Plaid Cymru called for Wales to rejoin the single market and align with EU law, warning Brexit has cost the Welsh economy up to £4bn.
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Welsh economy ‘lagging rest of the UK’, Senedd hears
An ailing Welsh economy continues to trail every other part of the UK, with fewer jobs, lower wages and stalled growth, the Senedd heard.
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Crowfest 2025 date and line-up confirmed
The dates and line-up for Crowfest 2025 has been confirmed. The 2024 was planned to be a one-off event to mark Cwmbran’s 75th anniversary as a new town.
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Blaenau Gwent agree to continue sharing Torfaen Council’s chief executive
A “HOLIDAY romance becomes a marriage” after Blaenau Gwent councillors agreed to continue the experiment of sharing a chief executive with neighbours Torfaen County Borough Council.
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Torfaen’s first ‘camera car’ could be on streets ‘by the end of March’
A CAMERA car to catch drivers ignoring road safety regulations around schools could be patrolling the streets of Torfaen within months.
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Fire service payments from Torfaen Council questioned by councillor
PAYMENTS of millions of pounds a council must make to the fire service have been questioned by a councillor who previously chaired its authority.
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Increase in children who haven’t been toilet trained in Torfaen schools
SCHOOLS in a second Gwent borough are reporting an increase in the number of youngsters who haven’t been toilet trained, according to councillors.
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Councillors told Torfaen Council’s financial position has improved
A TURNAROUND in a council’s financial fortunes has been credited to the Labour governments in Cardiff and London.
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No breach of contract by private partnership at Gwent surgeries
THERE was no breach of contract by a private partnership running GP surgeries that failed to pay doctors, staff, pension contributions and the taxman.
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Disability football tournament to be held in Cwmbran
A disability football tournament is being held in Cwmbran thanks to the town’s newest team.