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Benefits cuts: Torfaen MP says: ‘Our proposals on welfare reforms will be set out next week’
GOVERNMENT minister Nick Thomas-Symonds has refused to be drawn on planned benefits cuts and said people should wait for them to be announced. …
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New kitchen donated and installed at Thornhill Community Centre
Bron Afon Community Housing and local contractors, Torfaen Maintenance Services (TMS), have installed a new kitchen at Thornhill Community Centre. It will be…
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Relatives of Llandow Air Disaster victims meet in Cwmbran for 75th anniversary
Relatives of 13 Torfaen men who died in the Llandow Air Disaster gathered yesterday in The Greenhouse pub for the 75th anniversary and…
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Six friends to walk from Brecon to Cwmbran in memory of Steve Turzynski
Six friends are walking 50 miles in memory of a Cwmbran businessman who passed away from cancer. Steve Turzynski ran an accountancy firm…
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Congress Theatre: What’s on during March and April 2025
Find out what’s coming up at the Congress Theatre in Cwmbran during March and April 2025. Scroll down to see the shows, a quick…
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Plans for security fence at Torfaen primary school
PLANS are being considered to provide a fence at what is the only school in a borough that isn’t securely enclosed. Blaenavon’s World…
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Call for by-elections to replace misbehaving Senedd members
A Labour Senedd member called for voters to be given a say over who replaces politicians removed from office for wrongdoing under a…
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Funding still needs to be found for new Cwmbran 3G sports pitch
FUNDING still needs to be found for a 3G sports pitch at Cwmbran High School, a top councillor has confirmed. Cllr Richard Clark,…
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‘When you’re in a hole, stop digging’: Cardiff University urged to rethink cuts
Cardiff University chiefs have been urged to “reflect and think again” about colossal cuts, with the local Senedd member saying: “When you’re in…
Keep readingPlaid Cymru demand for ‘fair share’ from HS2 voted down
The Senedd rejected Plaid Cymru calls to demand HS2 be redesignated as an England-only project to unlock billions of pounds of consequential funding…
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Llanyrafon FC host first disabilty football tournament in Cwmbran
Around 200 footballers with a disability took part in a tournament in Cwmbran. The day was organised by Llanyrafon FC who set up…
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REVIEW: Opening night of ‘All Shook Up’ by the Congress Youth Theatre
REVIEW: 🎶”ONE NIGHTTTT WITH YOUUUU!!!!” 🎶 Apologies to the cats of Fairwater as this is all I’ve been singing since getting home from…
Keep readingHealth secretary escalates intervention at Cardiff and Vale health board
Wales’ health secretary has escalated intervention measures at Cardiff and Vale health board amid concerns about a growing financial deficit. Jeremy Miles announced…
Keep readingAuditor general criticises ‘irregular’ Industry Wales accounts
The auditor general sounded the alarm about the “irregular” accounts of a wholly Welsh Government-owned company, warning of a lack of evidence to…
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REVIEW: Opening night of Mary Poppins at Cwmbran High School
A child’s feet in the front row of the audience watching Cwmbran High School’s production of Mary Poppins caught my attention as the…
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Wales Deaf Rugby Union team visit Cwmbran
During a visit to Cwmbran RFC on Sunday evening, I was told that the Wales Deaf Rugby Union team was training on the…
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Darts club for children and young people opening in Cwmbran
A darts club is being set up in Cwmbran for players aged from eight to sixteen. Richard Copeman and Graham Kinsella are launching…
Keep readingMary Poppins: Behind the Scenes with Young Actors at Cwmbran High School
“Everyone here is lush and they’ve worked really hard to do it.” I need to interview more young people as quotes like that…
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Senedd member calls out sexual harassment
A Senedd member shared her own experience of sexual harassment in the workplace as she urged ministers to accelerate action to stamp out…
Keep readingRow over £2bn reserves amid ‘skyrocketing’ council tax bills in Wales
The Conservatives called on councils to utilise “usable” reserves of more than £2bn, with taxpayers in Wales facing an average bill increase of…
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