Married couple lose positions as councillors after failing to attend any meetings for six months

NewsLatest Wales NewsPoliticsThe authority has been forced to declare two vacanciesTwm Owen, Local Democracy Reporter21:12, 19 Aug 2026A married couple have lost their positions as councillors after failing to attend any meetings for six months.‌Jules and Bob Rogers were both elected as Labour councillors for the Abersychan and Cwmavon ward on Pontypool Community Council.‌The authority has been forced to declare two vacancies as the couple have failed to turn up for any meetings for at least six months.‌Mr Rogers, who also stood for Labour as a Torfaen Borough Council candidate at the 2022 local government elections in the Abersychan ward but missed out on winning one of the three seats, is a former editor of the Pontypool Free Press and also worked as a steelworker. For the biggest storie