It’s Christmas week and here’s all you need to know about your waste and recycling collections for the next few days in Torfaen.
REVIEW: Aladdin at Cwmbran’s Congress Theatre
Wiggly Wooing, booing and trying to snatch a penny sweet in the air from a five-year-old child in the row behind me have been part of my Christmas experience for as long as I can remember.
Dragon’s Den-style event held in Torfaen for aspiring entrepreneurs
A DRAGON’S Den style event has been held where aspiring entrepreneurs got to pitch their ideas to local businesses leaders.
Residents in their 90s take part in The Nativity at Cwmbran church
Residents aged in their 90s took part in a special performance of The Nativity at a Cwmbran church.
Two Welsh medium primary schools priority for investment
SOME £140 million will be needed to invest in school buildings in a Gwent borough with refurbishments to two Welsh medium primaries the top priority.
Pianist can build extension with music room in Cwmbran
A PIANIST can build an extension with a music room to his childhood home for his retirement, despite the objection of neighbours.
Three fridges dumped in one Torfaen street following ‘Black Friday’ sales
THREE fridges were dumped in one street following the ‘Black Friday’ sales according to a councillor who said some residents cannot afford a collection charge.
Traveller site decision to be made in new year
A BID to allow land near a recreation ground to be used as a transit site for Gypsy Travellers won’t be decided until the new year.
Pontypool and New Inn train station car park due to open in January
A GIANT new car park at a train station that has stood empty and unused for more than a year is set to open in January.
Council should collect unused recycling boxes, says councillor
A COUNCIL should be responsible for collecting recycling boxes it distributed to homes but no longer uses, a councillor has said.