The former Rolling Mill pub in Broad Street, Blaenavon. Picture - Google Maps/Street View A FORMER pub in Blaenavon will be used as supported living accommodation. The Rolling Mill in Broad Street has been approved for conversion into accommodation for up to three adults with learning disabilities, autism, or with mental health diagnoses and in need of a high level of support. The applicant, Kites Nest Property Ltd, is sister company to Green Valley Care Ltd which contracts to Torfaen council and Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. The building, most recently used as offices, will have a communal living area on the ground floor.
Torfaen County Borough Council had a number of SIDS in storage and donated them to the town council. The newly installed Speed Indicator Device on Cwmavon Road heading into Blaenavon. Picture: Blaenavon Town Council. The town council then funded the installation of the devices, costing £2,500. “The SIDs will act as a reminder to motorists that they are entering a 30mph area,” said Cllr Alan Jones. “They’re not speed cameras, but they will give us the opportunity to capture data on traffic speeds and to use that - if necessary - to apply for and introduce further traffic calming measures.
The homeless dad living under a Welsh bridge to prove he can take care of his daughter
Lee Carson moved over the border after turning his back on a life of crime - but his time in Wales has been anything but plain sailing
Lee Carson said he s been amazed by the kindness shown to him by the local community (Image: WalesOnline/ Rob Browne)
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Homeless dad, 36, living under railway bridge to prove he can look after little girl
Lee Carson, 36, says his criminal past meant he couldn t move in with his partner and child - so for now he is sleeping under an old railway bridge near Pontypool, Wales
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Homeless, Lee Carson, lives under an arch in Abersychan, near Pontypool, after he was told he can not move in with his girlfriend because of his past convictions.
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Homeless man who left life of gang crime to be a good dad forced to live under railway bridge
Lee Carson, 36, is living rough after revelations about his criminal history saw him banned from moving into rented accommodation with his partner and child.
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Lee Carson says: I just want to get back on my feet and be a good dad. (Image: WalesOnline/ Rob Browne)
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