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“The pandemic has hit many people hard financially over the last year. “However, the fact remains that almost half of Gwent Police’s budget comes from local tax payers and I can’t shy away from the fact that, without an increase, cuts will have to be made.” The Gwent Police and Crime Panel – which is made up of councillors from each of Gwent’s five councils – had recommended that options to reduce the increase were considered, on the condition front line officer and staff numbers were not impacted. Cllr Colin Mann, vice-chairman of the panel, said “there is a limit t...

Plaid Cymru has proposed cutting the rise to 2.4 per cent, and instead reducing money set aside for a possible pay increase for teachers and for a ‘transformation team’. Cllr Colin Mann, leader of the group, said: “We’re in the middle of a terrible pandemic and many people are really struggling to make ends meet and put food on the table. Yet, the Labour council thinks the right thing to do is hike the council tax by almost four per cent. Cllr Colin Mann “Earlier this week the Bevan Foundation reported that the pandemic was deepening existing inequality in Wales with nearly a ...

AMD Awareness Month sheds light on the leading cause of severe vision loss in older adults News provided by Share this article Share this article Age-related macular degeneration primarily affects those over age 60, but genetics and other risk factors play a role TORONTO, Feb. 9, 2021 /CNW/ - Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the most common eye diseases to cause vision loss after age 60, affecting nearly 2 million Canadians and accounting for 90 per cent of new cases of legal blindness in the country, according to the Canadian Ophthalmological Society. Age-related macular deg...

Canadian Ophthalmological Society aims to reduce blind spots about vision loss during Glaucoma Awareness Month News provided by Share this article Vision-saving facts shed light on this leading, yet preventable eye disease TORONTO, Jan. 11, 2021 /CNW/ - Known as "the sneak thief of sight" glaucoma is a difficult disease to detect because it has no noticeable symptoms until it's at an advanced stage and, once vision is lost, it is permanent. Yet glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness affecting 60 million people worldwide including over 800,000 Canadians, half of whom don't e...

Cllr Colin Mann, leader of the Plaid Cymru group, said the figures showed Caerphilly council is “totally out-of-step with other Gwent authorities”. “They’ve plunged people in the county borough into the dark and have done so in a much more heavy-handed and unnecessary way than other councils,” Cllr Mann said. “Older people should not have to feel vulnerable in their own homes. We are still receiving many complaints about this issue.” Cllr Mann called for the council “to begin immediately switching street lights back on in the early hours”. But the council’s deput...