A BID to raise awareness of protections from dodgy builders has won the backing of councillors with one noting the difficulty of checking roof repairs.
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Council last in Wales to back calls for devolved control over Crown Estate
A GWENT council has become the last of Wales’ 22 local authorities to back a call for control of land and seabed assets to be held in the country.
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Litter and flytipping complaints at wild swimming beauty spot
THE popularity of a beauty spot with wild swimmers and other activities in the area has lead to concerns over an increase in littering and fly-tipping.
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New crematorium roof will have solar panels
A NEW roof to accommodate solar panels to fire the furnaces at the Gwent Crematorium has been approved.
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Council leader congratulates Cwmbran High School
A SECONDARY school that was removed from special measures after seven years has been congratulated by a council leader.
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Rusty Shackle to make Cwmbran debut at Crow Fest 2025
A folk-rock band whose latest release reached number two in the official UK Folk Album Charts are making their debut in Cwmbran.
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‘No targets, no teeth and no accountability’: ministers’ disability rights plan criticised in Senedd
Campaigners warned it will be “impossible” to hold the Welsh Government to account on progress against its disabled people’s rights plan due to a lack of concrete targets.
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Taxpayers hit with £5.25m bill for botched Aberthaw contract
Taxpayers will foot the bill for a £5.25m settlement after a legal claim over the awarding of a demolition contract for Aberthaw power station, a committee heard.
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Cardiff region city deal ‘on course to create 26,000 jobs’, claim council chiefs
Council chiefs claimed the Cardiff region city deal is “more than on course” to create 26,000 jobs by 2036 despite delivering 4,335 jobs in the decade to date.
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Mid Wales ‘continually disappointed’ on growth deal funding, Senedd told
Council chiefs have been “continually disappointed” by an ongoing lack of day-to-day funding support for the mid Wales growth deal from the Welsh and UK Governments.