A 24-YEAR-OLD local man has been arrested on suspicion of robbery after an incident in Cwmbran last night.

A taxi driver was punched to the face and had money stolen from him at around 11.35pm.


The incident happened after the taxi had picked a man up from The Maynes and taken him to Ty Gwyn Way in the Fairwater area.

The taxi driver did not need any medical treatment. The 24-year-old man is still in custody.