Planning permission has been given to a pawnbroker to install new signs and alter the external appearance of a former travel agent in Cwmbran.

The chief executive of Torfaen Leisure Trust is appealing for parents to check if their children came home last night “smelling of smoke” vandals damaged the 3G pitch at Cwmbran Stadium.

A man was “shocked” after his mountain bike was stolen in broad daylight in Cwmbran. He had used two locks to secure it to the railings outside Simply Gym in town.

The list of candidates contesting seats and automatically elected in the Torfaen community council elections on Thursday 5 May 2022 has been published.

RESIDENTS have said they are “very upset” after two geese were removed from a canal towpath area in Cwmbran after allegedly being ‘aggressive’ and attacking members of the public.

A charity wants people to get together with their friends and family to take part in a relay challenge where the aim is to walk up and down Twmbarlwm for 12 hours.

Over 2,100 young people aged 16-18 have registered to vote in time for the local government and community elections in May.

The list of candidates contesting seats in the Torfaen local government elections on Thursday 5 May 2022 has been published.

Do you know any pub that has had the same couple behind the bar for longer than 41 years? Rob and Carolyn Baribeault, from the Farmers Arms in Llandegfedd, deserve an entry in some sort of record book, maybe for Gwent, south Wales, Wales or even the UK?

A Cwmbran couple and their dog had seconds to escape from their car before it was engulfed in flames. Another driver spotted flames coming from under the Mercedes and stopped his car to flag them down.