The Welsh Government is investing £15m into a 12-month pilot scheme, which was announced as part of its budget plans for 2025/26.
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Post-Brexit funding shake-up could put 93 jobs at risk
Changes to a post-Brexit funding scheme could put 93 council jobs in Caerphilly at risk next year.
Council investing in new children’s homes to take profit out of care
A new children’s home in Newport will provide better care for looked-after young people closer to home, the city council believes.
Charity wins £30k ‘Stute contract as decisions loom over venue’s future
A charity which runs several arts venues has been awarded a contract worth almost £30,000 to look at how Blackwood Miners’ Institute could be run in the future.
Eight men deny violent disorder after Blackwood and Newbridge ‘brawl’
Eight men have appeared at Cardiff Crown Court charged with violent disorder after two mass brawls in Blackwood and Newbridge last month.
£1,000 donation to heart charity set up in 15-year-old’s memory
Jack’s Appeal was set up in 2013, a year after the passing of young athlete Jack Thomas, from Oakdale, at the age of just 15.
“We can turn the tide”: Food bank warns demand is on the up during ministerial visit
Cabinet secretary for social justice, Jane Hutt, has visited a food bank in Aberbargoed, where she was asked how the Welsh Government is planning on tackling food poverty.
Six Nations will remain on free-to-air television until at least 2029
Men’s Six Nations rugby will remain on free-to-air television, ending speculation the tournament could go behind a paywall from next year.
More high street residents could help transform town centres
The proposal is one of many in the council’s new ten-year economic regeneration strategy, designed to “promote sustainable growth” and attract investment.
Industrial units approved after tree protection concerns
Four industrial units can be built on undeveloped land in Pontllanfraith, Caerphilly County Borough Council has decided.