Questions have been raised over the speed and level of investment in plans to reopen public toilets in Newport.
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Memorial bench a ‘place for reflection’ after new pieces unveiled
A year after unveiling a D-Day memorial bench in Llanbradach, the same blacksmith has added extra pieces to commemorate VE Day.
Force told to improve how it investigates crime and protects vulnerable people
Inspectors found Gwent Police is improving the service it provides to victims of rape and other serious crime, but found it brings too few offenders to justice.
Waste firm fined £64,000 over River Rhymney pollution after scrapyard fire
Waste water and chemical foam used to fight the fire at SL Recycling polluted the Nant Cylla brook and the River Rhymney over a 2.3km stretch – killing 175 fish.
‘We’ve seen only 35 jobs’: north Wales growth deal ‘way off’ 4,200 target
The £1bn north Wales growth deal aimed to create around 4,200 jobs when it was signed four-and-a-half years ago – but has delivered only 35 so far, a committee heard.
Swansea Bay city deal ‘well on its way’
The Swansea Bay city deal is “well on its way” despite having created less than 900 jobs against an initial target of more than 9,000, a committee heard.
Calls to improve ‘period dignity’ and school toilet access
Token-operated vending machines could help improve access to period products in Caerphilly County Borough’s schools, senior councillors have heard.
Quick-thinking nurses save 89-year-old man from house fire
When Paula Phillips and Karen Davies arrived at Rhys Bevan’s home in Pontllanfraith for a routine visit on Wednesday June 12, they found a fire had broken out in his kitchen.
‘Revised’ plans submitted for larger HMO in city street
New proposals show the six-bedroom house at 60 Ombersley Road could be converted into a HMO for nine people.
Woman taken to hospital following two-car collision
An 80-year-old woman from Ynysddu has been taken to hospital following a crash on Wednesday afternoon.