Fox’s Burtons and Llantarnam Community Primary School are teaming up once again to host the Llantarnam fireworks display – and this year’s event promises to be bigger and better than ever.
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Drakeford resists calls for law to protect historic place names
The Welsh Government has rejected calls for a new law to protect historic place names, arguing goodwill and current initiatives are already working.
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Tories propose tax cuts as Labour derides ‘unfunded’ £669m cost
The Conservatives have called for tax cuts to boost the Welsh economy but Labour ministers warned the “unfunded” plan would blow a £669m hole in the budget.
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Three Cwmbran pubs feature in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide 2026
Three Cwmbran pubs (and one ‘bonus’ pub with a link to our town) have made it into the prestigious Good Beer Guide 2026.
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New building safety law could make flats unsellable, lenders warn Senedd
Building safety reforms risk “suppressing the appetite” of mortgage lenders to offer loans on flats, making properties effectively unsellable to most buyers, a Senedd committee has heard.
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Test results and appointment tracking coming to NHS Wales app
Patients will be able to view test results and track appointments in the NHS Wales app as part of a major expansion announced by the Welsh Government.
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Senedd demands tougher fly-tipping penalties
Senedd members have demanded a crackdown on fly-tipping, with 42,000 incidents last year – a number that is rapidly rising while prosecution rates remain relatively low.
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Swift action needed: Senedd debates calls to save Wales’ fastest declining bird
Senedd members have debated a 10,000-name petition calling for “swift bricks” to be made mandatory in all new buildings to reverse the bird’s alarming decline.
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Torfaen Council unveils ‘The Deal’ to shift power from civic centre to communities
A NEW ‘deal’ between a council and residents is intended to move power away from the civic centre and into communities.
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Kerbside recycling scheme now includes small electrical items in Torfaen
Residents in Torfaen will be able to recycle small electrical items from home as part of their weekly collections from Monday 6 October 2025.