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Primary school pupils plant daffodils in their community
Pupils in Years 5 and 6 at Penllwyn Primary, Pontllanfraith, worked with Keep Wales Tidy to plant bulbs at Penllwyn Circle.
As Barclays shuts yet another branch, meet the community bank that hasn’t closed its doors
Not-for-profit Smart Money Cymru is a credit union that turned itself into a bank for the benefit of the community.
Direct trains between Newport and Ebbw Vale won’t start until the new year
Direct train services to and from Newport had been due to start running from December 10.
Almost half of Welsh households struggling to afford heating costs
Almost half of households in Wales cannot afford to heat their homes, with those on the lowest incomes paying a “poverty premium” for energy, the Senedd heard.
“Cross-generational” mural led by schoolchildren honours the past, present and future of Rhymney
The bespoke artwork will form part of the newly refurbished Rhymney Library after it reopens early next year.
Welsh Government faces calls to offer more support to “struggling” bus firms
Cllr Kevin Etheridge, who represents Blackwood, has urged ministers to provide “clarity” and timescales for post-pandemic support for buses.
Halifax to run weekly banking service at library
The firm closed down its branch in the town’s Castle Court Shopping Centre at the end of November, due to what it called falling customer demand.
Pancreatic cancer survival rates in Wales lag behind rest of the world
Delyth Jewell, Plaid Cymru’s deputy leader, shared her personal experience of pancreatic cancer, having lost her own grandmother to the cruel disease.
Library given “tentative” reopening after months of delays
The library, which has undergone a £400,000 refurbishment was set to open in the summer of 2023 but was plagued by ongoing problems.