About the Council
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- Pontypool Civic Centre will be lit red on Saturday alongside other public buildings in Wales to mark World Duchenne Awareness Day...
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- The Torfaen Summer of Fun awards took place at the Victory Church, in Cwmbran, on Friday 23 August.
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- A partnership helping local businesses and community groups promote healthy and sustainable food has been given a national award.
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- The majority of targets set out in the Torfaen Council's County Plan have been achieved for the second consecutive year.
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- Grants are being offered to eight social enterprises to help secure their long-term financial stability.
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- Councillors have approved amended plans to improve safety and reduce the risk of flooding at the site of a former ironworks.
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- Cabinet members have today approved a decision to appoint a building company to begin work on the £3.7m redevelopment of Greenmeadow Community Farm.
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- Plans to improve safety and reduce the risk of flooding at the site of a former ironworks have been amended, according to a report to be discussed by councillors.
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- Public Spaces Protection Orders help local councils tackle anti-social behaviour in public areas like children's play areas and sports fields.
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- Today, community representatives and members of Torfaen Council held a flag raising ceremony at Civic Centre in Pontypool to mark the start of Armed Forces Week.
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- This week councillors at Blaenau Gwent and Torfaen Council agreed to become the first local authorities in Wales to share a Chief Executive Officer
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- The UK Parliamentary Election will be held on Thursday 4 July.
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- Volunteers have devoted more than 15,000 hours over the past year helping to run the borough's cultural venues.
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- Unpaid carers are being asked to submit photos as part of a project to help them feel part of a wider community.
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- A woman has thanked a three-man recycling crew who rushed to her aid when she fell.
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- A group of secondary school pupils swapped their classrooms for the council's boardroom this week as part of the council's first-ever Young People's Take Over Day.
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- Ten primary schools have signed up to a scheme to encourage children to walk, scoot or cycle to school on a regular basis.
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- A business has become the latest organisation to sign up to be a Litter Free Zone.
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- Updated plans are to be submitted as part of the £9.3m Pontypool Cultural Hub and Cafe Quarter initiative.
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- At the Annual General Meeting of Torfaen Council today, key political appointments to the council's cabinet, committees and outside bodies were confirmed for the year ahead.
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- A man has been jailed for three years for selling almost 300 accident-damaged cars to unsuspecting customers.
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- Residents are being urged to support No Mow May and leave their lawns uncut this month to help biodiversity and tackle climate change.
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- Plans are being drawn up for Torfaen to be named an Age-Friendly Community by the World Health Organisation.
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- Following discussions between Torfaen Council, Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council the Welsh Local Government Association, discussions are ongoing regarding the appointment of a joint Chief Executive (CEO) responsible for Torfaen and Blaenau Gwent
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- The Police and Crime Commissioner elections will be held on Thursday 2 May.
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- Today, representatives of Pontypool Rugby Football Club gathered at Pontypool Civic Centre to officially accept and sign a scroll acknowledging their Freedom of the Borough
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- Torfaen Council is extending an invitation to residents to take part in a survey that will help ensure that its new approach to working with communities is delivered in the most effective and impactful way.
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- This Sunday marks the fourth annual Marie Curie Day of Reflection dedicated to those who died during the Covid pandemic.
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- A group that enables young people to talk to the council about issues that affect them has been relaunched.
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- Today, Torfaen Council approved the final budget proposals for 2024/25 and set a council tax rise of 4.95 per cent
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- The council's Ty Blaen office in New Inn is to become an operational site only from Monday 12 February...
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- Twenty-eight residents attended our new-look People's Panel event this week.
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- A Holocaust survivor who endured four concentration camps and the infamous Nazi Death March has dedicated his life to sharing a message of hope.
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- Councillors have approved the results of a review of polling stations and districts in Torfaen.
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- A community project which explores and celebrates key figures who helped to shape Blaenavon town during the Victorian period has been turned into a film.
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- Would you like to find out more - and have your say - about the work the council does or is planning to do?
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- The Council is nearing a balanced budget, having identified £2.8m in further savings since the draft budget in November.
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- A Ukrainian refugee who moved to Torfaen to flee the war with Russia has thanked residents for making her feel welcome.
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- It is with great sadness that the council has been informed that Lewis Jones, the former long-standing councillor for the Trevethin ward in Pontypool and the former Deputy Leader of Torfaen Council has passed away peacefully over Christmas
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- These shocking photographs show hundreds of car tyres found dumped near the old Blaenserchan colliery.
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- The Climate Ambassadors Network was set up by Torfaen Council in November 2021 to help plan for the borough to become net carbon zero by 2050. Since then, the group has formed a residents' action group and they are looking for new members.
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- A former colliery site in Abersychan is on course to become Torfaen's eighth and largest Local Nature Reserve.
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- Work is underway to remove a number of trees and shrubs growing close to Garn Lakes to enable repairs and reduce the risk of flooding.
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- A mechanic has joined Torfaen Council's fleet team, thanks to a chance meeting at HMP Prescoed.
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- The parents of a child who was persistently absent from school have been prosecuted by Torfaen Council.
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- Next week, Torfaen councillors will consider the council's draft budget for 2024/25 and will be asked to make suggestions for potential further savings or areas for review to bridge a funding shortfall of £2.8million.
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- A 42-year-old man has pleaded guilty to the possession and sale of illegal disposable vapes.
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- Remembrance Sunday is an important date in the nation's annual calendar, and this year takes place on 12 November.
