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‘It keeps you active, it keeps you alive’: Cwmbran man, 85, on his part-time job
An 85-year-old Cwmbran man has told how continuing to work in a part-time job helps to keep “you active” and “keeps you alive”.…
Keep readingTin Can Kitchen Cwmbran to close and relocate to Cardiff
Today is the last day in business for a popular food takeaway and delivery service that opened in Cwmbran in October 2022. Tin…
Keep readingRunners raise money for Kidney Wales following club member’s transplant
A member of a Torfaen running club who had a kidney transplant in 2007 has thanked her clubmates for raising almost £1,500 for…
Keep readingCwmbran girl in final of Talent Search UK
An 11-year-old Cwmbran girl will find out tonight how she got on in a national talent competition. Evie Austin, a pupil at Croesyceiliog…
Keep readingTory leader’s tweets ‘brought Senedd into disrepute’
The leader of the Conservative opposition broke Senedd rules by incorrectly describing 20mph as a blanket policy, a committee concluded. Andrew RT Davies…
Keep readingTorfaen teenager nominated for deaf sports personality of the year
A Torfaen teenager has been nominated for the national Deaf Sports Personality of the Year award in the Young Sports Personality category. Sixteen-year-old…
Keep readingCwmbran couple who’ve had cancer treatment organise Halloween fundraiser for charity
A Cwmbran couple teamed up with their neighbors to organise a Halloween event to raise money for Maggie’s, the cancer support charity. Steve…
Keep readingWomen’s health in the spotlight in Wales
Women are too often put off seeking health care treatment due to the normalisation of their physical and emotional pain, a Senedd member…
Keep readingBlueprint for ban on lying politicians published
A think tank has set out proposals to ban lying politicians, with the aim of rebuilding public trust and making Wales one of…
Keep readingSenedd debates ‘harrowing’ school funding crisis
Senedd members warned schools face “harrowing” funding pressures that risk failing a generation of children and young people in Wales. Cefin Campbell led…
Keep readingSenedd takes evidence on sacking misbehaving politicians
Senedd members took evidence on following Scotland’s lead by developing a recall system to allow voters to remove badly behaving politicians from office…
Keep readingMinisters set to ‘accelerate’ planning decisions in clean energy push
Wales’ economy secretary vowed to make speeding up planning decisions a top priority as part of a push towards clean energy. Rebecca Evans…
Keep readingMinister ‘optimistic’ Wales will retain water pollution revenue
The deputy first minister told the Senedd he is optimistic that revenue generated by UK-led reforms to water pollution regulations will stay in…
Keep readingCwmbran women has head shaved for Brave The Shave
Joanna Prosser lost her parents through cancer and has been in remission herself since February 2021. She’s had her head shaved to raise…
Keep readingAvant Dance Academy have fun at Halloween party
A Torfaen dance school held its annual Halloween party last weekend in the White Hut Community Hall. Avant Dance Academy, based in Pontypool,…
Keep readingCouncil chiefs acros Wales quizzed over leisure and library cuts
Council chiefs warned of “no fat left to cut” with leisure centres and libraries across Wales facing the threat of closure due to…
Keep readingVIDEO: Gold medal Paralympian returns to former school in Cwmbran
A gold medal-winning Paralympian returned to his former school in Cwmbran to share his inspirational story with pupils and answer their questions. Para-cyclist…
Keep readingTorfaen nursery burgled: Donors raise almost £2,000
Generous donors have raised almost £2,000 for a Torfaen nursery that was burgled last week. Staff arrived at Ysgol Feithrin Pontypool in St…
Keep readingDrakeford criticises ‘Mystic Meg’ motion on UK budget
Mark Drakeford criticised a “Mystic Meg”-style motion on this week’s UK budget. Wales’ finance secretary responded to a Plaid Cymru debate held in…
Keep readingCounsel general sets out plan to declutter Welsh law
The counsel general outlined plans to declutter and simplify Welsh law, with the aim of making legislation accessible at the touch of a…
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