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JOINING forces with the four other councils in Gwent could allow Newport City Council greater access to grants, a senior officer has said. At a meeting of the councils Performance Scrutiny Committee on Wednesday, July 28, councillors discussed proposals to create a Gwent-wide Public Services Board. “I hope this will be a positive change,” said the councils policy partnership and involvement manager Tracy McKim. Public Services Boards enable public bodies to work together. They were ...

At times Ive thought maybe Im being left behind but Covid has made me realise the value of whats here and its very rare Through births and a tragic event, the roundhouse has been the nest to cocoon this family through it all Samara Hawthorn who lives in a hobbit house in Pembrokeshire called Bryn y Blodau (Image: Ashley Leung, Tiny House Creatives) Get the latest property market news straight to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign Up We use your sign-up to ...

Learn more The following content is provided by an advertiser or created on behalf of an advertiser. It is not written by the FoodNavigator.com editorial team, nor does it necessarily reflect the opinions of FoodNavigator.com. Wales sets its sights on ‘green shoots’ vision 14-Jun-2021 Last updated on Collaboration across industry, government and academia has served Wales well; its food and drink industry is recognised the world over for excellence, quality, in...

THOUSANDS of new ‘future-fit jobs could be created if the new Welsh Government embraces a radical vision for Wales, according to the Future Generations Commissioner. Progressive ideas and amplifying under-heard voices will be vital to help people into the new secure and fulfilling work needed for the country to recover from Covid-19, said Sophie Howe, as she sets out her future-focused programme for the new government. Of those newly unemployed in the UK in 2020-21, 63% are under 25. Wa...

Carwyn Jones defends his record in power after being announced as chair of a climate charity.

Infrastructure plan is a chance to use wellbeing to guide public policy Karabi Acharya, opinion contributor © Greg Nash A sign is seen as Senate Republican unveil their infrastructure plan during a press conference President Bidens $2 trillion American Jobs Plan has prompted a national discussion on what infrastructure really is. But perhaps the more important question is: What should it do? Around the world, countries are taking the position that not only their infrastructur...

  TORONTO -- More than a year after a state of emergency was first declared in Ontario, nurses are feeling underappreciated, undercompensated and under respected—feelings heighted by knowledge of a temporary COVID-19 pay scale being used by physicians redeployed to work alongside the “health-care heroes.” Over the past month, the number of patients in Ontario hospitals being treated for COVID-19 has been in the quadruple digits daily. Admission in the province’s intensive care units...

Senedd election 2021 result for the Mid and West Wales region As well as constituency MSs, there are four further MSs elected via the regional list Updated Want to keep up to date on Welsh politics?Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up and get political news sent straight to your inbox When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribing...

DONT know who to vote for tomorrow? A new app is claimed to be able to help you decide.

voting app Just in time for the Senedd election, a new voting app, the first ever to be developed in Wales, has been launched to help people work out which parties to vote for on Thursday. As many as one in three people will not yet have decided how to vote, and campaigners are concerned many won’t vote at all if they don’t feel inspired by any of the political parties. “Vote Your Values” has drawn on the priorities of over 30 Welsh civil society networks to help voters identify w...