Empress Piercing opened in Cwmbran Centre in January. The two friends who run it also own a shop in Barry.

A COUNCIL that intends cutting rubbish collections to boost recycling is still struggling to make vital improvements to a waste centre.

Two Cwmbran entrepreneurs are appearing on Dragons’ Den, 12 years after chatting about a business idea for the first time while waiting to collect their children from nursery.

Cwmbran Community Council met last night. A few others items will be stories on their own so watch this space. This is just a quick round-up of some other updates.

A number of staff at Greenmeadow Community Farm are at risk of redundancy following a delay to carry out a £1.7m transformation.

Police in Cwmbran are trying to track down the owner of a mobility scooter.

RESIDENTS in Torfaen are being asked if they want fortnightly bin rounds replaced with collections once every three weeks or just once a month.

Babies and toddlers can join a Rhyme Time club during term time in Cwmbran Library.

If you are 16 – 24 and unsure about your future then pop down to the Cwmbran Centre for Young People (CCYP) in Cwmbran town for help and advice.