A PROPOSAL to add an extra Welsh word to a constituency name has been made – a councillor opposed to dropping the English language was told.
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Senedd rubber stamps £7m property tax rise
Senedd members rubber stamped a £7m increase in the higher rate of land transaction tax.
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Progress on tackling fuel poverty ‘far too slow’
Progress on reaching a target of no more than 5% of households in Wales living in fuel poverty by 2035 has been far too slow, a committee warned.
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Holocaust Memorial Day: 80th anniversary of liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau
Today is Holocaust Memorial Day and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the infamous former Nazi concentration and death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau.
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Education Maintenance Allowance: More students in Wales able to get £40 a week
More students at colleges and sixth forms in Wales can apply for the Education Maintenance Allowance when the household income threshold is raised later this year.
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Estyn inspectors praise ‘outstanding provision for pupil and family well-being’ at Cwmbran schools
Estyn inspectors have commended the high standards at Blenheim Road Community and Coed Eva primary schools in Cwmbran.
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Caerphilly may not remain part of Gwent’s Education Achievement Service
THERE is uncertainty over whether one Gwent council will remain a member of partnership to support schools across the region.
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Cwmbran’s new Lidl store to open next week
Lidl’s Cwmbran store on Woodside Road will close on Wednesday 5 February and reopen in its new larger location on St David’s Road the next day (Thursday 6 February).
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Paddleboarder’s 35-mile litter pick on the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal
A woman is about to complete a 35-mile paddleboard trip along the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal where she has been picking up litter and raising money for a charity that campaigns for cleaner water.
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Senedd debates ‘deeply worrying’ Natural Resources Wales cuts
Senedd members reiterated calls to protect three popular visitor centres, warning of “deeply worrying” cuts at Natural Resources Wales.