A Torfaen woman is a finalist in Miss Wales 2025.
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Call for overhaul of ‘unsustainable’ GP funding model
View Post Senedd members added their voices to a chorus of calls for fair funding for GPs after more than 21,000 people across Wales signed a petition.
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Senedd reprimands Tory leader over 20mph tweet
The leader of the Conservative opposition was given a slap on the wrists after a committee found his “false” social media posts brought the Senedd into disrepute.
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Supported accommodation plans welcomed at former residential home in Cwmbran
PLANS to develop supported accommodation on the site of a residential home forced to close due to care failings have been welcomed.
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Llanyrafon Manor and Tasty Not Wasty get UK Government grants
A COMMUNITY grocery store, a visitor attraction and a village hall and pay-what-you-can cafe and counselling services are among Torfaen groups awarded UK Government funding.
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Former timber yard can become private traveller site
A FORMER timber yard will become a privately owned Romany Traveller site after councillors approved a planning application.
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A day trip to Goytre Wharf in Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park
A little bit of a trip down memory lane. Somewhere lurking on Facebook is a photo or two of a Fairwater Infants (maybe juniors) class from the early 80s on a school trip to Goytre Wharf. This is part of the Cwmbran Life On Tour series- an occasional spotlight on things to do or visit. It’s 8.5 […]
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Curious passers-by leads to Cwmbran sweet shop opening
When passers-by started spotting sweets in a Cwmbran-based online retailer’s unit the two men who run it decided to open a shop.
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Council receives more than 700 dog fouling complaints in three years- and issues two on-the-spot fines
A COUNCIL issued just two on-the-spot fines for dog fouling in three years despite receiving more than 700 reports over the same period.
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Cwmbran welcomes Bruchsal visitors for 75th anniversary of new town celebrations
Cwmbran welcomed a group of visitors from Bruchsal in Germany on the weekend. It was part of the town’s celebrations of being a new town for 75 years.