The Campaign for Real Ale is worried after the Welsh Government announced changes to business rates, with relief for pubs, shops and restaurants reduced from 75% to 40%.

A FORMULA that shares out more than £68 million a year to schools in Torfaen is to be tweaked and simplified.

Three Cwmbran pubs are featured in the Campaign For Real Ale’s Good Beer Guide 2024. The independent guide is on sale now and features pubs from across the UK that “serve the best real ale”.

This is a round-up of what’s coming up during January and February at the Congress Theatre in Cwmbran.

With the RSPCA facing an uphill battle to rehome a growing number of animals in its care, the charity’s rescuers are hoping to ‘mythbust’ the most common misconceptions people have when they opt not to adopt a rescue animal.

Pupils from Ysgol Gymraeg Gwynllyw gave a presentation to Torfaen’s councillors about their work on developing their school’s values and tackling important issues.

Henllys Community Councillors have praised an ‘outstanding report’ into the weekly youth club in the village hall.

A mural designed by pupils at Cwmbran High School’s hearing-impaired unit has been unveiled at the school.

Watch this video of a house in Cwmbran that the couple who live there have covered with Christmas decorations inside and outside.