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A PROCESSION of canal boats arrived at the Open Hearth pub in Sebastopol on Saturday morning for the return of a waterways tradition.

However, from July 2022 councils will have enforcement responsibilities for pavement parking, and the council’s scrutiny committee agreed that any decision to run a permit parking trial should be put on hold until the effects of the new legislation can be felt. Cllr Elizabeth Haynes said: “We should not be pursing this at the moment or take it further when the impact of pavement parking is still unknown. “Now is the wrong time.” Cllr Norma Parish said it would be best to wait for the Welsh Government to come out with their proposals. Cllr Stuart Ashley said it was “rather ...

They agreed the long-term ambition should be to fully restore the canal, a project estimated to cost £110-million. Rachel Jowitt, the council’s chief officer of neighbourhoods, planning and public protection, said this would be “a truly ambitious project at a scale rarely seen outside of major cities”. The committee also recommended that the council aims to restore the canal from Pontypool to Cwmbran town centre so that it is navigable within the next five years. Cllr Dave Thomas, who put forward the recommendation, said it would be “an absolute game-changer if we could do th...

And the county borough council is looking to other organisations to fund the new play equipment. A £10,000 funding request was made to Cwmbran Community Council, and a request for an additional £18,000 is also being pursued from the Welsh Government. “They are much needed improvements of the flower garden,” said Cllr Mike Villars, who represents Llantarnam ward on the community council. “Funding will go directly to Torfaen council who will be running the project. “Torfaen themselves are using just over £20,000 of section 106 money to fund basic groundwork. “Torfaen Pl...