SCHOOL attendance in Torfaen has failed to recover from the Covid pandemic – a problem common across the country, councillors have been told. 

A PETITION calling for the abolition of the system which gives Labour near-complete control of a Gwent council has been presented to councillors.

The leader of Torfaen Council announced today that the consultation on proposals to change the collection of purple-lidded bins to every three or four weeks would stop and they were launching a campaign to increase recycling rates to meet the Welsh Government’s target of 70%

A Cwmbran guitarist who was told by doctors he would never play again after shattering his left arm in a mountain bike accident has just won a coveted live music award.

May The 4th Be With You! Henllys Community Council has revealed it will be showing a Star Wars film on the most appropriate day of the year.

Students at Croesyceiliog School have been interviewing Welsh stars for a new school podcast.

Guns 2 Roses, a Guns N’ Roses tribute band started by Cwmbran man Gavin Felvus, has sold out a comeback gig at the Congress Theatre, 18 years after they first appeared on the same stage.

The sevens rugby team in year eight at Cwmbran High School won a tournament yesterday and didn’t lose a match.