDefeated Conservative candidate Hannah Jarvis says she’s ‘disappointed’ and ‘delighted’ at result
DEFEATED Conservative police and crime commissioner candidate Hannah Jarvis has said she is both “disappointed” and “delighted” at the result. Though Ms Jarvis,…
Keep readingPlans to expand Senedd and change voting system moves closer
Plans to expand the Senedd and change the voting system moved a step closer, but MSs called for urgent action to address a…
Keep readingWales’ fire and rescue authorities ill-equipped to hold services to account
Wales’ fire and rescue authorities are ill-equipped to hold services to account amid allegations of sexual harassment and bullying, a committee heard. Julie…
Keep readingLabour top police and crime commissioner vote in four out of five Gwent counties
LABOUR topped the police and crime commissioner vote in all but one area of Gwent to secure victory for Jane Mudd. The Newport…
Keep reading£1.7m heat pump to be installed at Greenmeadow Community Farm
A £1.73 MILLION ground source heat pump system will be installed at Cwmbran’s community farm to help reduce running costs. Greenmeadow Community Farm…
Keep readingProtected tree at Torfaen children’s nursery can be felled
A PROTECTED tree in the garden of a children’s nursery in Torfaen can be felled due to the potential risk of it falling. …
Keep readingFormer Greggs can be used as food and drink outlet
A FORMER Greggs store in Cwmbran can be used as a food and drink outlet planners have agreed. The chain recently relocated from…
Keep reading‘Unique’ solutions needed to restore canal to full navigation
UNIQUE solutions will be required to restore a canal to full navigation in areas that are either underground or no longer navigable. Doubts…
Keep readingMSs raise accountability concerns with Welsh Water
MSs warned Welsh Water must take urgent steps to improve, with growing calls for a regulatory and governance overhaul amid concerns about a…
Keep readingCouncil staff ask for pay rise of £3k or ten per cent
A CALL for a £3,000 pay rise for council workers has been backed by Torfaen Borough Council . However it doesn’t commit the…
Keep readingNo requirement for council to allow ’emotional support dogs’ into its buildings
THERE is no requirement for a council to allow “emotional support dogs” into its buildings a senior councillor has said. But councillors were told…
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