TSB Bank in Cwmbran is closing with the bank saying customers are shifting from going into a branch to doing more digital banking.
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Torfaen Leisure Trust given £1.3m: Some councillors call for services to be brought in-house
THE charity which runs Torfaen council’s leisure attractions has been given a £1.3 million bailout but could be replaced.
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Changes to Bron Afon’s pension scheme
FORMER council staff working for a housing association will be removed from the ‘gold standard’ local government pension scheme.
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Recycling rate up in Torfaen
A RECYCLING drive has increased the amount of waste being reused, a council leader has said.
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Almost 1,900 hardship fund payments made to struggling families in Torfaen
JUST under 2,000 payments were made to people in a Gwent borough in financial hardship last year.
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Scaled back regeneration plans for Pontypool approved
SCALED back regeneration plans to convert a toilet block to cafe restaurant and revamp a multi-storey car park have been approved.
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New sports pitch at Pontypool school gets go-ahead
A REVAMP to create new sports pitches on a school playground has been given the go-ahead.
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Work to remove dead wood from protected trees gets approved
WORK to remove dead and damaged branches from protected trees and prune some at a Pontypool industrial estate has been given the go-ahead.
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Estyn due to issue update following visit to Cwmbran school
EDUCATION inspectors are due to issue an update following their latest visit to a Gwent school in special measures.
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‘They are in breach’: Taylor Wimpey should’ve built new canal bridge by now
COUNCILLORS have agreed to change a condition that required a bridge to be built over the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal as part of a new housing development.