A PLAN to charge restaurants up to £350 a year to set up outside tables is set to be dropped after a top councillor agreed it was a bad idea.
Author - Twm Owen
Local Democracy Reporter
MORE information will be needed from the UK Government before stalled plans to transform a former iron master’s mansion into a hotel can be...
A FURTHER 51 patches of grass in one Gwent borough will be subject to mowing just once a year as part of a bid to boost biodiversity.
A BUDGET with a 1.95 per cent council tax rise and extra money for education and social care will be put before councillors in Torfaen for...
THE latest set of 20mph speed limits in Monmouthshire have come into force this week. The town of Monmouth is now covered by the lower limit...
BIN collections in Torfaen could be reduced to just once a month under plans being considered by the borough council. It is set to ask the public...
RESIDENTS living in a typical band D home in Torfaen are set see their council tax bills increase by £28.26 from April. The borough council is...
FAMILIES could be asked to take the place of paid carers as part of a council’s review of at-home care through the night. The service for the...
A TRUST that runs leisure centres, including an iconic stadium, is to receive a “one-off” payment of half a million pounds of public money to help...
APPROVED plans for two houses in a town where there is currently a block on new housing are a “development by stealth”, it has been claimed. The...

