A FIRM which has had an application for a 15 metre tall telephone mast knocked back three times says it has “robustly addressed” the reasons for refusal.

At 9.23pm I clicked Torfaen Council’s Raise the Rate recycling survey and by 9.30pm my views had been shared. Seven minutes of my time seems pretty fair to join the conversation about increasing recycling and helping to avoid a reduction in our purple-lidded bin collections.

“SKIP amnesties” are to be staged in Cwmbran as the town’s community local council looks to ensure household waste is disposed of properly. 

Councillors from Cwmbran Community Council are to have up to £1,000 to spend on local projects over the coming year as part of a trial.

Police officers in Cwmbran have seized a motorbike that they believe could be stolen.

Two members of Torfaen Warriors amateur boxing club are celebrating after being crowned Welsh champions.

The new season got underway at Greenmeadow Golf Club with the traditional captains’ ‘drive in’.

It was three wins out of three games for Torfaen today at the Dragons Cup finals at Rodney Parade.

A planning application has been made for five new homes to be built on the site of a former social club in Upper Cwmbran.