He said, in that period, he had been impressed by the way that the council worked together and the support of chief officer Kevin Warren. “I always said you should come in as a member of the public and not be aware which political parties councillors belonged to,” he said. “And that has proved to be very much the case, with nobody expressing political opinions and working only for the good of Blaenavon.” Mayor of Blaenavon Liam Cowles with his predecessor Cllr Alan Jones. Picture: Blaenavon Town Council Cllr Cowles paid tribute to his predecessor, saying Cllr Jones had a “difficult and frustrating” year in charge during the pandemic, unable to attend as many events as normal but still putting in a significant amount of work, including attending the Remembrance Day ceremony.
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.
Mayor of Blaenavon Liam Cowles. Picture: Blaenavon Town Council BLAENAVON Town Council has selected its youngest ever mayor. Cllr Liam Cowles, 28, was unanimously elected at last week’s annual general meeting, taking over from Cllr Alan Jones. Cllr Cowles said it was “an absolute honour” to be chosen as mayor after being elected to the town council almost two years ago. He said, in that period, he had been impressed by the way the council worked together and with the support of chief officer Kevin Warren. “I always said you should come in as a member of the public and not be aware which political parties councillors belonged to,” he said. “And that has proved to be very much the case, with nobody expressing political opinions and working only for the good of Blaenavon.”
Inspector Aled George said: “Distracting motorists while driving is very dangerous and throwing items, such as eggs, at moving vehicles could potentially result in a serious accident. “We have already been provided with the names of some of those involved and these persons will be dealt with formally. “I would urge anyone with any further information relating to the identity of those responsible for the anti-social behaviour or anyone who has any CCTV footage to call us on 101 or contact local neighbourhood officers. “We’d like to remind youngsters that throwing eggs may be considered as criminal damage or causing a danger to road users.
BLAENAVON Town Council and Gwent Police have condemned a series of incidents of anti-social behaviour in the town last week. It comes after Gwent Police received multiple reports of youngsters throwing eggs at passing cars between Sunday, April 18 and Tuesday, April 20. The first report occurred at around 8.35pm on Sunday after two youths threw eggs at a car in Broad Street. Gwent Police received a second report after a group of “between six and eight youths” threw eggs at car in Market Street at around 9.20pm on Sunday night, according to the victim. A third report was received at around 9.25pm on Tuesday, April 20 in Middle Coedcae Road after eggs were thrown by a group of young people at a motorist driving near Blaenavon Heritage VC School.