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.
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Cwmbran High School to hold year seven open evening
Pupils in year six and their families can take a tour of Cwmbran High School.
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Last orders?: Pubs and restaurants face ‘diabolical economic time’, Senedd warned
Business rate changes threaten to call time on more pubs, restaurants and hotels next year, triggering a fresh wave of closures across Wales, an industry chief has warned.
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Wales at AI crossroads between promise and peril, Senedd warns
The rise of artificial intelligence has created a window of opportunity for Wales to transform its economy but also threatens to exacerbate inequalities, the Senedd has heard.
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Wales’ Commonwealth Games hopes ‘dashed by underinvestment’, Senedd told
The dream of hosting another Commonwealth Games on Welsh soil is currently impossible due to decades of underinvestment in Wales’ sporting facilities, a committee has heard.
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Welsh Government ‘lacks urgency’ amid ‘crisis’ for vulnerable children
A human rights expert has accused the Welsh Government of lacking urgency in dealing with what a senior judge called the “single biggest crisis point” for vulnerable children.
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Vulnerable people ‘overlooked’ in building safety reforms, Senedd told
Housing experts have warned proposed fire safety reforms could leave vulnerable residents at risk by focusing on the building’s height rather than the people who live inside.
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Senedd members’ pay set to rise as lowest-paid staff face cuts
The pay of politicians in Cardiff Bay is set to rise while some of the Senedd’s lowest-paid support staff face cuts, the Welsh Parliament’s pay body confirmed.
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Senedd reveals estimated £4.22m costs of debating chamber works
Work to expand the Senedd’s debating chamber to accommodate more politicians will cost the public purse an estimated £4.22m – up nearly 30% on an initial estimate.