Business & Economy
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- A course aimed at helping small businesses take the next step starts this week.
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- A community interest company hoping to attract new visitors to Blaenavon will shortly open its doors in one of the town's oldest buildings...
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- A centre aimed at supporting high growth science and technology businesses has welcomed 11 new tenants.
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- Businesses and community groups gathered on Friday to celebrate Torfaen's UK Sustainable Food Places silver award.
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- The owner of a Cwmbran bakery has been found guilty of food hygiene offences...
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- This week, as part of National Apprentice Week, the council's latest apprentices discussed their career aspirations with Chief Executive Stephen Vickers.
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- Do you have ideas about how Pontypool town centre could be transformed?
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- A free course aimed at anyone considering setting up a retail, food or high street business starts next month...
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- Seven entrepreneurs got the chance to pitch their business ideas to two industry experts as part of a new Start Up Programme.
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- Eight social enterprises have been given grants of up to £50,000 to help fund new business opportunities.
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- Residents are asked to have their say on an ambitious set of potential projects for Cwmbran town centre
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- Pontypool Indoor Market is the go-to destination for food lovers this November, as the popular Street Food Saturdays continue to draw impressive crowds.
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- Two top female business leaders will be speaking at this year's Torfaen Women in Business event.
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- Business leaders, training providers and council representatives have met to discuss ways of upskilling the local workforce to meet the needs of a competitive innovative economy.
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- As we approach the end of this year, Pontypool Indoor Market celebrates 130 years of being at the heart of the town centre.
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- A new course aimed at anyone who has ever considered setting up their own business starts next month.
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- A partnership helping local businesses promote healthy and sustainable food is hosting its next network meeting...
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- A Pontypool man has overcome barriers to work to secure local employment, thanks to Torfaen Council's Communities for Work Plus (CfW+) project.
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- Nearly £2m has been invested in Blaenavon over the past five years, thanks to a project aimed at preserving the town centre's heritage.
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- Are you unemployed and struggling to secure work due to lack of transport? Then a new moped hire scheme could be your ticket to a brighter future!
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- A Pontypool man has gone from being unemployed to securing a job he loves, thanks to Torfaen Council's supported employment programme.
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- Businesses are being offered free digital support, thanks to a collaboration between Torfaen Council and a local digital solutions company.
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- The first part of a two-part consultation has been launched to improve understanding of the availability and accessibility of toilet facilities across Torfaen.
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- A Pontypool restaurant has been prosecuted for failing to clearly display their food hygiene rating...
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- A new partnership, "Connecting Torfaen," has been formed to increase funding opportunities for Torfaen's Third Sector...
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- Tapestries capturing memories of shops and businesses on Blaenavon Broad Street have been turned into a new digital and audio exhibition...
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- A former manager of a takeaway business has pleaded guilty to multiple food hygiene, and health and safety breaches...
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- More than 200 local residents, businesses, and community groups took part in the first Torfaen Food Summit last week...
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- A new programme for anyone thinking about setting up their own business will start next month.
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- Pontypool takeaway fined for displaying invalid food hygiene rating sticker....
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- A charity has been overwhelmed with support following Torfaen Council's Women in Business evening last month.
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- A group of entrepreneurs has taken part in a new course dedicated to supporting young business people in Torfaen.
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- A man from Swindon has pleaded guilty to trading in Torfaen without a street trading consent...
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- A shop in Pontypool town centre has been ordered to close for three months...
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- More than 100 female entrepreneurs and business leaders attended the Torfaen Women in Business event last night.
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- Torfaen Council has signed up to a new procurement service focusing on socially responsible business purchasing, increased collaboration and greater community impact.
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- An evening aimed at celebrating female business leaders and entrepreneurs will be held in Cwmbran next month.
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- A service has been launched to support new and aspiring businesses looking to set up in Blaenavon or Pontypool town centres.
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- A local catering company has won the contract to manage the World Heritage Centre cafe in Blaenavon.
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- A new test centre for anyone looking to work in the construction industry has been opened by Torfaen Council.
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- Preliminary work is due to take place next week ahead of 3-projects within Pontypool Town Centre...
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- Nine Torfaen businesses won awards at the inaugural Torfaen and Monmouthshire Business Awards last week.
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- A new one-stop-shop for anyone looking for employment or to improve their skills has opened in Cwmbran Centre, run by Torfaen Council.
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- Have you ever dreamed of running your own café?
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- Food businesses can now find guidance and advice from the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in one easy to access business guidance hub on food.gov.uk...
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- Tattoo artists and professionals working in body piercing, semi-permanent make-up, acupuncture and electrolysis will need to sign up to a new Wales-wide mandatory licensing scheme next year...
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- Local business leaders and entrepreneurs marked the launch of a new business support service earlier today.
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- A project has been launched offering grants to food businesses to help them diversify local produce or pilot new production techniques.
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- A new service to help and support more than two and a half thousand businesses in Torfaen will launch next month.
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- Pontypool is one of only 11 projects in Wales to receive grants from the UK Government's Levelling Up Fund which aims to create jobs and grow the local economy
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