Unpaid carers are being left to “pick up the pieces” of a broken system due to a lack of respite, unsafe hospital discharges and carer’s assessments that result in “nothing at all”.
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Fire service cost to residents could rise by almost three per cent
The amount people in south Wales pay for their fire service could go up by almost 3% next year.
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Torfaen man jumps into canal to save drowning dog at Goytre Wharf
This photo shows a Torfaen man cleaning mud off his legs minutes after he jumped into the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal to save a dog from drowning.
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VIDEO: Proud parents celebrate as 11 children graduate at Carreg Lam Welsh language course
“I’m mega proud of him”. “She’s like a different child.” Eleven children “graduated” this morning after completing a 12-week course in the Welsh language.
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Opposition leaders renew calls for independent Wales Covid inquiry
Senedd opposition leaders have ramped up calls for a Wales-specific Covid inquiry, warning a major UK-wide report failed to fully scrutinise decisions made in Cardiff Bay.
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200-year-old Talywain church can be converted to flats
PLANS to convert a 200-year-old church to flats have finally had the go-ahead after being delayed for a year due to a single bat.
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Labour cabinet at Torfaen Council ‘call out’ Reform UK over climate change
REFORM UK has come under fire on climate change from cabinet members of the only Gwent authority the party is represented on.
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Extra £1.5m for Pontypool regeneration projects
A REGENERATION project that includes converting a toilet block into a restaurant has had to be bailed out using a UK Government grant.
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VIDEO: Cwmbran Youth Netball Club welcomes players from age one for fun and games
This was great fun. Vicki Randall, coach at Cwmbran Youth Netball Club, talks about the club’s popular Monday session.
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VIDEO: ‘I support Palestine Action’ signs held outside BAE Systems in Glascoed
Two people, including one from Cwmbran, sat in the road today outside BAE Systems in Glascoed holding signs saying: “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.”