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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
Roads, Travel & Parking
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- The council is investing an additional £6.4m in improving local roads over the next five years.
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- New maps have been produced to encourage more pupils to walk, scoot or cycle to school.
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- Four new bike repair stations will be installed throughout the borough by the end of April.
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- A section of Hanbury Road in Pontypool Town Centre has reopened nearly a week ahead of schedule.
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- A new park and ride facility at Pontypool and New Inn Railway Station has opened today
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- The process of making temporary exemptions to the default 20mph limit in Torfaen permanent is underway.
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- From Monday 10 February, a section of Hanbury Road in Pontypool Town Centre will be closed in both directions for eight weeks, including weekends.
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- A section of Hanbury Road, in Pontypool Town Centre, will be closed in both directions for eight weeks from Monday February 10, including weekends.
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- The number of exceptions to the 20mph limit in built up areas in Torfaen could increase to 44 under revised proposals.
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- Remedial work to address historical issues with the platform at Pontypool and New Inn Railway Station has been completed.
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- Between Monday 21 October until Friday 29 November a section of St Davids Road, Cwmbran will be closed to carry out highway improvement works to the new Lidl Store. There will be alternate lane closures only.
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- Today, councillors approved plans to repair a section of the A472 where it crosses the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal have been approved...
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- Between Wednesday 03 April – Friday 05 April and Monday 15 April – Wednesday 17 April a section of Brangwyn Avenue, Llantarnam, will be closed to install a new zebra crossing on a raised platform.
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- We would like to inform residents that the necessary felling of diseased Ash trees, and other trees posing a risk to the highway along Foundry Road, Abersychan, have been successfully completed.
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- This week marks the start of the Big Walk and Wheel fortnight which aims to encourage school children to travel to school actively...
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- From Monday 25 September, work to improve vehicle ramps and surface water drainage will start.
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- Work has begun to remove road signs in Torfaen ahead of the introduction of a new 20mph speed limit.
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- Nearly half a million pounds will be spent on two key projects to improve active travel in the borough...
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- Work to repair a leak near the Dowlais Brook aqueduct on the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal will start tomorrow...
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- Residents and businesses are invited to have their say on a draft six-year plan to reduce flooding in the borough...
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- Work to install new road signs will begin next week ahead of the introduction of a new 20mph speed limit.
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- Three primary schools have agreed to sign up to a national programme aimed at getting school children to regularly walk, cycle or scoot to school.
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- A project to transform Pontypool and New Inn Railway Station has reached an important construction milestone.
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- Work to establish 80 new trees and more than 4,500 hedging plants in Pontypool Park will begin this week.
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- Cabinet members have approved Torfaen Council's plans for the roll out of new 20mph legislation later this year.
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- Five temporary road closures will be in place over the next few weeks to allow for the safe removal of diseased trees along main road corridors in Torfaen...
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