Schoolchildren in Cwmbran have designed and built a bespoke wooded forest area for outdoor activities with a £1,000 grant from Tesco.

Cwmbran’s Good Neighbours Club meet every Wednesday from 1.15pm to 3.15pm and new members are always welcome to join.

The number of councillors in Torfaen will be cut from 44 to 40. The reduction is one of a number of changes that have been accepted by the Welsh Government following recommendations from the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales.

Police have launched an appeal for witnesses to a fatal road traffic collision on Greenforge Way in Cwmbran.

A striking Stagecoach South Wales bus driver was at today’s protest in Cwmbran with his five children. Drivers from the company are on day five of industrial action in a dispute over pay.

The Stagecoach South Wales strike reached day four today. Drivers protested outside their depot in Cwmbran a day after refusing an increased pay offer.

Bus services in large parts of Torfaen, Caerphilly and Blaenau Gwent face more disruption after today’s talks between Stagecoach South Wales and Unite, the union, failed to get to an agreement.

Striking bus drivers in Cwmbran were led on a march through Cwmbran town centre by a bagpiper today.

Crutches and zimmer frames are being given a new lease of life in Torfaen.