Prince Edward met shoppers in Cwmbran town centre today following his visit to mark the 50th anniversary of the Congress Theatre. A crowd gathered outside the theatre and in the bus station where his car was waiting.

Ninety disabled people in Torfaen had their benefits stopped during extended hospital stays under a rule which charities say penalises the most vulnerable.

Plans have been submitted to Torfaen Council for new signs on the former Pontnewydd Inn.

Several boxes of items knitted by staff and parents at Croesyceiliog School are heading to Poland to help Ukraine refugees.

A planning application has been submitted for a shepherd’s hut on land in Henllys to help ‘encourage visitors to the area.’

Councillors at Croesyceiliog and Llanyrafon Community Council have approved grants for 54 organisations.

GARDEN waste collections in Torfaen are to be extended until December as a “goodwill gesture” after the service was suspended at the end of August.

Residents on a new Cwmbran estate have asked Torfaen Council to become responsible for the recreation areas by their homes as they are unhappy paying £140 a year to a management company.

Torfaen Council has become the first organisation in Wales to be granted Carer Friendly Employer Accreditation by the Care Collective.

Two primary schools in Cwmbran have become the first in Torfaen to launch new active travel school plans