WORK on spending £20 million to regenerate Cwmbran is set to formally get underway next month.
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239 turnout for Cwmbran parkrun’s new route
Today’s Cwmbran parkrun saw 239 people try the new 5km route for the first time.
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£1m Torfaen bridge project gets go-ahead
A £1 MILLION project to strengthen a vital road bridge, over a canal, at risk from corroding concrete has been given the go-ahead.
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Wales unlikely to follow Scotland’s lead on rent control
The housing secretary poured cold water on suggestions Wales could follow Scotland’s lead by introducing similar rent controls, saying early indications show it has not worked.
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One in every children in Wales now lives in care
Too many children are being taken from their families, the first minister admitted, with more than one child in every 100 in Wales now living in care.
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Plaid Cymru candidate promises to ‘put Torfaen on the agenda’
ONE of Keir Starmer’s top team is being challenged for his place in Parliament by a candidate promising to “put Torfaen on the agenda”.
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Motorbike rider taken to hospital after being struck by car in Cwmbran
A motorbiker rider has told how he ended up several metres in the air after being hit by a car that failed to stop.
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Over 130 runners test out new Cwmbran Parkrun route
Over 130 runners turned up this week at Cwmbran Boating Lake to test out the new route for the town’s parkrun.
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Plan to eliminate profit from vulnerable children’s care ‘up in the air’
A RADICAL plan to remove for profit providers from caring for Wales’ most vulnerable children is “up in the air” with the change in first minister.
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Resident petitions council for park for ‘larger dogs’ in Torfaen
A CALL for a specialist park for “larger dogs” is to be considered by a senior councillor after a petition was presented to a council.