Torfaen Council is asking for businesses to help make it easier for residents to recycle stretchy plastic in the county.

Work has started to transform a disused patch of land in Cwmbran into a sensory garden and community allotment.

A FORMER rugby player who hoped to open an Olympic weightlifting gym in Pontypool has hit out after planning permission was refused.

PLANS for new housing at the site of a former hospital have been withdrawn after a planning saga stretching back more than 20 years.

A variety of exciting volunteering roles are currently being recruited for at the RSPCA Newport Animal Centre.

A Gwent man who recovered from bowel cancer after a shock diagnosis has encouraged others to get checked as early as possible.

A new one-stop-shop for anyone looking for employment or to improve their skills has opened in Cwmbran Centre.

Work has started on a £220,000 project to transform the tennis courts in Cwmbran Park.

Councils in South East Wales will aim to put the region “to the forefront of conversation” around new investment in the semiconductor industry.

Volunteers from the Severn Area Rescue Association’s Newport lifeboat station held a collection day at Morrisons supermarket in Cwmbran.