TORFAEN MP Nick Thomas-Symonds has been appointed to the government by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.
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Tobias Robertson: Being in a crowd connected by music is an important part of community
When Tobias Robertson finishes his afternoon set at Crow Fest he won’t be racing off to another gig.
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127 votes in general election in Torfaen but ‘impressed’ as first-time candidate
At 1.23am, Nikki Brooke told me she had counted “about 40” votes in the Heritage Party’s trays at the general election count in Pontypool Leisure Centre.
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70 new homes for former police college site in Cwmbran
NEW housing on the site of a former police training college could provide more than 300 jobs along with 70 new homes.
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Cwmbran man completes 70-mile ultramarathon for Velindre Cancer Centre
A Cwmbran man finished in 92nd place out of 1,500 runners in a 70-mile ultra marathon.
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Planers to decide if Cwmbran farmer can build new barn in ‘sensitive landscape’
PLANNERS will decide if a farmer can build a new barn on his land in a ‘sensitive landscape’ area of Gwent.
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Residents’ fears over floodlit sports pitch plan at Cwmbran school
A SCHOOL yard will be replaced with a floodlit all-weather sports pitch – a plan that prompted fears over noise, light pollution and anti-social behaviour.
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Bicycle storage reduced to make way for bins
STORAGE for bicycles at a new homeless accommodation in Pontypool has been reduced to make way for bins.
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Woodland to remain fenced off for the foreseeable future
A WOODLAND fenced off after children used it as a bike track will remain out of bounds for the foreseeable future.
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A ‘world first’: Welsh Government promises ban on lying politicians
The Welsh Government promised to introduce a law banning lying politicians before the next Senedd election after striking a last-minute deal to avert defeat.