LATEST NHS figures have shown a slight reduction in how long patients in Gwent are waiting for treatment.

A ROOFING firm in Cwmbran is applying for planning permission for a security fence it put up a year ago, as well as a storage container.

This video shows the moment a roomful of friends and family of the founders of Solar Buddies find out that Deborah Meaden and Peter Jones have bought a stake in the business.

Dragons Dens’ Deborah Meaden and Peter Jones have bought a 20% stake in Solar Buddies, a Cwmbran-based business set up by two women who met on the school run in 2011.

Three staff from Torfaen Council’s waste and recycling service did a presentation at Cwmbran Community Council last week.

One Stop has told Cwmbran Life it is working on an “alternative delivery solution” for a controversial site of a potential new shop in the town.

Torfaen Council has approved a planning application for a former children’s play area in Cwmbran to be turned into a sensory garden and community allotment.

Walkers who reach the top of Twmbarlwm on Good Friday will be rewarded with a hot cross bun.

The Dragons Wheelchair Rugby Team train at the Bowden Active Living Centre in Trevethin every Thursday from 6pm to 8pm.