A teenage carer sat a GCSE exam only hours after getting home from a hospital at 3am following a family emergency, a Senedd committee has heard.
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Council keen to build new respite care centre for adults and children
A new respite centre for adults and children could be built on part of the former Pontllanfraith Comprehensive School site.
HMO plan rejected over layout and flooding fears
Councillors have rejected a bid to convert a Newport home into a new HMO on flooding, layout, and size grounds.
Thumbs up for ‘green’ cement mill which could create 20 jobs
A new mill producing a “green” cement substitute could open in Newport’s docks, creating 20 skilled jobs.
Nine-bed HMO plan likened to ‘sardines in a tin’
Proposals to convert the six-bedroom house at 60 Ombersley Road into an eight-bed HMO were approved in January, but now the applicant is bidding to add another living space.
‘We are on our own’: Unpaid carers forced to ‘beg’ for support
Unpaid carers are being left to “pick up the pieces” of a broken system due to a lack of respite, unsafe hospital discharges and carer’s assessments that result in “nothing at all”.
Church-run Warm Space marks three years of supporting its community
Based at Bethel Baptist church, the warm hub-style scheme was launched in November 2022, with those at the church wanting to do their bit to help out.
Caerphilly firm named one of the best companies to work for
Thomas Carroll, based in Caerphilly, ranked ninth in the Best Companies to Work For in Wales 2025 list – rising from 18th last year.
Council boss in line to head CCR firm hit with £5.25m Aberthaw legal bill
Monmouthshire County Council’s chief executive could be appointed to a firm owned by a consortium of local authorities, which includes Caerphilly, after it was stung with a £5.25 million bill.
Man charged over A465 quadbike crash death
Ethan Powell, from Brynmawr, died following the collision on the A465, between Rhymney and Dowlais, earlier this year.