Cash for Torfaen road safety (NewsWales) Road safety schemes in Torfaen have received a £665,000 cash boost from the Welsh Assembly Government. Schemes in Ponthir, Trevethin and Cwmbran will benefit from a share of the funding to improve pedestrian safety. 'Loss' felt as Michael Foot dies (BBC News) Tributes are paid to the former Ebbw Vale MP and Labour leader Michael Foot who has died at the age of 96. Grit bins are empty, says Torfaen council (BBC News) A council says its grit bins are empty ahead of predicted severe snow as it has not received enough supplies since the last big freeze. Cwmbran supermarket fined £45,000 for out of date goods (NewsWales) Sainsbury's Supermarkets has been fined £45,500 at Cwmbran Magistrates Court after pleading guilty to 13 separate criminal offences under Food Labelling Regulations. "Free" burglar alarms could cost you £6,000 (NewsWales) Torfaen Trading Standards team is warning residents about cold callers in the Cwmbran/Pontypool area offering 'free' burglar alarms. Residents are pressured into agreeing to have the alarms without realising they are subject to a six-year maintenance and rapid response agreement which costs £6000.
