In her latest blog for Caerphilly Observer, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney MS Dawn Bowden discusses coronavirus and Christmas.
Category: News
Pupils to be marked on assessments after exam axe
School pupils will be graded on both internally and externally marked assessments after next summer’s GCSE and A-level exams were scrapped.
First Minister announces Level 4 lockdown following Christmas
Tier 4 will see new restrictions introduced for all of Wales, including the closure of retail, hospitality and gyms.
BTM brass band to perform ‘drive by’ carol service
The band, supported by BMMR, will perform throughout the villages of Bedwas and Trethomas between 6pm and 8:30pm.
Blood donation hubs to return after Christmas
Blood donation hubs are coming to St Cenydd Leisure Centre and Bryn Meadows hotel in the coming weeks.
What will Wales’ new coronavirus alert levels look like?
New alert levels will introduce four tiers to coronavirus restrictions, ranging from those experienced in the summer to full-scale lockdown.
Landlords banned from evicting tenants from homes this Christmas
Welsh Government’s Housing Minister Julie James said the policy was brought in to “protect public health and support Welsh tenants this Christmas”.
Business rates to be frozen in Wales
Business rates are set to be frozen in Wales for the 2021/22 financial year, Welsh Government has confirmed.
Heart defibrillator installed after community fundraising effort
A heart defibrillator has been installed in Llanbradach following a community fundraising effort.
“Luxury” apartments and new shops approved for town
The former Tesco and Store Twenty One shop in Blackwood has been empty for several years, but the owner of the building has plans to bring it back into use.