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Senedd votes to end tax relief for private schools

Wednesday, March 5, 2025Wednesday, March 5, 2025

From April, private schools in Wales will no longer be eligible for charitable relief but an exception will be introduced for independent special schools.

Council confirms litter-pick dates following plea to residents

Tuesday, March 4, 2025Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Last week, a senior councillor revealed the council spends more than £85,000 each year clearing litter from dual carriageways.

Council hopes to address homes shortage by ‘taking hassle out of letting properties’

Tuesday, March 4, 2025Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Acting as a bridge between landlords and tenants could help Newport City Council find homes for more people, the local authority hopes.

Man taken to hospital following crash near Nelson

Tuesday, March 4, 2025Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Gwent Police officers and paramedics attended the crash on the A472, near Nelson, at around 6.20am this morning.

From Ystrad Mynach to the Royal Albert Hall: How Lauren Price stormed onto the world stage

Tuesday, March 4, 2025Monday, March 10, 2025

When Lauren Price headlines at the Royal Albert Hall on Friday night, she will write the latest chapter in a remarkable sporting story that started in Ystrad Mynach.

Single and return bus tickets can now be bought digitally

Tuesday, March 4, 2025Tuesday, March 4, 2025

The Stagecoach app now allows customers to buy their tickets in advance before they board, without the need for cash and paper tickets.

‘Huge’ night of wrestling coming to Caerphilly

Tuesday, March 4, 2025Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Brilliance Pro Wrestling, formerly No Mercy Wrestling, is set to return to Caerphilly this weekend for a championship showdown and a ‘huge’ ladder match.

UK at serious risk of chronic democratic decline, ex-counter-extremism tsar warns

Monday, March 3, 2025Monday, March 3, 2025

A former counter-extremism chief warned the growing threat of online disinformation and misinformation creates a “permissive environment” for extremism to flourish in the UK.

Speed limit change expected despite claim drivers are ‘unfairly treated’

Monday, March 3, 2025Monday, March 3, 2025

Cutting the speed limit on a stretch of road in eastern Newport will reportedly improve safety even though the area is not considered an “accident hotspot”.

Two new rugby league teams launched as training begins

Monday, March 3, 2025Monday, March 3, 2025

Two new rugby league sides have started-up in Caerphilly County Borough, with players training together for the first time on St David’s Day.

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