Torfaen residents have an alternative to throwing away small items when they become broken or damaged thanks to a new repair shop.

Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex, has announced that he is visiting three places in Cwmbran.

Families can enjoy three days of spooky fun at Greenmeadow Community Farm.

The demand for temporary accommodation in Torfaen is so great that tonight there are 37 families who do not know where they will be living when they are evicted.

Gypsy and Traveller pupils in Torfaen are set to “buck the trend” of low achievements and absenteeism in the community, councillors were told this week.

Two Cwmbran pubs are included in the Campaign for Real Ale’s (CAMRA) 50th anniversary Good Beer Guide. Cwmbran Life also puts the spotlight on a third pub just down the road in Newport because it has a special link to our town.

National Grid Electricity Distribution, the electricity distribution network operator for south Wales, is urging local charities, councils and community groups in Cwmbran to apply for grants of up to £10,000 to tackle fuel poverty this winter.

The Remembrance Sunday parade will take place in Old Cwmbran on 13 November.

ICAN Education was set up in February 2022. Cwmbran Life is putting the spotlight on independent businesses in and around the area. 

A Croesyceiliog and Llanyrafon Community councillor said he is “tamping” about how the country has “normalised poverty.”