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November 2006
£7million new look for health and fitness in Pontypool
November 2006 Edition
Are you a dad, primary male carer or non resident father?
Bin collections over Christmas
Booze seized
Christmas Cavalcade
Cwmbran Homezone wins major award
Don’t wrap your food waste in plastic bags
Exciting Canal Proposals
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Keep well this Winter
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Woodland Work
January 2007 Edition
£33 million plan for canal
A great year for recycling
Are you a young person with caring responsibilities?
Carers needed urgently
Cosy Kitchen
Explore Pontypool’s Active Living Centre
Fly Tippers Beware
Footpaths update
Greenfingers in Greenmeadow
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History in the making: Your chance to play your part
How can Bron Afon afford this at no extra cost to tenants
Improving our environment
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Show homes opening January 8th
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Italian memories
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New centre for children and families
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Teens take over at Cardiff Magistrates Court
Win Win Win
March 2007 Edition
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Bridge to School
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Cinema and bowling alley to open in Cwmbran
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Your Voice - Your Vote - Your Wales
Cwrw yn lle Gwrthryfel
May 2007 Edition
£25 million grant deadline
£35,000 facelift at railway museum
A safer cleaner Torfaen
Break open the bubbly
British Sign Language
Bron Afon Community Housing
Ask Gwyneira - Some frequently asked questions
Could you be the final Board member?
New Jobs and Opportunities
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My life as a carer
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Well done everyone
Who’s heard of the Adult Placement Service?
Yellow Woods Challenge
July 2007 Edition
Fighting crime and anti-social behaviour
£600,000 raised by Llanyrafon community
Adult learners’ week
Big plans for Llanyrafon farm
Blaenavon Cheddar Company
Common Land
Contact your Neighbourhood Policing Team
Countryside Events Autumn/Winter 2007
Dogs get chipped
Extra Care Scheme a first for Torfaen
How PCSO’s help the Council’s priorities
Is your childminder registered?
Jazz in the Park
Life as a Police Community Support Officer
Lotto cash for Penygarn and St Cadocs
Multiple Sclerosis Drop In
Music in the Park
Netball team play fair
New radio for Raynet
News in Brief
PCSO Powers
Pontypool looks to the future
Pontypool outdoor market
Princess Anne in Cwmbran
Prostate cancer
Summer holiday sports coaching
Support for parents of adults with autism
Torfaen summer playscheme
Torfaen’s new Mayor
Welsh discussion group at Cwmbran library
Win £100
September 2007 Edition
A golden year for Llanyrafon primary
Changes to pest control service
Child car seat safety checks
Children brighten up grot spot
Customer service awards
Disability Champion
Forgotten landscapes
From coal mining spoil heap to nature reserve
Give us your view
Gwent Police looking for volunteers
Home at last with ‘Help 2 Own’
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Are you a tenant and interested in joining the Bron Afon Board?
Ask Gwyneira
Kayleigh’s story
Keep well this winter
Learn Something New
A new direction
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Meet the mouse
TABS offers family learning programmes in schools across Torfaen
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New community sports hall in Trevethin
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Passive smoking
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Regeneration cash for Cwmbran villages
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Stop Press
Supporting people to live their lives
Torfaen on the telly
November 2007 Edition
£12 million investment for our children’s future
Bring Christmas to a child near you
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Council snares fly tippers and litter louts
Cwmbran town centre in 2021
Donate your old wool
Enjoy your canal
Friendly Faces helps mums
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Have a merry “green” Christmas
Have your say
Keep well this winter
Local Democracy Week
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Vulnerable People and Health
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New ground-breaking service
New kitchen facilities turn luncheon club around
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Qualification success
Ready trek
Recycle your drink cartons
See Santa in Pontypool
The future of the British
Time flies
