A FAILURE to carry out promised repairs to the boardwalk at Cwmbran’s Boating Lake has led to an apology from a senior councillor.
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Council can’t ‘promise money that doesn’t exist’ to upgrade schools to address ‘inequality’ for pupils
A COUNCIL leader has refused to say when upgrades to secondary schools could be carried out as he can’t “promise money that doesn’t exist”.
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Torfaen council cuts carbon emissions by 28 per cent in four years
A GWENT council has reduced its total carbon emissions by 28 per cent in four years but says it still has work to do.
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Talks continue over potential new operator for Torfaen care home
TALKS are still taking place with a potential new operator that could take over an older people’s home which will close in December.
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Watch The Addams Family on stage at Cwmbran’s Congress Theatre
The Addams Family are a bunch who enjoy the morbid and unusual. They live in a spooky mansion and have a dark sense of humour.
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Calls for pause on council farm sales dismissed
The Senedd narrowly rejected calls to temporarily halt the sale of council-owned farms amid concerns they are disappearing at an alarming rate due to financial constraints.
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Generation Z can be watched now by Channel 4+ subscribers
A ‘zombie-horror’ satire that had many of its scenes shot in Cwmbran can now be watched if you have a Channel 4+ subscription.
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92-year-old Cwmbran veteran recieves medals for Royal Navy service
A 92-year-old veteran from Cwmbran has received the medals he earned in the Suez Crisis.
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Alarm over 44% fall in additional learning needs numbers
The number of children recorded as having additional learning needs has almost halved under Welsh Government reforms due to “systematic underfunding”, a committee warned.
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Performing arts sector warns of ‘critical’ cuts
Huge cuts to the performing arts could have a devastating impact, stifle the creative sector and endanger Wales’ cultural identity, a committee heard.