A GRANT of nearly £70,000 has been approved to bring a former pet shop back into use and convert an office above it into a flat.
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Senedd staff stress levels ‘stubbornly high’ as expansion looms
Nearly half of Senedd staff are suffering significant stress, with a “worrying” workload fuelled by the Welsh Parliament’s expansion weighing on their well-being, a committee has heard.
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‘It’s bloody inhumane’: Damning account of corridor care at the Grange Hospital
A cancer patient was forced to spend a “bloody inhumane” night in a chair at the Grange hospital, only getting a bed after collapsing on the floor, the Senedd has heard.
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VIDEO: Sighthound walk in Cwmbran to be regular event
Dozens of sighthounds (and their owners) met last Sunday morning by Northfields for a social walk along the Afon Lwyd.
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‘Fragile’ arts sector in Wales ‘in danger’ after decades of cuts
The Welsh arts sector remains “in danger” while struggling to stay afloat with 40% less funding in real terms than 15 years ago, an arts chief has warned.
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Cwmbran solar farm plan sparks safety fears over narrow lane access
A POTENTIAL solar farm to be built on fields accessed from a narrow country lane has been described as a “disaster waiting to happen”.
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Wales to ban greyhound racing by 2030
The Welsh Government has introduced plans for a phased ban on greyhound racing by 2030, proposing to make it an offence to operate a track or organise races.
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Senedd erupts over NHS as ex-Tory defends Reform UK and Farage’s health views
A Tory-turned-Reform Senedd member has clashed with her former Conservative colleagues in a fiery debate about NHS Wales following her high-profile defection.
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Viewpoint: Cwmbran Morrisons lift ‘likely’ to be replaced ‘early next year’
Morrisons told Cwmbran Life on 2 October 2024 that work to repair the lift from its car park up to the town centre would start the following week.
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Google Digital Garage team teach new skills in Torfaen
I love learning new things. It’s not often that Google rolls into Torfaen (physically), so when I spotted their Digital Garage team planned to run a free session at Ponthir Village Hall, I signed up.