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VIDEO- VE Day Cwmbran: Service to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day
A Flag Raising Ceremony took place at the Army Reserve Centre in Ty Coch on Thursday 8 May to mark the 80th anniversary…
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‘I would have got more votes’: New Reform UK community councillor asked about election win three months ago for the Conservatives
A COUNCILLOR who joined Reform just months after being elected as a Conservative claims he would have won more votes standing for his…
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JD Sports Cwmbran: New shop and gym to open in July
AN opening date has been announced for a new gym and sports shop that will be based in Cwmbran’s former House of Frazer department…
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Abersychan School caretaker retires after 43 years service
Enjoy your retirement Dale Philpott. The 60-year-old has worked as a caretaker at Abersychan School since 1982, taking on the role after his…
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Ysgol Gymraeg Cwmbrân win tag rugby tournament at Rodney Parade
This team from Ysgol Gymraeg Cwmbrân took part in the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board’s Healthy Dragons Cup this week. The tag rugby…
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Cwmbran teenager sells BMX to start grass cutting business
A 14-year-old Cwmbran boy sold his old BMX to invest in a garden strimmer and start a grass cutting business. Jack Taylor, 14,…
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Councillor Stuart Ashley thanked for ten years’ committee chair service
A COUNCILLOR has been thanked for ten years’ service chairing a key committee. Councillor Stuart Ashley, who represents Cwmbran’s Pontnewydd ward, was recognised…
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School attendance could take ten years to get back to pre-pandemic levels
IT could take up to ten years for school attendance figures to recover following the Covid pandemic, councillors have been told. However, education…
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Anthony Hunt re-elected as Torfaen council leader
TORFAEN council leader Anthony Hunt has paid tribute to the borough’s community spirit as he was re-elected to lead the local authority. There…
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‘Something must be done’: Senedd debates calls for smartphone-free schools
Senedd members warned “something must be done” with smartphones causing disruption in classrooms and fuelling mental health problems among pupils. Carolyn Thomas, who…
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Mum hits back over council’s reason for rise in home educated children in Torfaen
A MUM who helps run a home education support group has hit back at claims a rise in learning at home is to…
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‘This can’t happen to anyone else ever again’: Call for ban on strip searching of children
A human rights expert called for a ban on strip searching of children in Wales, with black children disproportionately subject to the traumatising…
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Welsh rugby league ‘systematically underfunded’
The chairman of Wales Rugby League called for a level-playing field, warning the sport has been systematically underfunded for years. James Davies, a…
Keep readingOspreys return to farm mired in £4.25m controversy
Ospreys have returned to Gilestone Farm after scuppering ministers’ £4.25m plans, casting a shadow over the future of the site as a long-term…
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First minister leads tributes to Claire O’Shea, ’champion of women’s health’
Wales’ first minister led cross-party tributes in the Senedd to a passionate campaigner who fought to improve services for fellow cancer patients. Eluned…
Keep readingConservative community councillor switches to Reform UK three months after election win
A Conservative politician elected to Pontypool Community Council three months ago has switched to Reform UK. Stephen Senior won the New Inn Upper…
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Young photographers in Wales urged to enter prestigious photo competition
The RSPCA Young Photographer Awards has opened for entries and will close on 13 August. Last year, more than 4,000 children and young people with…
Keep readingIncrease in fines issued for unauthorised absences from Torfaen’s schools last year
On-the-spot fines for parents taking their children out of school for term-time holidays have increased in one part of Gwent. Figures show the…
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Senedd set to debate future of ‘at risk’ Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal
Senedd members are set to debate a 13,000-name petition calling for urgent action to save the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal. The Senedd petitions…
Keep readingWinter sickness bug hit attendance figures in Torfaen, councillors told
AN outbreak of the winter sickness bug swept through schools in one part of Gwent earlier this year and has hit attendance figures. …
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