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Networking event aims to bring freelancers and business owners together
A networking event designed for freelancers, self-employed people and small business owners is being held in Cwmbran. Organised by SF Accounts Limited, the…
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Membership of Torfaen’s leisure centres increase under new operator
TORFAEN: Leisure Centre operators first year performance report. v.1
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Cwmbran woman has hair cut off for the Little Princess Trust
“Thank you, thank you, thank you everyone.” Those were the words of Cindy Lewis, minutes after having her long hair cut off and…
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Pontypool‑educated man launches ‘Free School Clothes’ website to help families
A new free online service has launched to help families save money on school clothes and other essentials – and its founder is…
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Torfaen Council to put £50,000 towards ‘wildfire response’
TORFAEN: Council will use part of £1m fund for wildfire response. v.1
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Pontypool Task Force meets team behind Xanadoo tourist attraction
TORFAEN: Volunteer group hosted meeting to explain plans for proposed major visitor attraction. v.1
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Monmouth woman completes 60-mile MND challenge after wife’s sudden death
“…she was so funny, just so, so funny, and just to not have her now, it just breaks my heart.” Kirby Emerson completed…
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Volunteer removes offensive graffiti from Pontypool car park
TORFAEN: Volunteer cleans up vandalised car park. v.1
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Cwmbran’s Morrisons raises over £13,000 for Marie Curie
Shoppers at Cwmbran’s Morrisons helped the store become one of the first in the chain’s UK branches to raise over £10,000 for an…
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Garage boss to appeal planning refusal for new building
TORFAEN: Garage boss to appeal refusal of planning permission for new workshop. v.1
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Senedd rejects calls for a Wales-specific grooming gangs inquiry
A Senedd Member has shared his daughter’s experience of sexual assault during a debate on grooming gangs. Reform’s Paul Marr opened the debate…
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Synovial sarcoma cancer: Torfaen man’s tribute to late wife
Sarah Mayers passed away in November 2025. The 53‑year‑old from Trevethin was diagnosed with synovial sarcoma in 2024. One of the most important…
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New location for Pontypool Park sculpture
TORFAEN: Temporary home found for sculpture of lovers in an embrace v.1
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Cwmbran business owner writes memoir on ‘depression misdiagnosis’ to ‘ADHD diagnosis’
A Cwmbran business owner has written a memoir about her “journey from depression misdiagnosis for over a decade to an ADHD diagnosis.” Marie…
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Teenager presents petition calling for action on speeding outside her home
TORFAEN: Teenager presents petition on speeding and road safety to council. v.1
Keep readingAmbition in Wales for ‘safer, more responsive and more compassionate’ maternity and neonatal care
A direct route to raise concerns over the health of mothers and babies is being rolled out across the NHS, Wales’ first-ever minister…
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Ten-year-old boy raises money for neighbour who has neuroblastoma cancer
Ten-year-old Hunter Trigg is pictured on top of the three peaks in South Wales that he walked up on Sunday to raise money…
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Reform MS declares the British Empire was a ‘force for good in the world’
The British Empire was declared a “force for good” by a Reform MS during questions to Wales’ culture minister. Caerdydd Penarth MS Joe…
Keep readingPISA results: ‘Immediate action’ needed to raise literacy and numeracy standards says Wales’ education minister
Wales’ education minister has pledged to drive up literacy and numeracy standards following international test results which showed Welsh pupils lagging behind the…
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Leisure centre staff won’t be replaced by volunteers, says Halo Leisure boss
TORFAEN: Drive to recruit leisure centre volunteers doesn’t pose threat to staff says operator. v.1
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