A COUNCIL has defended a refusal for a take-away pizza van to operate from a spot less than a quarter of a mile away from a previously approved site.
Author - Twm Owen
Local Democracy Reporter
TEACHER strikes have impacted a council’s efforts to address concerns raised about its schools by inspectors Estyn, an education chief has said.
CHILDREN and young people at risk of being taken into care are being supported to stay with their families in a Gwent borough, a review has found.
AN INDEPENDENT school has the green light to use a countryside field for sports – but a council will investigate if it is used for football.
PLANS for an outdoor swimming pool at a country mansion once listed as the most expensive house on sale in Wales have been approved.
A ROAD that runs through a rural village will no longer be used to determine which primary school local youngsters should attend.
TORFAEN council is set to sponsor a new privately-run business awards promoting firms in the borough and Monmouthshire.
A FORMER school caretaker’s bungalow is to be converted for use as a school office.
PLANS for an “off grid” house and glamping pods on farmland in the open countryside have been submitted to Torfaen Borough Council.
A WOMAN’s application to create a gated driveway into her back garden has been refused by planners.