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- Every five years, local authorities must review their polling stations to ensure they are convenient and accessible for voters.
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- Torfaen Council is joining other organisations across the UK to light up iconic landmarks pink and blue to mark Baby Loss Awareness Week.
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- Filming for a new Channel Four series will take place in Cwmbran and Pontypool over the next three weeks.
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- From next month, voters will need to show photo identification to vote at polling stations in some elections.
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- A record number of volunteers have help to provide hours of free fun to thousands of children this summer.
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- Residents are invited to comment on plans for a new drainage scheme at The British site, prior to it being submitted for planning permission.
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- Residents are being given the chance to identify the location of hundreds of new trees, as part of the Branching Out project which is supported by Torfaen Council and Bron Afon Community Housing.
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- A new fund has been launched by Torfaen Council to help groups and organisations that support communities to be more self-sufficient.
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- The refurbishment of Cwmbran Park tennis courts will start on Monday 31 July...
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- Blaenavon's industrial heritage has been included in a new interactive map celebrating UNESCO sites across the UK, Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man...
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- The majority of targets set out in the first year of Torfaen Council's County Plan have been achieved.
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- Eight green spaces in Torfaen have been awarded Green Flag status for another year...
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- Today marked the unveiling of the first of three portraits honouring local servicemen who tragically lost their lives in conflict.
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- A new team has been appointed by Torfaen Council to help reduce carbon emissions which are a major contributor to climate change.
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- More than £1m is being invested in transforming three derelict buildings in Blaenavon Town Centre.
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- A blueprint for how carbon emissions in Torfaen will be reduced to net zero by 2050 is being developed.
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- Residents are urged to check their electoral registration details as part of the annual canvass.
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- An exhibition celebrating the history of the Windrush generation in Wales has come to Torfaen.
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- Torfaen County Borough Council is proud to announce the launch of a new veterans' support hub which opens in Cwmbran next week, as part of Armed Forces Week 2023.
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- Residents are being asked to take part in a review of community boundaries and electoral arrangement for community councils.
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- Torfaen Council has set up a Carers Champions Network to help provide advice and support for staff who are unpaid carers.
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- Torfaen Council's library service has launched a new service to help anyone who needs to apply online for a voter authority certificate.
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- At the annual general meeting (AGM) of Torfaen council on Tuesday 16 May, the key political appointments to the council's cabinet, committees and outside bodies were confirmed for the year ahead
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- Torfaen Council's elections team has been working with disabled people's groups to improve review access to local polling stations.
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- Torfaen Council are the latest council in Wales to sign up to the Placemaking Charter for Wales which demonstrates the council's support for the principles of placemaking.
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- Around 400 calls are made to Torfaen Council's contact centre every day and there are often telephone queues at busy times.
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- Today, Torfaen councillors approved the final budget proposals for 2023/24 and set council tax at 1.95 per cent for the second consecutive year
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- A group that supports young people from the LGBTQ+ community in Torfaen has been given £10,000 in lottery funding.
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- A new wetland area has been created near Garn Lakes Local Nature Reserve as part of a project to conserve amphibians and reptiles.
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- Today, Torfaen Council's cabinet committee endorsed a report that updated the council's financial position for 2022/23 and importantly outlines how the council is moving towards a balanced budget position for 2023/24.
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- Youth workers served Christmas dinner to around 40 young people and family members this week.
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- Two council workers have been praised after they rescued an elderly lady who had fallen between two cars in Pontypool.
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- Children attending a sensory playgroup turned up in festive outfits for this year's Save The Children Christmas Jumper Day.
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- When the Covid pandemic started and their day centre temporarily closed, Akin Agbaje and Patrick Smith decided to take action.
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- People are aware now more than ever how important it is for everyone to feel connected to others and to experience a sense of belonging to their community.
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- Remembrance Sunday is a national opportunity to remember the service and sacrifice of all those that have defended our freedoms and protected our way of life.
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- Torfaen Council is asking for feedback on their new county plan.
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- Remembrance Sunday is an important date in the nation's annual calendar, and this year takes place on 13 November.
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- A report into Torfaen Council's budget for the next financial year, 2023/24, has highlighted a potential funding gap of £12.5 million
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- Today, we're launching our annual Residents' County Survey.
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- Former footballer Sean Wharton has spoken about the racism he experienced growing up and during his professional career
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- Torfaen's Town and Community Councils have today pledged their allegiance to support the borough's armed forces community.
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- The playground will be closed next week while the work is being carried out but it's hoped it will reopen during the half term holiday.
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- Councillors have approved a £1.77m plan to overhaul Greenmeadow Community Farm in Cwmbran.
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- There will be a host of activities in Torfaen next week as part of #GreatBigGreenWeek, which starts this Saturday.
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- Two members of staff are celebrating 30 years working at the same school.
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- King Charles III will visit Cardiff tomorrow - Friday 16 September - on his first visit to Wales since the death of Queen Elizabeth II
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- Councillors and civic leaders gathered at Pontypool Civic Centre on Sunday for the local Proclamation of King Charles III
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- Following the sad passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, we would like to provide you with some information linked to the week or so ahead
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- It is with true sadness that we receive the news that The Queen has passed away at Balmoral
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- Step through the ages and find out what life was like in Blaenavon town centre in the latest book by Blaenavon Heritage History Group.
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- Ukrainian refugees living across Gwent got the chance to meet each other at a special picnic at Pontypool Park on the weekend.
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