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Crime & Emergencies
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- Drivers of defective vehicles faced action last week, following a multi-agency operation carried out by officers from Torfaen Council, Gwent Police and the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)....
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- A landlady, acting as a property agent for a number of residential premises in Torfaen, has been fined after she admitted operating illegally.
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- A Pontypool shop owner has appeared in court after counterfeit tobacco and cigarettes were discovered behind a false wall.
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- Following recent public consultation, fishing is now banned at any time on the canal at Broadweir Road and Star Street in Cwmbran, due to continuous unlicenced fishing and antisocial behaviour...
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- Torfaen Council is standing with victims of hate crime as part of the Welsh Government's major anti-hate crime campaign Hate Hurts Wales
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- Gwent Police are looking to establish a Youth (young persons) Community Cohesion Group for 16-25 year olds.
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- This week marks Hate Crime Awareness week, a national week of action that encourages local authorities, key partners and communities affected by hate crime to work together to tackle local hate crime issues.
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- Torfaen Council's Trading Standards team have been made aware of book sales people operating door to door within the borough.
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- Following the identification of persistent Coronavirus regulation breaches at Castell-y-Bwch, Henllys Lane, Cwmbran, the licence holder has had their licence revoked and has 21 days to appeal the decision.
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- Torfaen Council, Blaenau Gwent Council, Caerphilly Council and Gwent Police would like to remind the public that the area known as Blaencuffin Canyon is on private land and that it is not a tourist attraction.
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- A recent council report has approved improvements to CCTV.
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- On Wednesday 1 April, at approximately 11.38pm, two of our transit pickup trucks were broken into at our Ty Blaen depot. We believe the thieves were two males, and they stole one Stihl disc cutter.
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- Criminals are exploiting fears about COVID-19 to prey on members of the public, particularly older and vulnerable people who are isolated from family and friends.
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- Torfaen Council is now working as part of the Gwent Local Resilience Forum (GLRF) as part of a wider Government, Welsh Government and NHS strategy in response to Covid-19.
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- Last weekend we witnessed exceptional rainfall to Torfaen and the rest of Wales. Across the region rivers reached dangerously high levels and caused extensive damage. We had spent the week ahead of the storm checking and clearing culvert entrances and gulley's to ensure they were running clear and free.
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