WORK to remove dead and damaged branches from protected trees and prune some at a Pontypool industrial estate has been given the go-ahead.
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Estyn due to issue update following visit to Cwmbran school
EDUCATION inspectors are due to issue an update following their latest visit to a Gwent school in special measures.
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‘They are in breach’: Taylor Wimpey should’ve built new canal bridge by now
COUNCILLORS have agreed to change a condition that required a bridge to be built over the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal as part of a new housing development.
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Hannah Blythyn breaks silence
A minister sacked by Wales’ first minister amid claims she leaked information to the press has broken her silence, telling the Senedd her side of the story.
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Floodlit 3G sports pitch plan approved in Cwmbran
A FORMER school playing field will be transformed into a floodlit 3G sports pitch after councillors unanimously approved plans put forward.
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New animal barn approved at Greenmeadow Community Farm
PERMISSION has been given to build a new animal barn at Cwmbran’s Greenmeadow Community Farm.
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Standards chief ‘troubled’ by plan to ban lying politicians
The standards commissioner criticised “clumsy” plans to make it a criminal offence for Senedd members and candidates to deliberately deceive the public.
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Call to bring forward council tax shake-up rejected
The Senedd rejected calls to press ahead with “long overdue” reforms to council tax before the next election despite an “overwhelming” moral case for change.
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‘We are not for sale’ – Young people back plan to remove profit from care
Four remarkable young people gave evidence to the Senedd’s health committee about their experiences of Wales’ social care system, supporting plans to stamp out profiteering.
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‘Keep Six Nations on free-to-air TV’ says Wales’ culture secretary
Wales’ culture secretary vowed to make the case for keeping Wales’ Six Nations games on free-to-air TV to her Labour colleagues in the new UK Government.