Governors have warned that some schools in Wales are operating “hand to mouth” and facing a “frightening” financial situation.
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Senedd reform plans a “step back” from current system
Plans to reform future Senedd elections are sub-optimal and a step back on Wales’ current system, a committee heard.
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Unpaid carers disproportionately impacted by cost-of-living crisis
A Carers Wales report found that 76% of unpaid carers receiving carer’s allowance are struggling with cost-of-living pressures.
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Replacement EU funding mechanisms are “chaotic and unwelcome”
Vaughan Gething said the UK Government’s shared prosperity fund is smaller, less flexible and narrower in scope than the EU funding it replaces.
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Welsh Water bosses grilled by Senedd Members over sewage spills
The Senedd’s climate change committee took evidence after reports that spills in Wales account for about 25% of all discharges across Wales and England.
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Welsh Government’s agricultural support scheme criticised
The launch of an interim agricultural support scheme has been described as a shambles which could see some farmers’ payments fall by as much as 90%.