Latest News
Welcome to the news section of the Torfaen Emergency Management Service.
Recent incidents, exercises and information will appear here:
08/03/2011 - Community Resilience Resources & Tools
The Cabinet Office have produced a series of online resources to support community resilience. To find out more visit the community resilience| page for more information.
11/02/2011 - Exercise Watermark
Defra, with the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG), will conduct a national emergency flooding exercise in March 2011. It will test the arrangements across England and Wales to respond to severe, wide-area flooding.
The exercise will test the country's preparedness while also testing a number of other key recommendations from the Pitt Review and other recent flood reviews.
For more information about the exercise please visit:
www.exercisewatermark.co.uk|
30/11/2010 - Changes to the EA Flood Warning Service
The Environment Agency have implemented changes to the Flood Warning Service. Visit the Changes to the EA Flood Warning Service |page for more information.
03/03/2010 - Exercise Ursula
Officers from Torfaen County Borough Council were involved in an exercise organised by RAB Consultants in conjunction with the Environment Agency Wales. The main objectives of the exercise were to test the recovery arrangements following a major flooding scenario in the Gwent LRF area.
February 2010 - The Big Freeze
Some of the worst weather to hit the UK since 1981 brought Arctic conditions to Torfaen, with snow and ice creating treacherous driving conditions, forcing schools to close and disrupting refuse and recycling collections. View the February 2010 edition of Torfaen Talks| for information on how the council continued to provide services during this period.
28/04/09 - Swine Flu
Following the outbreak of Swine Flu in Mexico and the subsequent cases now confirmed in other countries around the world, including the UK, Governments and Health Agencies are escalating their response.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) monitors & issues alerts as part of the Global Influenza Preparedness Plan. For further information on the current WHO Alert Level visit the World Health Organisation| website.
Visit the Swine Flu| page to find out more information and sources of advice.
23/04/09 - Exercise Taliesin
Torfaen County Borough Council was involved in planning and taking part in a major exercise held across Wales on 23 April 2009 which focused on local preparations for a flu pandemic.
A copy of the Welsh Assembly Government Press Release| is available to download here.
Visit the Health & Infectious Diseases| page to find out more about Pandemic Flu.