Days before his third birthday, Jake Wicks contracted meningitis and spent four days in a coma and nine days in intensive care.
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Council to review how it provides for pupils with additional learning needs
TORFAN Council will review how it provides for pupils with additional learning needs after having to extend a school built just 12 years ago.
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Ban on companies forcibly fitting prepayment meters comes to end
Wales must safeguard vulnerable people at risk of fuel poverty after a ban on energy companies forcibly fitting prepayment meters came to an end, a committee warned.
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Cwmbran footballer awarded for championing girls football
A Cwmbran footballer has won an award for her work in the community to get more girls playing the sport.
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Men learn to be ‘the best dads they can be’ on free course in Torfaen
Around a dozen men took part in the final session of a FREE ten-week course last night to ‘help them be the best dads they can be’.
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Torfaen tourism campaign launch in Cwmbran
A campaign to encourage people to visit Torfaen and enjoy the many attractions in the area is being launched this weekend in Cwmbran.
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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.
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New seating area for land by Cwmbran community centre
A COMMUNITY centre can use land to the side of it as a seating area.
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Jeff 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 Westminster to hand over responsibilities for policing and justice.
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New 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 being given the go-ahead.