/en/resident/street-cleaning-enforcement/abandoned-vehicles/
What is an abandoned vehicle and how to report one
A-to-Z of Services: A
/en/visitors/blue-plaques-and-memorials/thora-silverthorn/
The ninth Purple Plaque to be unveiled in Wales celebrates a courageous nurse and a champion of her profession who grew up in Abertillery and went on to become one of the first British nurses to volunteer to help the wounded in the Spanish Civil War. The plaque for Thora Silverthorne was unveiled on the outside of Abertillery Museum, Blaenau Gwent, on Friday, May 13, 2022.
/en/visitors/museums-archives/abertillery-district-museum/
The museum has a wide ranging collection from prehistoric era to present day
/en/corporate/accessibility/
/en/corporate/about-us/blaenau-gwent/
Information on the Blaenau Gwent area
/en/resident/health-wellbeing-social-care/getting-the-help-you-need/community-connectors/about-community-connectors/
What we can do to help and how to access the service
/en/resident/health-wellbeing-social-care/social-services/about-social-services/
Understand the role of Social Services, accessing your file, complaints and partnerships
/en/resident/health-wellbeing-social-care/getting-the-help-you-need/blue-badge/about-the-scheme/
Find about the scheme and how to apply
/en/resident/trading-standards/about-trading-standards/
The role of trading standards, and links for consumers and businesses
/en/resident/waste-recycling/absorbent-hygiene-products-collections/
Sign up • Check Collection Day • Order Hygiene/Nappy Sacks • Cancel Collection
/en/council/consultations/access-road-to-cwmtillery-lakes-and-water-treatment-plant/
/en/corporate/accessibility/
/en/corporate/accessibility/
/en/business/health-safety/accidents/
Find out about RIDDOR and reporting an accident in the workplace
/en/resident/highways/active-travel-blaenau-gwent/
The council has worked alongside Sustrans and other partners to develop its Active Travel Network Map.
/en/resident/schools-learning/youth-services/youth-service-overview/
Blaenau Gwent Youth Service provides information, support and guidance to young people ages 11-25.
/en/resident/schools-learning/school-admissions/admissions-appeals/
What you can do if your child is refused a place at your first choice school
/en/resident/schools-learning/school-admissions/admissions-forum/
This forum meets to consider admissions issues and how to best meet needs of parents and schools
/en/resident/planning/local-development-plan/adopted-local-development-plan-2006-2021/adopted-ldp/
View the adopted LDP
/en/resident/health-wellbeing-social-care/adoption-looked-after-children/adoption-support-services/
What support you get during and after the adoption process
/en/resident/schools-learning/becoming-bilingual-1/adult-learning/
Coleg Gwent delivers courses in Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport and Torfaen on behalf of the National Centre for Learning Welsh.
/en/visitors/activities/adventure-activities/
Try your hand at canoeing, gorge walking, archery or super-tubing
/en/resident/health-wellbeing-social-care/getting-the-help-you-need/dewis-cymru/
Dewis Cymru is a website that aims to help people with their well-being. It's the place to go for people who want information or advice about well-being
/en/resident/environmental-health/pollution/housing-standards/
¹û¶³´«Ã½app is responsible for the enforcement of housing standards within Blaenau Gwent.
/en/resident/health-wellbeing-social-care/getting-the-help-you-need/advocacy-support-in-gwent/
Advocacy is one way of supporting people to express what they want from support and services, and to have this taken into account when decisions are being made that affect them.
/en/resident/environmental-health/pollution/air-quality/
The Council's duty in respect of air quality and annual progress reports
/en/resident/schools-learning/additional-learning-needs-aln/aln-information/
Processes and Information
/en/resident/health-wellbeing-social-care/getting-the-help-you-need/blue-badge/am-i-eligible/
Find out if you are eligible for a disabled persons parking badge
/en/visitors/home-of-the-nhs/
To further explore the story of the National Health Service and Aneurin Bevan there are a number of sites to visit.
