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- If you ride your off-road motor vehicle around Torfaen the chances are that you are breaking the law.
- If any services are disrupted due to the weather conditions we will update you here
- To authorise the supply of alcohol and regulated entertainment in a qualifying club you need a club premises certificate from your local authority.
- A statutory review of the LDP commenced in December 2017. A Delivery Agreement for the preparation of the replacement plan was approved in June 2018. The replacement plan will cover the 2018-2033 period. Any future updates and consultations related to the replacement Local Development Plan will be published here
- The law requires anyone running a Zoo to be licensed. These licences help to ensure that animals are properly looked after, by setting standards for the premises and for the level of care given.
- The Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 aims to ensure that where private individuals keep dangerous wild animals they do so in circumstances which create no risk to the public and which safeguard the welfare of the animals.
- Our 9 Well-being Objectives for 2022/27
- Following a series of major accidents and deaths at Sports Grounds, the need to ensure the safety of sports grounds became apparent. The Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975 placed this control with Local Authorities, and the Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sports Act 1987 made it a duty of Local Authorities to enforce the Acts.
- To provide late-night refreshments and regulated entertainment, and sell alcohol, you need a licence from the local authority if you are in England and Wales.
- The cylindrical grotto in Pontypool Park is built from local sandstone with a conical roof, but its plain exterior gives no clue as to what lies within. Set in the floor are bones and teeth of animals set in patterns to form arcs and circles, stars, hearts and diamonds.
- Torfaen Council is twinned with Karlsruhe in Germany. This is a joint twinning arrangement with Monmouthshire County Council which started in October 1998
- Torfaen County Borough Council will investigate reports of abandoned cars on Council owned land and, if appropriate, arrange the removal of such cars from the highway.
Last Modified: 05/12/2018
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