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Calls for Welsh Government to end term-time only pay for school support staff
8+ hour, 11+ min ago (921+ words) Calls for a new negotiating body for school support staff, and an end to term-time only pay, has been backed in the Senedd. A motion, put forward by Labour's education spokesperson Lynne Neagle, was supported by Senedd Members on Wednesday…...
Laughter yoga sessions launch for over50s at Cwmbran Library
7+ hour, 48+ min ago (125+ words) Cwmbranlife A new laughter yoga group is starting at Cwmbran Library to help people aged 50+ boost their wellbeing through gentle movement, breathing exercises and plenty of laughter. The weekly sessions, led by Joe Hoare who started Bristol Laughter Club in…...
Free quit smoking sessions at Cwmbran Library
7+ hour, 50+ min ago (108+ words) Cwmbranlife Smokers in Torfaen who want support to quit can drop into free weekly sessions at Cwmbran Library, run by the NHS Wales Help Me Quit team. The sessions take place every Thursday from 9. 30am to 12pm, where residents can meet Michelle,…...
Travis George performs at prom in Cwmbran
19+ hour, 36+ min ago (155+ words) Travis George was a special guest at last Thursday's prom for students from Coleg Gwent's Independent Living Course. The singer and actor, who shot to fame in 2023 after wowing the judges on Britain's Got Talent, was at the event in…...
Grange University Hospital team conquer Abergavenny Three Peaks
20+ hour, 8+ min ago (207+ words) Twenty staff from The Grange University Hospital in Cwmbran completed the Abergavenny Three Peaks Challenge to raise money for Velindre Cancer Centre. The team all work in the hospital's interventional radiology (IR) department. They set off at 7am on Saturday 7 June…...
The generosity of strangers has been overwhelming: Torfaen man completes epic 36mile challenge for sixyearold Jack
20+ hour ago (493+ words) A Torfaen dad who took on a gruelling 35mile canal challenge to support his friend's young son, who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, says he has been "overwhelmed by the generosity of strangers" after raising over "2, 000 for the family. Jamie Hern, 44, from…...
New minister for social justice and equality sets out priorities for the seventh Senedd
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (1020+ words) Respect, solidarity, and fairness" are the values that underpin" the new Welsh Government's work to tackle poverty and reduce inequality, Wales' new social justice minister has declared. Sioned Williams, who is also Deputy First Minister, outlined her priorities in the…...
Housing Minister Commits to Safe Homes for All
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (998+ words) Wales" new housing minister has said everyone in Wales should have a "safe, warm home" " but admitted "this most basic of needs is out of reach for thousands of people". Answering questions from colleagues in the Senedd on Tuesday June…...
Senedd members press First Minister on safeguarding, taxation, and overseas spending in FMQs
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (1172+ words) The First Minister faced questions on safeguarding in Welsh schools, taxation and overseas spending during today's First Minister's Questions. Facing colleagues in the Siambr, Rhun ap Iorwerth defended the work of the first Plaid Cymru-led Welsh Government. The First Minister…...
New minister lays out priorities for business and energy in Wales
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1111+ words) Wales is "open for business, according to the new minister for enterprise, connectivity, and energy. Former Plaid Cymru leader, Adam Price, who was appointed to the role last month, told Senedd colleagues on Tuesday June 2 that the new Welsh Government…...