More than 700 children have taken part in a fun-filled half-term week with Torfaen Play Service.

THE areas of Torfaen facing the highest and lowest band D council tax bills this year have been revealed.

SCHOOLS in Torfaen will receive more than £4 million in additional funding in the coming financial year under plans set to be approved by councillors.

A support group for people affected by cancer is starting a monthly event with Cwmbran Parkrun. Every Saturday at 9am walkers, joggers and runners complete a 5km route from the Olive Tree in Croesyceiliog around the boating lake.

A POLITICAL shake-up will see a new opposition group formed in Torfaen just months after a split among independent councillors.

Europe’s biggest refugee crisis since the last World War started one year ago today when Russia invaded Ukraine.

Torfaen residents can get advice and support if they have a problem with mould and damp in their homes. The council has teamed up with a range of organisations and set-up surgeries in March.

Volunteers who look after one of Cwmbran’s most popular beauty spots held a celebration event today to mark the completion of a project to improve access for visitors.

A group that supports young people from the LGBTQ+ community in Torfaen has been given £10,000 in lottery funding.

NEARLY a quarter of a million pounds is to be spent “urgently” to overhaul the household waste and recycling centre in New Inn.