The Chief Executive of Torfaen council, Alison Ward posted a blog entry on Monday. The blog discusses the Wales Audit Office corporate assessment, the latest Estyn monitoring visit, the final budget report, the third Torfaen Corporate Plan, the draft Local Government (Wales) Bill, and more. To read Alison's blog, visit Swoop.
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Two separate staff meetings have been scheduled regarding the creation of an Administration and Business Support Service. The meetings will take place in the Council Chamber at the Civic Centre, Pontypool on the afternoon of Monday 22nd February. The first will run 2.00 - 3.00pm and the second 3.30 - 4.30pm. Could you please indicate your intentions and your preferred time slot to your line manager or Steering Group representative in advance.
As part of ongoing improvements to the service that we offer to our customers, we will be introducing additional functionality into the SRS Self Service tool. You are now able to respond directly to any call you have logged to the SRS. Each call within the system will provide you with a link which will allow you to contact the Service Desk. This should be used if you require an update or have further information to provide to the call, please do not e-mail the Service Desk directly. The SRS Self Service tool is accessed via an icon from your desktop.
Cwmbran Male Voice Choir will be hosting a concert in aid of the Coed Eva Primary School Appeal. 'A fundraising evening of song' will feature the Coed Eva Primary School Choir and special guest artist Victoria Haines. The event will be held tomorrow at the Salvation Army Hall in Wesley Street, Old Cwmbran. The concert starts at 7pm, and tickets cost £5.Tickets are available from Malcolm Gough by calling 07971539766 or Coed Eva School by calling 01633 484131
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The LAST Creditor payment run for the Financial year 2015/16 will be run on the afternoon of THURSDAY 31st March, with all cheques and BACS remittances being dispatched that day.There will be a cheque and BACS payment run as normal on Tuesday 29th March and BACS payment run on Wednesday 30th. The emergency cheque service will not be available from Monday 21st March. More information here.
The Mayor of Torfaen, Councillor Giles Davies is hosting a charity quiz and chips night on Tuesday, 23rd February at 7pm. Taking place at Pages fish bar in Cwmbran, entry fee is £7.50 per person which includes a fish and chip dinner and entry to the quiz. There is a maximum of 6 people per team. Find out more here
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Next week, special cabinet committees of Torfaen Council and Monmouthshire Council will be asked to approve reports recommending that Blaenau Gwent Council join the Shared Resource Service (SRS) as a partner from April 2016. The reports which recommend the merger, would see Blaenau Gwent’s ICT staff, structures and systems merge into the SRS over several months in order to increase staff capacity, widen access to ICT expertise and enhance services. To view the reports click here and here.
Each year, millions of people across the world turn off their lights for an hour for WWF’s Earth Hour – the global celebration of our planet. Earth Hour will be taking place at 8:30pm-9:30pm on Saturday 19th March. Torfaen council will be showing its support by ensuring the Civic Centre's lights are turned off, and encouraging residents to switch off their lights. Please support Earth Hour and turn off your lights at home for an hour. You can find out more about Earth Hour at http://earthhour.wwf.org.uk/
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The Torfaen County Borough branch of Unison would like to notify you of three aggregate branch annual general meetings for 2016:
23/02/2016 - 12pm
Room 1, The Civic Centre, Pontypool
24/02/2016 - 12pm
The Conference Room, Ty Blaen, New Inn, Pontypool
25/02/2016 - 4:30pm
Meeting Room 2, Pontypool Active Living Centre, Pontypool
Please feel free to attend whichever is most convenient for you. Please note that you may only vote once. For nomination forms please contact 01495 766356
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