Officers from the Canal & River Trust in Wales met several Torfaen politicians to discuss the threat of the water supply to the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal.
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400-match veteran Jack Lansdown saves penalty in last match for Llantwit Major FC
Last Saturday’s crunch match at the Avondale Motor Park Arena saw a Welsh league football legend play his final match.
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Torfaen councilllor appointed to speak up for women and girls subjected to violence
A COUNCILLOR who asked her authority to appoint a violence against women and girls champion will be the first to fill the role.
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Plan to call on volunteers to attend funerals of people without relatives
THREE funerals were organised by a Gwent council last year for those who’d died without any next of kin having been identified.
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Ty Glyn unit: Quality of teaching and learning ‘too variable’ say inspectors
THE quality of teaching and learning at a council’s unit for children unable to attend mainstream schools is “too variable” according to inspectors.
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A visit to Maggie’s Cardiff: The cancer support centre where appointments aren’t needed
Maggie’s Cardiff is a special place for people with cancer or their families. Referrals aren’t needed.
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Former Torfaen play worker shares benefits of volunteering
A former Torfaen play worker who started as a volunteer is now a teacher.
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Half of secondary schools must do better on teaching – Estyn
Estyn warned teaching must improve in half of secondary schools in Wales, with the inspectorate raising serious concerns about the quality of leadership.
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‘Wales isn’t a nation of millionaire farmers’: Plaid Cymru demands pause to farm tax
Plaid Cymru urged the UK Government to pause and review planned changes to inheritance tax for farmers, warning the impact could be destructive in rural Wales.
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New Senedd ‘super constituencies’ confirmed for next elections
Final plans for 16 new “super constituencies” have been unveiled ahead of the next Senedd election in a little over a year.