💧 Can your school help save seven million litres of water?

Learn more about the Torfaen Water Saving Challenge at an information session between 9.30am to 10.15am on Thursday 12 November.

📧 To book a place, email: jo.walters@keepwalestidy.cymru

Torfaen’s Junior Forum got the chance to visit the Senedd last week.

The pupils from Griffithstown, New Inn and Penygarn primary schools toured the building in Cardiff Bay, took part in a mock debate in the Senedd Chamber and met local and regional MSs

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♻️ The Household Recycling Centre has switched to winter opening hours.

🕙 10am to 3:45pm
📅 Monday to Sunday

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Grants are available for organisations helping people at risk of - or impacted by - poverty.

Applications for the Welsh Government Tackling Poverty Grants close on 16/11/26.

To register for an info session on 2/11/26 - email CommunityResilienceGrants@torfaen.gov.uk

Our catering staff are in the pink after raising more than £5,000 for breast cancer charities.

They have been baking and selling cakes, organising raffles and dressing up in the run up to @BreastCancerNow Wear in Pink Day today.

Well done to everyone involved!

An extra £500,000 is to be spent on targeted road improvements in the run up to winter.

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The deadline for this year's residents' survey has been extended.

You can have your say any time until December 6 - just click below.

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Energy saving grants available to help business

This year, grants of up to £20,000 are available for businesses are available to help them reduce carbon emissions and save money.

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Local volunteers are transforming a neglected area of parkland into a community wildlife garden and outdoor learning space.

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This winter, make sure you’re #floodaware at home and at work.

👉Check your flood risk and sign up for flood warnings orlo.uk/S1z06
👉Follow @metoffice for weather updates
👉Do not drive or walk through flood water

Do you know what to do in a flood?

Make sure you know the simple steps to take if @NatResWales issues a Flood Alert, Flood Warning, or Severe Flood Warning in your area.

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You can check if you live in an area at risk of #flooding from rivers or the sea with a simple postcode checker on the @NatResWales website.

Here, you can sign up to receive free flood warnings, and plan what you would do if flooding is expected.

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We've lit up in blue today to mark #WorldArthritisDay - a day to raise awareness of the impact of arthritis & musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions.

If you're living with arthritis and need support, @arthritis Cymru @arthritis UK are here to help: orlo.uk/ltc8U

1 in 7 properties in Wales is at risk of flooding.

Sign up to NRW’s free Flood Warning Information Services to get warnings when there’s a risk of flooding in your area, helping you to prepare.

It's simple and free:
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📱 Floodline 0345 988 1188

A huge thank you to Osbourne Lodge Nursery for popping into Pontypool town centre to check on the planters they've adopted as part of the Towns Together project.

More than 190 volunteers were recognised for their contribution to communities across the borough at the Torfaen Community and Volunteer Awards.

Read more: orlo.uk/H5zX0

Work has begun to restore water courses on common land between Abersychan and Blaenavon that were destroyed by wildfires.

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Work is underway to clear a section of the Monmouthshire & Brecon canal in Cwmbran to help improve the flow and quality of water.

Read more: orlo.uk/ZIs6Y

Nearly 700 people have completed our annual residents survey.

There's still time for you to tell us what you think about your local area and council services, to community life, well-being and local democracy by clicking below.

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Last Saturday, volunteers, community groups, local businesses, young people and council teams came together for the very first Towns Together Pontypool makeover day.

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The next Towns Together make over day will be taking place in Blaenavon in November.

Let us know what street we should visit by filling out our survey here: orlo.uk/m1HSl