POPPIES around Blaenavon's cenotaph have been damaged.

A spokeswoman for Gwent Police said: "On a day that people are paying their respects, it pains us to say that damage has been caused to the poppies around the cenotaph in Blaenavon.

"If anyone has any knowledge of who may have caused this, please ring 101, quoting log 141 of 11/11/2017"