RSPCA Cymru is calling on the Welsh Government to commit to making the compulsory microchipping of cats a legal requirement – as the charity reveals 65% of adults want it to be introduced.

A PRIDE event to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community in Torfaen could take place either this year or next, councillors have been told. 

PONTYPOOL Rugby club is to be awarded the freedom of Torfaen following a promotion-winning season that has seen it return to Welsh rugby’s premiership. 

With temperatures already soaring this month, reminiscent of last year’s ‘heatwave’ – a team of experts is reminding dog owners to take steps to make sure their pets are kept as comfortable as possible as they endure the heat.

FIRMS operating in Torfaen will be able to bid for highways and civil engineering contracts with the borough council up to the value of half a million pounds. 

Inspectors have praised teachers and staff at a primary school in Cwmbran for putting “pupils’ well-being at the heart” of their work.

Torfaen’s county councillors each get £1,500 to spend every year on projects or organisations that they choose.

TORFAEN council’s cabinet has agreed to meet its share of costs should a company that works with schools across Gwent have to make redundancies. 

Plans for a new community hub in Ponthir on the site of the cricket club look set to get the go-ahead this week.

People can now give their views on a proposal to build a 3G pitch on a grass field in Llantarnam.