Warmth and Welfare Day
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January 2008 Edition
Business outgrows its first home
Career dreams get the go-ahead
Circus skills in Cwmbran
Don’t sell alcohol to under 18s
Duke of Edinburgh
Family fun day
Free trip for Gwent blind
Have a go day
Help for people with breathing problems
Help under one roof
Leader’s fears over WAG cash
Learn Welsh
New Year - New Experience
News in Brief
Recycle Cardboard
Recycle - If Dan Can You Can
Council first to trial “green” electric technology
Info on the web
Tetra Pak cartons
Twin Bin rolls out to 8,000 residents
Residents claim £1 million in energy saving grants
Say ‘No’ to cold callers
Service users smile in health and safety film
Tackling rats
Talywain House Knitting Club
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Sponsored walk
Taxi firms support campaign
The best in Wales
TV spotlight on Blaenavon
The Local Development Plan - Have your Say
March 2008 Edition
£500 million housing investment
£500,000 to transform derelict Corn Bin
A first for Torfaen
Beat the cheats
Big names for Cwmbran
Cardboard recycling
Climbing new heights
Community power in Wainfelin
Council meetings
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Finding childcare made easy
Help improve council services
Investment in Pontypool
Local Government Elections
New kit for local football team
News in Brief
Private Fostering
The Great No Smoking Day Challenge
Top school chef
Bron Afon Community Housing
How to Contact Bron Afon
Ask Tamsin and Gwyneira
Ways to get involved
May 2008 Edition
Better reading skills
Booze crackdown
Carers have fun exercising
Cosy Kitchen wins award
Council Meetings
Councillors step down
Crime cut in Torfaen
Fostering Fortnight
Free fun at the museum
Free travel for 11 to 16 year olds
Local nature reserves
New Chief Constable
New recycling banks
News in brief
Olympic boost
Pupils welcome Super Hero
Scalding water warning
Summer of culture
Were you a Land Army girl?
What will it take for you to switch to public transport?
Win a laptop - Help us help children & young people
A round up of great news in Torfaen
8000 more homes use Twin Bin
Blaenavon's World Heritage Centre
Children's University
Duke of Edinburgh
Ideal Torfaen
More space for community
Poster Winner
Public transport boost
Top marks for Llanyrafon
New home nearly open
Pontypool Park
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Help Improve Council Services – Risk Assessment Consultation
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Health and social care developments in North Torfaen
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Review of Polling Districts and Polling Places
Extending Inclusion in Torfaen
Trevethin Community School Development Brief
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2000 - 2001
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2001 - 2002
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2003 - 2004
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2006
August
European help for Cwmbran canal
Great Green Result
Cwmbran library closed for two weeks
Free countryside event
Something Old, Something New
Sizzling summer advice to cut down on rubbish
Top two floors of car park closed
2006 A Level Results
Jazz in the park
Jazz show sold out
Library to open longer
Find Elvis in Cwmbran
Help Children in Torfaen be Green - Make a New School Year Resolution
Mayor's charity duck race fete
New Canal Warden
Safe and Sound Roadshow
Torfaen Trail - The Long and Short of It
Children get active
Major Boost for £25m to Meet the Needs of People, the Communities and Canal Regeneration Vision
Torfaen GCSE Results 2006
Torfaen Local Access Forum
All Jazzed up!
December
Closed lane reopens
Race is on to Recycle Old Yellow Pages Directories and Create New Woodland
Search for Santa
Blaenavon Winter Lights and Fire Night
Free Tools for Apprentices
Gifts pile up - but more are needed
Guided Walk Along the Canal
Warning Over Scam Letter
Christmas Card Competition Winner
The First Paper Free Digital Council Meeting in Wales
Rubbish Collections During Christmas Holidays
Canal Clear Up
Don't Bargain with your Child's Safety this Christmas
OFT warns consumers about new 'secret shopper' scam
Consultation on the Carers Strategy for Torfaen
Work starts on rail station transformation
Torfaen Young People Music and Arts Trust Concert
November
100th person enrolled on Gateways to Learning
Cwmbran woman loses £5,000 in lottery scam
Blaenavon Lantern Making Workshops
Cardiac arrest victims
Minister to open Integrated Children's Centre
Springboard Centre shortlisted
£1 million for Torfaen landscapes
Children in Need
Guided walks along the canal
Puppy owner wins prize and hands it back
Remembrance ceremony
Illegal furniture warning
Light up a life
Mayor's fundraiser
Gas checks save lives
Torfaen landscapes featured in book