low
BANK HOLIDAY - There are NO changes to waste and recycling collections over the bank holiday period.
medium
Proof of address will be needed at the Household Recycling Centre from 1st September 2025
Business & Economy
- Description:
- A course aimed at helping small businesses take the next step starts this week.
- Description:
- A community interest company hoping to attract new visitors to Blaenavon will shortly open its doors in one of the town's oldest buildings...
- Description:
- A centre aimed at supporting high growth science and technology businesses has welcomed 11 new tenants.
- Description:
- Businesses and community groups gathered on Friday to celebrate Torfaen's UK Sustainable Food Places silver award.
- Description:
- The owner of a Cwmbran bakery has been found guilty of food hygiene offences...
- Description:
- This week, as part of National Apprentice Week, the council's latest apprentices discussed their career aspirations with Chief Executive Stephen Vickers.
- Description:
- Do you have ideas about how Pontypool town centre could be transformed?
- Description:
- A free course aimed at anyone considering setting up a retail, food or high street business starts next month...
- Description:
- Seven entrepreneurs got the chance to pitch their business ideas to two industry experts as part of a new Start Up Programme.
- Description:
- Eight social enterprises have been given grants of up to £50,000 to help fund new business opportunities.
- Description:
- Residents are asked to have their say on an ambitious set of potential projects for Cwmbran town centre
- Description:
- Pontypool Indoor Market is the go-to destination for food lovers this November, as the popular Street Food Saturdays continue to draw impressive crowds.
- Description:
- Two top female business leaders will be speaking at this year's Torfaen Women in Business event.
- Description:
- 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.
- Description:
- As we approach the end of this year, Pontypool Indoor Market celebrates 130 years of being at the heart of the town centre.
- Description:
- A new course aimed at anyone who has ever considered setting up their own business starts next month.
- Description:
- A partnership helping local businesses promote healthy and sustainable food is hosting its next network meeting...
- Description:
- A Pontypool man has overcome barriers to work to secure local employment, thanks to Torfaen Council's Communities for Work Plus (CfW+) project.
- Description:
- Nearly £2m has been invested in Blaenavon over the past five years, thanks to a project aimed at preserving the town centre's heritage.
- Description:
- 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!
- Description:
- A Pontypool man has gone from being unemployed to securing a job he loves, thanks to Torfaen Council's supported employment programme.
- Description:
- Businesses are being offered free digital support, thanks to a collaboration between Torfaen Council and a local digital solutions company.
- Description:
- The first part of a two-part consultation has been launched to improve understanding of the availability and accessibility of toilet facilities across Torfaen.
- Description:
- A Pontypool restaurant has been prosecuted for failing to clearly display their food hygiene rating...
- Description:
- A new partnership, "Connecting Torfaen," has been formed to increase funding opportunities for Torfaen's Third Sector...
- Description:
- Tapestries capturing memories of shops and businesses on Blaenavon Broad Street have been turned into a new digital and audio exhibition...
- Description:
- A former manager of a takeaway business has pleaded guilty to multiple food hygiene, and health and safety breaches...
- Description:
- More than 200 local residents, businesses, and community groups took part in the first Torfaen Food Summit last week...
- Description:
- A new programme for anyone thinking about setting up their own business will start next month.
- Description:
- Pontypool takeaway fined for displaying invalid food hygiene rating sticker....
- Description:
- A charity has been overwhelmed with support following Torfaen Council's Women in Business evening last month.
- Description:
- A group of entrepreneurs has taken part in a new course dedicated to supporting young business people in Torfaen.
- Description:
- A man from Swindon has pleaded guilty to trading in Torfaen without a street trading consent...
- Description:
- A shop in Pontypool town centre has been ordered to close for three months...
- Description:
- More than 100 female entrepreneurs and business leaders attended the Torfaen Women in Business event last night.
- Description:
- Torfaen Council has signed up to a new procurement service focusing on socially responsible business purchasing, increased collaboration and greater community impact.
- Description:
- An evening aimed at celebrating female business leaders and entrepreneurs will be held in Cwmbran next month.
- Description:
- A service has been launched to support new and aspiring businesses looking to set up in Blaenavon or Pontypool town centres.
- Description:
- A local catering company has won the contract to manage the World Heritage Centre cafe in Blaenavon.
- Description:
- A new test centre for anyone looking to work in the construction industry has been opened by Torfaen Council.
- Description:
- Preliminary work is due to take place next week ahead of 3-projects within Pontypool Town Centre...
- Description:
- Nine Torfaen businesses won awards at the inaugural Torfaen and Monmouthshire Business Awards last week.
- Description:
- A new one-stop-shop for anyone looking for employment or to improve their skills has opened in Cwmbran Centre, run by Torfaen Council.
- Description:
- Have you ever dreamed of running your own café?
- Description:
- 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...
- Description:
- 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...
- Description:
- Local business leaders and entrepreneurs marked the launch of a new business support service earlier today.
- Description:
- A project has been launched offering grants to food businesses to help them diversify local produce or pilot new production techniques.
- Description:
- A new service to help and support more than two and a half thousand businesses in Torfaen will launch next month.
- Description:
- 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
© Copyright 2025 Torfaen County Borough Council