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.
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Hannah Blythyn breaks silence
A minister sacked by Wales’ first minister amid claims she leaked information to the press has broken her silence, telling the Senedd her side of the story.
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Floodlit 3G sports pitch plan approved in Cwmbran
A FORMER school playing field will be transformed into a floodlit 3G sports pitch after councillors unanimously approved plans put forward.