On-the-spot fines for parents taking their children out of school for term-time holidays have increased in one part of Gwent.
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Senedd set to debate future of ‘at risk’ Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal
Senedd members are set to debate a 13,000-name petition calling for urgent action to save the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal.
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Winter sickness bug hit attendance figures in Torfaen, councillors told
AN outbreak of the winter sickness bug swept through schools in one part of Gwent earlier this year and has hit attendance figures.
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School’s football team success encourages boys to attend school, councillors told
A SCHOOL’S success on the football field has been praised as helping to encourage boys to attend school.
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Increase in homeschooled children down to parents’ prosecution risk, councillors told
AN increasing number of parents are registering their children for home education to avoid prosecution for poor attendance, an education chief has claimed.
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Two ‘missing’ Torfaen children in America, councillors told
TWO children “missing” from school in Gwent last year turned up in America, councillors have been told.
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Cwmbran High prepare for Welsh Schools Cup football final
Good luck boys! Cwmbran High School’s year nine boys’ team are playing in the final of the Welsh Cup tomorrow.
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‘Pick it up’ dog poo campaign launched: Irresponsible dog owners could get £100 penalty
A new campaign, “Pick It Up,” has been started by Torfaen Council to address the problem of dog owners not picking up their pet’s poo public areas.
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Cwmffrwdoer Primary School pupils inspired by teacher’s London Marathon run
A Torfaen primary schoolteacher who ran the London Marathon on Sunday 27 April inspired over 200 pupils to take on their own fundraising challenge in the school
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Health board launch sepsis awareness campaign
The Aneurin Bevan University Health Board has launced a sepsis awareness campaign to help people recognise the symptons of this life-threatening medical emergecny.