A BUDGET that provides £6 million more for schools and extra funding for highway repairs has been approved despite complaints at a council tax rise.
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Tenovus Sing With Us choir perform in Cwmbran town centre
Did you get to enjoy the wonderful performance of the Tenovus Sing With Us choir in Gwent Square last Saturday?
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Welsh Government’s £26bn budget passes in Senedd
The Senedd signed off on the Welsh Government’s £26bn budget for the coming year after ministers struck a deal with the Liberal Democrats.
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Senedd laments loss of Oakwood Theme Park
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.