Raising tuition fees to £9,535 a year passes the cost of national insurance hikes to students and “won’t touch the sides” of a £100m shortfall, the Senedd heard.
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‘This is a human rights scandal’: Cross-party calls for homes, not hospitals
The Senedd supported calls to end the human rights scandal of autistic people and those with a learning disability being inappropriately detained in hospitals.
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Piping Hot Cwmbran celebrate £13,000 National Lottery grant
Piping Hot Cwmbran, a traditional bagpipe band, has thanked the National Lottery Community Fund for a £12,915 grant to buy new lightweight drums.
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Children to fundraise for three-year-old Cwmbran boy
Children from Building Blocks Nursery, Two Counties Nursery and Croesyceiliog Playgroup are raising money for a three-year-old Cwmbran boy who has cancer.
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Cwmbran boy holding tabletop sale to help the homeless
An eight-year-old Cwmbran boy is holding a tabletop sale tomorrow and all the money he makes will be used to buy items to help people who are homeless.
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18,000 families ‘struggling in silence’ due to lack of dementia diagnosis
Around 18,000 people living with dementia in Wales do not have a diagnosis, leaving families struggling to cope without support and treatment, Senedd members warned.
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Bois y Bryn and Linden Singers to perform at Cwmbran’s Parkway Hotel
Cwmbran-based shanty group band Bois y Bryn have invited the Linden Singers and Santa to be part of a free show they’re putting on in the Parkway Hotel.
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Andy’s Man Club set to open in Cwmbran
Men’s mental health charity Andy’s Man Club (AMC) is looking for a venue in Cwmbran.
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People with health conditions urged to get flu jab
The Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Wales is urging people with health conditions to take up the offer of a flu jab.
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Croesyceiliog School pupils quiz Torfaen MP for UK Parliament Week
Pupils at Croesyceiliog School invited Torfaen MP Nick Thomas-Symonds to see what they were doing as part of UK Parliament Week.