Families can enjoy a free ‘Art in the Park’ event in Cwmbran on Saturday, June 15. The event, located in the Oakfield Flower Gardens from 10.30am to 12.30pm, is open to all ages will combine artwork and local wildlife. It’s been organised by Llarcs, a group of volunteers in Llantarnam and Oakfield who hold regular […]
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Welsh social media Influencer donates prizes to Childline
Social media personality Rhia Official donated prizes to the NSPCC’s Childhood Day auction. The Welsh influencer and content creator from Cwmbran, who has 15.7 million followers on TikTok and 12.8-million YouTube subscribers, met with Childline staff and volunteers during a recent visit to the service’s base in Cardiff. Her new partnership with Childline will help […]
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No consensus in Gwent on how to improve ‘outdated’ council tax valuations
Councils in south east Wales have offered a striking variety of opinions on plans to reform council tax in Wales.
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Blaenau Gwent councillors discuss chief executive sharing plan
WILL the new joint chief executive for Blaenau Gwent and Torfaen council favour one authority over the other or will both councils be treated as one in the future a councillor has said.
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Meet Lee Dunning, an Independent candidate for Torfaen in the general election
Lee Dunning, from Cwmbran, is standing as an independent candidate for Torfaen in the UK Parliamentary general election.
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Council leader thanks event organisers in Torfaen
ORGANISERS of events across Torfaen have been praised for providing free things to do across the borough.
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Salary agreed for council chief executive to be shared across Torfaen and Blaenau Gwent
THE salary to be paid to a council boss who will take on responsibility for a neigbouring authority has been agreed.
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Meals on Wheels worker raises alarm after doorstep chat with resident
Adrian Herbert has worked for Torfaen Council’s community meals service for four years and knows the customers on his regular route.
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D-Day events in Torfaen praised by council leader
EVENTS to commemorate D-Day in Torfaen have been praised by the leader of the borough council.
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Cwmbran accountancy firm launches ‘first-of-its-kind’ apprenticeship for future partners
Accountants with ambitions to become partners can apply to join a scheme that a Cwmbran-based accountancy firm says is a first of its kind.