Sweeping plans to abolish the “exclusionary” priority need and intentionality tests for homelessness support in Wales have cleared the first hurdle in the Senedd.
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BBC Wales’ Crash Detectives praised for ‘for making people better drivers’
A TELEVISION series that goes behind the scenes of investigations into crashes on Gwent’s roads has been praised “for making people better drivers”.
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Minister vows to learn lessons after baby killed in ‘unimaginable’ dog attack
Wales’ deputy first minister Huw Irranca-Davies has vowed lessons will be learned after a nine-month-old boy was killed by a family dog in Monmouthshire.
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Choir evening in Cwmbran raises £255 for charity
A group of friends who love singing together raised £255 for the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal and The Parish of Our Lady and St David’s.
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Author writes heartfelt children’s book about infertility and egg donation
A Cwmbran author has written a book that explains infertility and egg donation to children.
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Enter the Pontypool 10k Home Run for St David’s Hospice Care
Get 2026 off to a good start with a 10km (or 2km family run) run in Pontypool.
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Council apologises for shopping centre lights failure
Torfaen Council has apologised after lights in Fairwater Shops failed to be switched on when the clocks went back in October.
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Growing Space: A visit to the charity’s site at Nant Bran in Cwmbran
“This is our Torfaen site and we want people to know that we are here and to be able to see what goes on here.”
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REVIEW: Coffi Kitoko in Mamhilad Park Estate
A behind-the-scenes tour of Tiny Rebel’s brewery in Rogerstone starts with the guide pointing at a pile of stainless steel containers in the corner of a room and saying: “That’s the brewing kit that Gareth Williams and Bradley Cummings used to homebrew.”
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Wales’ top lawyer backs ban on ex-politicians judging old colleagues
Former Senedd members should be permanently banned from judging the conduct of old colleagues, Wales’ top lawyer has suggested – contradicting plans in a new recall bill.