Some schools in the county borough are struggling to balance their budgets, an issue which is partly down to drops in pupil numbers.
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Appeal after van ‘deliberately’ reverses into police car
Police are appealing for witnesses after one their vehicles was reportedly reversed into by a van deliberately.
Education budget uplift ‘much lower’ than £326m windfall, minister warns
Wales’ education secretary has defended her “constrained” spending plans, suggesting the Welsh Government has diverted about £280m away from education towards other priorities.
Plan for further ALN support in some schools moves a step closer
Plans to open a series of “specialist resource bases” for pupils with additional learning needs in Caerphilly have moved a step closer.
Leisure centre opening hours could be cut in latest money-saving plan
Two public consultation sessions will be held at New Tredegar Leisure Centre in early December.
£400m investment to tackle hospital’s RAAC problem backed
Significant refurbishments are required at Abergavenny’s Nevill Hall Hospital due to the presence of cheap lightweight concrete known as Reinforced Autoclaved Aeriated Concrete or RAAC.
Rural Wales faces ‘patient safety vacuum’ amid air ambulance shake-up
Senedd Members have warned the closure of air ambulance bases in Welshpool and Caernarfon will create an “unacceptable patient safety vacuum”.
Health board to deliver financial recovery plan over £19 million overspend
Gwent’s NHS board expects to finish the year £19 million in the red – and must deliver a financial recovery plan to the Welsh Government within days.
Senedd condemns UK budget as ‘failing the people of Wales’
The Senedd has voted to condemn the chancellor’s autumn budget, with opposition parties passing a motion that concludes Westminster is “failing to deliver for the people of Wales”.
Minister scolds health board over ‘indefensible’ data delay
Wales’ health secretary Jeremy Miles has rebuked Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board for “indefensible” delays to official NHS Wales performance statistics.