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- If you have an enquiry relating to gritting routes or grit bins you can submit it here
- If your waste/recycling was at its collection point at the correct time but was not collected, you should contact us. If you wish to report a missed bin/recycling collection for the first time, you need to register a few details to help us respond to your request. By registering your details you can track the progress of your report and receive updates as it is processed.
- The Early Years Support Team work with families with children aged 0 – 7 years and living in Torfaen to improve parenting confidence and skills, strengthen relationships and nurture wellbeing and resilience
- Swarming is a natural process where bees leave their hive and find somewhere to hang in a cluster until the scout bees decide on their new home. If you think you have a swarm please use the Swarm Collector Map to find a local beekeeper to come and remove the honey bees.
- Are you worried about your housing situation? Do you need some help, advice or support? You can attend one of our drop in services, where you can speak to someone face to face about your concerns.
- School term dates make provision for 195 school days. Within these 195 days, schools are allowed to close for five days for training purposes. You should contact your child's school for information about the days on which they will close for training purposes.
- Hazards on the road come in many different shapes and forms. Spillages of material on the road can be particularly hazardous to all highway users, especially those riding motorcycles and bicycles. These spillages can be as liquids or solids and can be as a result of an accident or by accidental spillage from a commercial vehicle or trailer.
- Torfaen County Borough Council's Countryside Service manages miles of public footpaths, bridleways and restricted byways. These are maintained locally by teams who work with landowners to keep vegetation under control and ensure that the paths are clear.
- Residents with children in nappies can apply for a supply of heavy duty bags which will be collected fortnightly on the same day as the general waste is collected from the purple lidded bin.
- The purple lidded bin is for all your household waste that cannot be recycled or composted and is collected every two weeks
- Torfaen provides a community meals service for people living in their own homes who are unable to prepare their own meals. Although many of those who use the service are older people, the service is open to anyone who is unable to unable to prepare a meal because of frailty, illness or disability, subject to our eligibility criteria.
- Flooding in Torfaen can be caused by prolonged heavy rainfall, high river levels, blocked culverts and drains and sudden downpours leading to flash flooding and surface water build up. Torfaen County Borough Council understands the impact flooding can have on the community and business premises and tries to ensure that effective arrangements are in place to co-ordinate resources in both preventing flooding and responding to requests from the community.
Last Modified: 05/12/2018
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