A bedtime story has inspired a five-year-old Cwmbran girl to walk 22 miles in laps around the Boating Lake for charity.

A FURTHER 545 cases of Covid-19 have been recorded in Gwent, but no new deaths, according to the latest Public Health Wales figures.

Nine out of ten stroke survivors would go back in time and urge their younger self to make lifestyle changes which may have prevented their stroke, a new UK-wide survey by the Stroke Association has revealed.

Library visitors should check out the new opening hours of libraries in Torfaen before making their next visit. Torfaen Council has reduced the hours to manage staff shortages while a review of the library service is carried out.

The Veganuary menu at the Queen Inn in Cwmbran has gone down a storm with vegans, vegetarians and people who are curious. I fall into the curious category so was easily persuaded by my wife and some friends to book a table.

THE amount of non-means tested funding available for people to make adaptations to their homes in Torfaen will be increased.

AN INCREASE in funding from the Welsh Government will provide local authorities with an opportunity to improve services for the long-term, the leader of Torfaen council has said.

A Cwmbran woman has told how using a hand towel after a bath led to her being diagnosed with breast cancer.

Four in ten (42%) householders in Wales do not know they have a legal responsibility to check if a business removing rubbish from their home has a licence.

CAR drivers no longer need to book to visit the Household Waste Recycling Centre in Torfaen from today (January 10).