The architect of Wales’ additional learning needs system warned the reforms are not delivering on the aim of transforming support for children and young people.
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Council tax notices no longer have to be in local newspapers
A Senedd committee voted against calls to maintain a legal requirement for council tax notices to be published in local newspapers.
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Senedd rejects calls for new power lines to be placed underground
The Senedd narrowly rejected calls for all new power lines to be placed underground.
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Wales has long way to go to eradicate racism, Senedd committee warns
Wales still has a long way to go to eradicate racism, a Senedd committee warned.
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George Best’s football agent visits Cwmbran
Running Cwmbran Life for the last 12 years has brought up all sorts of surprises but a phone call a few weeks ago gave me the biggest one of them all.
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FREE family ‘art in the park’ event at Oakfield Flower Gardens
Families can enjoy a free ‘Art in the Park’ event in Cwmbran on Saturday, June 15. The event, located in the Oakfield Flower Gardens from 10.30am to 12.30pm, is open to all ages will combine artwork and local wildlife. It’s been organised by Llarcs, a group of volunteers in Llantarnam and Oakfield who hold regular […]
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Welsh social media Influencer donates prizes to Childline
Social media personality Rhia Official donated prizes to the NSPCC’s Childhood Day auction. The Welsh influencer and content creator from Cwmbran, who has 15.7 million followers on TikTok and 12.8-million YouTube subscribers, met with Childline staff and volunteers during a recent visit to the service’s base in Cardiff. Her new partnership with Childline will help […]
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No consensus in Gwent on how to improve ‘outdated’ council tax valuations
Councils in south east Wales have offered a striking variety of opinions on plans to reform council tax in Wales.
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Blaenau Gwent councillors discuss chief executive sharing plan
WILL the new joint chief executive for Blaenau Gwent and Torfaen council favour one authority over the other or will both councils be treated as one in the future a councillor has said.
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Meet Lee Dunning, an Independent candidate for Torfaen in the general election
Lee Dunning, from Cwmbran, is standing as an independent candidate for Torfaen in the UK Parliamentary general election.