Torfaen County Borough Council Revenue and Competitors

Torfaen County Borough Council is a unitary authority based in south east Wales. Every day of the year, Torfaen delivers hundreds of services to the borough's 91,000 residents from maintaining roads and empyting bins to supporting carers and educating young people. \r\n\r\nIn May 2011 the council launched Corporate Plan 2 - a strategy that will guide its direction of travel for the next five years. The plan focuses on providing support for our most vulnerable citizens and communities. \r\n\r\nThe priorities are:\r\n\r\nSupporting families and children living in poverty to get through the recession\r\nPreventing Torfaen residents coming homeless\r\nSafeguarding children, especially those with additional (special) educational needs and supporting positive attitudes towards education\r\nProtecting the most vulnerable adults and supporting those with disabilities and other long term conditions\r\nTargeting support to deprived communities and families suffering from crime and antisocial behaviour\r\nUsing resources wisely to include maintaining the highway infrastructure and reducing energy consumption and waste\r\nSupporting initiatives which generate employment and training for work opportunities.