Young people will get the chance to have their say in who their next councillors will be in this year’s local elections.

Do you love rummaging for a bargain? You need to plan a visit to The Steelhouse, Torfaen’s reuse shop.

A section of Cwmbran Drive will be closed for three consecutive Sundays from tomorrow-27 February 2022 so diseased trees can be cut down.

ALTERNATIVE locations for an innovation centre, and changes to the way it is being run, should be considered as part of a review into its future, councillors have said.

PLANS for a 65-foot high 5G mast in Cwmbran will be allowed to go ahead after a council decision was overturned.

THE number of children registered for home education across Gwent has risen by more than 50 per cent since before the Covid-19 pandemic started, new figures reveal. Torfaen has seen a 93 per cent increase in those registered for home education from 2019, with the number rising from 89 to 172 in July 2021.

THE amount people pay in council tax towards policing in Gwent will increase by more than £15 in the next financial year, it has been confirmed.

RESIDENTS are being asked for their views on plans for new crossing facilities on a busy road in Cwmbran.

The RSPCA is giving advice to animal-owners in the event of flooding and strong winds as the UK braces for Storm Eunice, in the wake of strong winds and heavy rainfall from Storm Dudley.

A LARGE number of ash trees in Torfaen at risk of being killed by a disease will need to be cut down.