Natural Resources Wales is not out of the woods after making £10m cuts, slashing 250 jobs and receiving a £19m loan to cover an unexpected tax bill, a committee heard.
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‘There is a real risk of crying wolf’: NRW defends record on flood warnings
Natural Resources Wales defended issuing a flood warning while water was already a foot-deep in the streets of Pontypridd, raising the risk of “crying wolf” with false alerts.
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200 Torfaen schoolchildren take part in dance competition
Over 200 school pupils from across Torfaen hit the dance floor at a competition designed to get more children into dance.
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Calls for mandatory offer of return interviews for children who go missing
Senedd members criticised ministers for rebuffing calls for a mandatory offer of return-to-home interviews for all children who go missing.
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Benefits cuts: Torfaen MP says: ‘Our proposals on welfare reforms will be set out next week’
GOVERNMENT minister Nick Thomas-Symonds has refused to be drawn on planned benefits cuts and said people should wait for them to be announced.
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New kitchen donated and installed at Thornhill Community Centre
Bron Afon Community Housing and local contractors, Torfaen Maintenance Services (TMS), have installed a new kitchen at Thornhill Community Centre.
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Relatives of Llandow Air Disaster victims meet in Cwmbran for 75th anniversary
Relatives of 13 Torfaen men who died in the Llandow Air Disaster gathered yesterday in The Greenhouse pub for the 75th anniversary and to see a commemorative plaque be unveiled.
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Six friends to walk from Brecon to Cwmbran in memory of Steve Turzynski
Six friends are walking 50 miles in memory of a Cwmbran businessman who passed away from cancer.
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Congress Theatre: What’s on during March and April 2025
Find out what’s coming up at the Congress Theatre in Cwmbran during March and April 2025.
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Plans for security fence at Torfaen primary school
PLANS are being considered to provide a fence at what is the only school in a borough that isn’t securely enclosed.