Senedd members lamented the sudden closure of Oakwood, the largest theme park in Wales, calling for action to secure a future of the site.
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Torfaen Council may collect soft or stretchy plastic at kerbside
HOUSEHOLDERS could be able to recycle soft or stretchy plastic, and products such as used nappies, at the kerbside in future.
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Senedd votes to end charitable business rates relief for private schools
The Welsh Parliament voted to scrap charitable business rates relief for private schools.
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Former teacher, 93, returns to school for 50th anniversary celebration
Reneè Chivers was a teacher at Ponthir Church in Wales Primary School on the day it opened in 1975.
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Civic Centre to be lit-up to mark Long Covid Awareness Day
TORFAEN’S Civic Centre is to be lighted teal to raise awareness of long-covid.
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Flat above Torfaen pub can be converted to B&B accommodation
A FLAT above a pub near a beauty spot can be converted to bed and breakfast accommodation, a council has said.
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Pontypool and New Inn railway station new cark open to public
A GIANT new car park intended to boost rail travel in Torfaen has finally opened to the public.
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UK at serious risk of chronic democratic decline, ex-counter-extremism tsar warns Senedd
A former counter-extremism chief warned the growing threat of online disinformation and misinformation creates a “permissive environment” for extremism to flourish in the UK.
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Bois y Bryn, Cwmbran’s sea shanty band perform at Cwrt Henllys
A night watching Bois y Bryn, Cwmbran’s sea shanty band, and comedian Paul Carpenter, perform in the Cwrt Henllys recently reminded me what I love about a roomful of people.
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Allsorts arts and crafts club in Old Cwmbran attracts 40 people a week
A free weekly arts and crafts club in Cwmbran regularly attracts 40 people.