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One month countdown to Torfaen Pride
Torfaen Pride takes place one month today in Pontypool Park. Club F.O.D, an LGBT+ charity organising the event, is reminding people that the…
Keep readingNew economy secretary sets out priorities for Wales
Wales’ new economy secretary set out his priorities against the backdrop of a significant rise in economic inactivity and a fall in employment…
Keep readingPeople resorting to ‘DIY dentistry’, Senedd hears
Dental services are at risk of catastrophic collapse, with people resorting to “DIY dentistry” and pulling their own teeth with pliers, the Senedd…
Keep readingHouse builder submits plans for new bridge across canal in Cwmbran
PLANS to divert a footpath so a bridge across the canal in Cwmbran can be built have been submitted to Torfaen Borough Council. …
Keep readingAll you need to know about the Police and Crime Commissioner elections
Voters will head to polling stations on Thursday May 2 to choose the next police and crime commissioner (PCC) for the Gwent Police…
Keep readingHustings held for new Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent
PROSTITUTION and other anti-social behaviours are troubling residents in inner city Newport – three of the four Gwent Police candidates have heard. Concerns…
Keep readingHow Cwmbran Asda is helping to tackle abandoned trollies in the town
Ten years after being named a ‘shopping trolley blackspot’, one Cwmbran supermarket says its approach is leading to fewer of its trollies being…
Keep readingCwmbran teens plan skydive in memory of late grandfather
Two Cwmbran teenagers are doing a skydive in memory of their grandfather and to raise money for the charity that supported him. Trystan…
Keep readingSchool in special measures is making ‘progress’ but councillor unsure when it will leave the category
A SCHOOL in special measures for five years is making “progress” but the councillor responsible has refused to predict when it will leave…
Keep readingParents urged to vaccinate children as measles spreads in Gwent
Parents are being urged to get their children vaccinated as nine cases of measles have been declared in Gwent. Public health officials want…
Keep readingEmpty Torfaen shops could become ‘pop up’ museums for a week
EMPTY shops across Torfaen could be turned into temporary ‘pop up’ museums as part of a drive to raise awareness of a local…
Keep readingReg Hann: Tributes to the man behind Cwmbran Boating Lake who has passed away
The man whose work led to Cwmbran Boating Lake being built has passed away- two months after he turned 100. Reg Hann’s family…
Keep reading£20m Cwmbran regeneration project set to start in May
WORK on spending £20 million to regenerate Cwmbran is set to formally get underway next month. The cash, over 10 years, was awarded…
Keep reading239 turnout for Cwmbran parkrun’s new route
Today’s Cwmbran parkrun saw 239 people try the new 5km route for the first time. Since 2016, the weekly free walk, jog or…
Keep reading£1m Torfaen bridge project gets go-ahead
A £1 MILLION project to strengthen a vital road bridge, over a canal, at risk from corroding concrete has been given the go-ahead. …
Keep readingWales unlikely to follow Scotland’s lead on rent control
The housing secretary poured cold water on suggestions Wales could follow Scotland’s lead by introducing similar rent controls, saying early indications show it…
Keep readingOne in every children in Wales now lives in care
Too many children are being taken from their families, the first minister admitted, with more than one child in every 100 in Wales…
Keep readingPlaid Cymru candidate promises to ‘put Torfaen on the agenda’
ONE of Keir Starmer’s top team is being challenged for his place in Parliament by a candidate promising to “put Torfaen on the…
Keep readingMotorbike rider taken to hospital after being struck by car in Cwmbran
A motorbiker rider has told how he ended up several metres in the air after being hit by a car that failed to…
Keep readingOver 130 runners test out new Cwmbran Parkrun route
Over 130 runners turned up this week at Cwmbran Boating Lake to test out the new route for the town’s parkrun. Since the…
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