In his first blog for Caerphilly Observer, recently-elected South Wales East MS Peredur Owen Griffiths discusses local journalism, his background and his new role in the Senedd.
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Teens with underlying health conditions should be offered Covid vaccine – JCVI advice
Young people aged between 12 and 15-years-old with underlying health conditions should be offered a coronavirus vaccine, new guidance from the Joint Committee for Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) says.
New £10m scheme to help tenants struggling with rent payments
The Welsh Government’s Tenancy Hardship Grant opened for applications on Thursday, July 15.
New athletics hub set to open to the public later this month
The new athletics hub, at Rhiw Syr Dafydd Primary School has a six-lane, 300-metre floodlit running track and an additional area for off-field events like high jump, long jump, shot put, javelin and discus.
£500 self-isolation payments to continue until March 2022
A Welsh Government scheme paying £500 to people who are forced to self-isolate has been extended until March 2022.
Face masks, bubbles and staggered start times set to be scrapped in schools from September
Education Minster Jeremy Miles has written to all headteachers in Wales to provide more clarity on how schools and colleges can operate safely after they return from the summer holidays.
Covid restrictions could be eased in Wales
Welsh Government ministers are set to meet again this for their 21-day coronavirus review, with an announcement to be made on Wednesday.
Award wins for primary school pupils at entrepreneurial competition
Both Machen Primary School and Bryn Awel Primary School competed in the final of the annual Enterprise Troopers competition.
Calls to end “outdated and cruel” animal prize giving
The RSPCA has urged councils to ban the practice of pets being given away as prizes – something which is already banned in Caerphilly County Borough.
Will schools be back to ‘normal’ in September?
In England, bubbles are set to be scrapped in schools alongside the need to social distance and wear masks. But what is happening in Wales?