The leader of the Torfaen Independent Group has predicted that there would be more changes in the New Year when councillors from a recently disbanded group decide “what they want to do with themselves”.

Santa will be doing three more nights of visiting streets around Cwmbran on his special sleigh complete with lights and Christmas music.

Members of the largest opposition group to Labour on Torfaen Council have all said they no longer want to be part of the group.

A coffee morning in a Cwmbran church has been running for almost 50 years and raised tens of thousands for charities and good causes.

The owner of Karen’s Cake Studio in Cwmbran town centre is closing her shop but will continue to make her cakes from home. Karen Ash said electricity price rises and uncertainty over its cost from April 2023 means she can’t continue as a high street shop.

The new owners of the Castell Y Bwch have revealed the date they will reopen the Henllys pub.

More than 200 young carers from across Torfaen have signed up to a new ID card that helps to make them more visible and valued in their communities.

Community groups and organisations in Torfaen can apply for a grant to start or continue to run Warm Hubs.