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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…
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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. Torfaen Borough…
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Cwmbran High School set to get a 3G pitch
A SECONDARY school’s all-weather redgra sports pitch is set to be replaced with a 3G surface. Council officers are currently in talks with…
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Two Cwmbran woodlands on National Forest for Wales Network
Two Cwmbran woodlands owned by Bron Afon Community Housing have been officially added to the National Forest for Wales Network. The woodlands, located…
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‘Extreme anxiety, anger and distress over fuel poverty’ in Wales
The older people’s commissioner for Wales called for funding to alleviate the impact of winter fuel payment cuts amid “extreme anxiety, anger and…
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Westonbirt, The National Arboretum: The Christmas lights trail
Cwmbran Life on Tour. Once in a while, we’re allowed to leave the town that has it all. Westonbirt, The National Arboretum, is…
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‘Tiny forest’ planted in memory of Cwmbran headteacher
Pupils at Pontnewydd Primary School have planted a ‘tiny forest’ in memory of their late headteacher, Kerry Waters, who passed away in October.…
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Senedd backs ban on disposable vapes
Disposable vapes will be withdrawn from sale in Wales in the next six months after the Senedd unanimously backed a ban. Huw Irranca-Davies,…
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Plaid Cymru faces ‘day of reckoning’ on draft budget
Mark Drakeford warned Plaid Cymru will face a “day of reckoning” on whether to block the Welsh Government’s £26bn spending plans for next…
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Garw Wood in Cwmbran reopens to public
A Cwmbran woodland that was closed after trees were vandalised and a path turned into a bicycle track has reopened. During October, Cwmbran…
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Senedd rejects motion on puberty blockers
The Senedd rejected calls to revoke regulations restricting the prescription of puberty blockers for under-18s with gender incongruence or dysphoria. Adam Price recognised…
Keep readingPush to speed up planning process in Wales ‘risks sidelining public opinion’
Changes to planning law risk sidelining the voice of the public in decisions on significant new energy projects, Senedd members warned. Plaid Cymru’s…
Keep reading‘Long-overdue’ disused tips bill ‘falls short’ |
Proposed legislation aimed at making disused tips safe falls short of the urgent action needed after a landslide saw people evacuated from their…
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Gwent’s newest police building opens in Abergavenny
GWENT’S newest police building has opened but the force’s newly appointed chief constable has called it a “base” rather than a traditional station. Located…
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New disability football team in Cwmbran
Llanyrafon FC’s disability football team has only been running in the town for a couple of months but has 25 players, and exciting…
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New community garden and meeting space in Cwmbran to help people’s wellbeing
A community garden and ‘log cabin’ in Cwmbran are available for individuals and groups to use for things that will help people’s wellbeing.…
Keep readingMuseum ‘optimistic’ after budget announcement
National museum chiefs expressed optimism despite one of the most difficult years in its history and “major flooding” of the gallery in Cardiff…
Keep readingPlaid Cymru call for parity of powers with Scotland
Plaid Cymru called for Wales to be given parity with Scotland on devolved powers. Rhun ap Iorwerth warned Wales remains the “poor relation”…
Keep readingWelsh public bodies ‘could be shortchanged on NI hike’
Public bodies in Wales may not receive full compensation from the UK Government for the cost of employer national insurance increases unlike in…
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The Crafty Bonobo: From a home garage to an industrial estate in Cwmbran
A Cwmbran man who started a personalised sign and box business during lockdown has expanded into a unit in the town. Jordan Guy…
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