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Blaenavon’s popular art and craft shop and Post Office is the first business in the town centre, and the first Post Office in Gwent, to become Dementia Friendly.
The staff at Artie Craftie on Broad Street have all undertaken training to become Dementia Friends, learning how to recognise signs of dementia, and how they can make the business more accessible to customers who live with the condition.
They were awarded their certificate from Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, who praised the team for their efforts.
Torfaen is the third Dementia County in Wales and Pontypool Museum, Big Pit, and traders at Pontypool Indoor Market have already become Dementia Friendly.
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Over 50 large gift bags have been donated to the elderly this Christmas thanks to St Albans RC School pupil Maddy Fitzgerald-Wilkins. Maddy saw the touching Man on the Moon advert by John Lewis and wanted to do something to make sure our older generation didn’t feel alone this Christmas. Gift bags have been donated from all over including radios, clothes, food and much more. In conjunction with Age Connects Torfaen, Maddy organised a party at the Widdershins Centre in Pontypool where 28 of the gift bags were given out by members of the Newport Gwent Dragons.
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Torfaen council made more than seven million waste and recycling collections in April 2014 to March 2015 performance figures show. Of the collections made, just 0.04 per cent were missed in error. A total of 2855 collections were deliberately left to due issues of contamination – these residents were then visited by a waste awareness officer. The council delivered about 16,989 wheelie bins and recycling containers during this time, with about 94 per cent of deliveries completed within the council’s two week standard. For the full results click here. The council’s service standards can be viewed here.
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Pontypool Community Council announced the winner of the Christmas shop window competition yesterday in Pontypool Indoor Market. Winning first place was the British Red Cross shop. Shop manager Deb Probert donated the £50 prize to the British Red Cross. In second place was Beauty for You and New Beginnings Hair salon, winning a £15 Tesco voucher. Wyman opticians, Healy Photography, Split Endz, Mayberry Pharmacy, Annie’s Sweet Shop and Phillips Opticians all were highly commended. All the entrants received certificates to display in their shop windows.
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This winter police will be targeting drivers who risk their lives and the lives of others by driving whilst under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Gwent Police will lead the month-long campaign, running from 1 December 2015 to 1 January 2016, on behalf of the four welsh police forces. During this time police forces will be conducting roadside breath tests 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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The Mayor has launched a charity competition for local artists to enter a piece of artwork or photography of a scene in Torfaen. Those who come 1st, 2nd and 3rd place will be invited to attend a presentation by the Mayor. Entry is £5 and proceeds will go to the Mayor’s Charity Appeal Fund, which is supporting the Alzheimer’s Society, British Heart Foundation, Llanerch Memorial Fund and Pancreatic Cancer UK. For more information contact chris.slade@torfaen.gov.uk. Closing date for entries is 29 April 2016 at 4.30pm.
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Most of the waste produced by the average household in Torfaen can be recycled at the kerbside. Not sure what waste can be recycled? A handy guide to what can be recycled in each container is available on the council’s website.
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