/en/visitors/attractions/aneurin-bevan-memorial-stones/
The stones mark the spot where Aneurin Bevan, Labour MP and architect of the National Health Service, addressed his constituents and the world.
/en/resident/environmental-health/animal-welfare/animal-boarding-establishment-licence/
Apply for a licence for a cattery or boarding establishment
/en/resident/environmental-health/animal-welfare/animal-welfare/
Overview of the functions delivered by the Council
/en/resident/voting-elections/annual-canvas/
How the Council updates the electoral roll for all elections
/en/council/councillors-and-committees/annual-reports/
Councillor annual reports
/en/resident/planning/local-development-plan/annual-studies/
View the LDP Annual Monitoring Reports and results of the Joint Housing Land Availability Study, town centre surveys and outdoor sport and play facilities
/en/council/policies-plans-strategies/anti-fraud-anti-corruption-anti-bribery-policy/
/en/resident/emergencies-crime-prevention/community-safety/anti-social-behaviour/
/en/resident/emergencies-crime-prevention/community-safety/anti-social-behaviour-public-spaces-protection-order/
/en/resident/planning/building-control/do-i-need-to-apply-for-building-regulations/application-types/
Including full plans, building notice and regularisation applications
/en/business/licences-permits/taxi-licences/hackney-carriageprivate-hire-vehicle-driver-s-licences/
How to apply for a Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Vehicle Driver’s Licence
/en/resident/planning/building-control/apply-for-building-regulations/apply/
Submit an application online - Due to exceptional circumstances the Building Control Service will only be contactable by email for the foreseeable future. To contact us email: building.control@blaenau-gwent.gov.uk
/en/resident/planning/apply-for-planning/
Apply for planning permission online via the Planning Portal
/en/resident/health-wellbeing-social-care/getting-the-help-you-need/blue-badge/applying-for-a-badge/
Understand the application process and apply online via gov.uk
/en/business/blaenau-gwent-business-hub/business-support-growth/contracts-opportunities/street-trading-commercial-bookings/approved-suppliers-lists/
/en/resident/waste-recycling/waste-education-reduce-reuse-and-recycle/are-you-keeping-up-with-the-joneses/
Keeping up with the Joneses is a campaign to ensure that every household in Blaenau Gwent recycles
/en/council/armed-forces/armed-forces-advice-help-and-support/
Help and support for Armed Forces veterans, serving personnel and their families.
/en/council/armed-forces/armistice-centenary-year/
Blaenau Gwent War Hero John Henry Williams Celebrated.
/en/resident/health-wellbeing-social-care/getting-the-help-you-need/disabilities/asksara/
An online assessment tool for living aids and equipment
/en/resident/health-wellbeing-social-care/getting-the-help-you-need/disabilities/asksara/
An online assessment tool for living aids and equipment
/en/resident/health-wellbeing-social-care/getting-the-help-you-need/help-for-adults/asksara/
An online assessment tool for living aids and equipment
/en/resident/health-wellbeing-social-care/getting-the-help-you-need/disabilities/asksara/
An online assessment tool for living aids and equipment
/en/resident/health-wellbeing-social-care/childrens-services/asksara/
An online assessment tool for living aids and equipment
/en/resident/health-wellbeing-social-care/getting-the-help-you-need/disabilities/asksara/
An online assessment tool for living aids and equipment
/en/business/jobs-skills/aspire-support-for-employees/
How can you grow your business via enhanced skills development
/en/resident/health-wellbeing-social-care/getting-the-help-you-need/help-for-adults/assessment-for-community-care-services/
Who can receive community care help and how to obtain it
/en/resident/waste-recycling/assisted-collections/
Residents who are temporarily or permanently unable to access kerbside collection services can apply for an assisted collection.
/en/council/regulation-and-inspection/audit-and-inspection/
/en/resident/health-wellbeing-social-care/getting-the-help-you-need/respite-for-learning-disabilities/augusta-house/
Services available at Augusta house for individuals with learning disabilities
/en/council/children-and-young-people/blaenau-gwent-youth-forum/award-winning-youth-forum/