AN approach to addressing poverty, inequality and poor health adopted by public services across Gwent has been explained as avoiding focussing on just one issue.
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Torfaen Council to use WhatsApp to share news about services
A GWENT council is set to use WhatsApp to send messages about its services and plans straight to people’s phones.
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Gwent health board approves winter plan amid funding uncertainty and rising respiratory risks
PLANS to cope with increased hospital admissions over the winter in Gwent will include additional beds, returning patients home and boosting vaccinations.
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Ambulance handover delays reducing at Grange Hospital
DELAYS to ambulance handovers at the Grange Hospital appear to be reducing as a result of new ways of working.
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Hospices facing ‘unsustainable’ financial crisis, Senedd member warns
Hospices are facing an “unsustainable” financial crisis due to rising costs and falling income, forcing them to close beds and cut vital end-of-life services, a Senedd member warned.
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Disabled pupils ‘surviving not thriving’, Senedd told
Parents of children with additional learning needs are being forced into “stressful, lengthy” legal fights just to secure basic educational rights, the Senedd has heard.
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Welsh Government ‘not taking its own infrastructure body seriously’
The Welsh Government has been accused of failing to take its own expert infrastructure body seriously amid warnings crucial advice is being ignored and delayed.
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Senedd unveils £100m budget, including 21% increase
The Senedd commission has revealed plans for a 21% budget increase to support an expanded 96-member Welsh Parliament following May’s election.
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VIDEO: Cwmbran Parkrun’s 400th event attracts 424 participants
This is George, the eight-year-old bear who danced, cheered, and waved every one of the 424 people at Cwmbran Parkrun last Saturday as they walked, jogged or ran past him
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Torfaen teen and kung fu blue belt named Miss Wales 2026 finalist
A Torfaen teenager who is one step away from being a black belt in kung fu is a finalist in Miss Wales 2026.