More than 11,000 people added their voices to a chorus of calls for a mandatory 1,000-metre buffer zone around all quarries – but their pleas continued to fall on deaf ears.
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‘Rushed’ battery storage developments risk ‘devastating’ consequences, Senedd member warns
The rapid and largely unregulated proliferation of battery storage developments is becoming an urgent safety issue in many parts of Wales, a Senedd member warned.
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Teacher recruitment: Wales recruiting ‘nowhere near enough’ secondary teachers
Wales is only training around a third of the necessary secondary school teachers, with nowhere near enough recruits and no improvement in sight, an education chief warned.
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FedFest: Teachers soaked and slimed at Cwmbran schools’ fun event
Hundreds of children and their families packed out the grounds of Coed Eva Primary School yesterday afternoon for an “amazing” Fedfest and the opening of a new community hub that serves hot drinks two mornings a week.
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£17.1m Maendy Primary School opens in Cwmbran
Children had their first days of lessons in a new £17.1m Cwmbran school this week.
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Torfaen Pride starts 12pm today: Saturday 7 June 2025
The organisers of Torfaen Pride are making final preparations today for today’s event in Pontypool Park – Saturday 7 June 2025.
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The Pretty Perfect Boutique opens in Cwmbran
The owner of a clothes shop in Cardiff’s prestigious Morgan Arcade has opened a branch in Cwmbran.
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Seed libraries ‘sprout up’ across Torfaen
Seed libraries are sprouting up around the borough to encourage residents to grow vegetables at home.
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‘Who gets the dog?’ – Co-parenting of pets after divorce ‘absolutely possible’
Sharing a dog after a divorce or separation is “absolutely” possible – and many canine companions can adapt to life in two separate households after a couple separates.
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Cwmbran pub hosts fundraiser for Thailand bike crash man
A Cwmbran pub is hosting a fundraising event on Sunday for a local man involved in a serious motorbike crash in Thailand.