A Cwmbran oak tree estimated to be around 150-years-old has been set on fire and large gaps now appear in its base.

A huge rugby festival and family fun day are being held in Cwmbran on Saturday 28 May.

A new children’s soft play centre is opening in Cwmbran town centre.

PLANS to expand a Cwmbran special school and provide a further 50 spaces for pupils have been outlined in a public consultation.

CANDIDATES who will be standing in next month’s council elections in Torfaen have been confirmed. The election on May 5 will see 40 county borough councillors elected from 18 electoral wards across the borough.

At 5am on Sunday 10 April 2022 three Gwent men set off on a drive across Europe to Wrocław in Poland. The trio’s job was to deliver 1000s of items donated by local communities for refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine.

Torfaen Council has shared photos of the two geese that were removed from the canal in Cwmbran following complaints about their “aggressive” behaviour. The pics show the pair at their new home on someone’s smallholding in Torfaen.

A photo on the Cwmbran Life Facebook page yesterday (10 April 22) caused a stir among dog owners.

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.