Births, Deaths & Ceremonies

Monday 23 January 2023

19 new recycling vehicles in service

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Torfaen Council's new recycling fleet is now in operation as part of a multi-million pound investment in the borough's waste and recycling service...
Wednesday 22 June 2022

Blaenavon's Broad Street to come alive with entertainment

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Live music, magic acts, dance performances and free fair rides are a few of the delights residents and visitors can experience at the Blaenavon World Heritage Day this weekend...
Friday 28 January 2022

Funeral attendance Gwent Crematorium - permitted numbers of mourners

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With the Welsh Government announcement that Wales has moved fully into alert level zero, the number of mourners permitted to attend funerals in the Gwent Crematorium Chapel, Croesyceiliog has increased
Tuesday 4 January 2022

Cremation attendance - permitted numbers of mourners

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The number of mourners permitted to attend cremations at the Gwent Crematorium Chapel, Croesyceiliog will be again restricted to twenty with effect from the 26th December 2021
Wednesday 27 October 2021

Cemetery opening times changing from Sunday 31 October

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In conjunction with daylight saving and clocks going back an hour, from Sunday 31 October, cemeteries in Torfaen will be changing to winter opening hours...
Thursday 22 July 2021

Funeral attendance - permitted numbers of mourners

Funeral attendance - permitted numbers of mourners
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The numbers of mourners permitted to attend funerals at Gwent cemeteries and Gwent Crematorium is changing in line with updated government guidance
Monday 7 June 2021

Opportunities to work with an Ecologist to enhance wildlife at churchyards and burial sites

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Love Your Burial Ground Week runs from Saturday 5 to Sunday 13 June, and this year, the Council, along with partner organisations, are leading on several sub-projects under The Resilient Greater Gwent work programme, funded by Welsh Government's Enabling Natural Resources & Wellbeing Grant...
Tuesday 16 February 2021

Reminder to mourners and how to reduce the risks

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Those that have lost loved ones over the last year, whether related to the pandemic or not, have had to deal with the extra stress and complications that the virus and associated restrictions have caused...
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