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BANK HOLIDAY - There are NO changes to waste and recycling collections over the bank holiday period.
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Proof of address will be needed at the Household Recycling Centre from 1st September 2025
About the Council
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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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