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30 Most Recent News Stories
People encouraged to Check if They Are Eligible for Water Charge Exemptions
Mon 30th Nov 2009
For most properties rainwater from buildings and streets ends up in the public sewers but for some this is not the case. Gwent AM Michael German is encouraging the public to check whether they are eligible for water charge exemptions, after learning that 'if none of your rainwater drains to the public sewer then you will be exempt from this element of your charges'.
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Read "People encouraged to Check if They Are Eligible for Water Charge Exemptions" in full.
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Winter Fuel Payments Should be Extended to Families on Low Incomes
Fri 27th Nov 2009
A local Assembly Member has called for an extension to the Winter Fuel Payments for those on income support, or those who receive a premium for disability or long-term sickness, as more and more people in Wales are plunged into fuel poverty this winter.
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Read "Winter Fuel Payments Should be Extended to Families on Low Incomes" in full.
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Newport "Excellent" - But Axe Falls Nevertheless | "Hundreds of families being cheated"
Thu 12th Nov 2009
Despite being described as "delivering excellent services" Newport City Council faces being penalised by the Minister for Education over its efficient delivery of the praised pioneer support scheme for families with young children. A row over the Flying Start programme has led a local Assembly Member to accuse the Welsh Assembly Government of 'cheating hundreds of children in the City".
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Read "Newport "Excellent" - But Axe Falls Nevertheless | "Hundreds of families being cheated"" in full.
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Assembly Member Visits Bang up-to-Date Kidney Dialysis Unit
Wed 28th Oct 2009
Michael German AM praised the work and modern facilities at the Renal Unit at St Woolas Hospital following a recent visit. However, he called on the government to allow a similar high level of service to be available to people living in north Gwent and Merthyr.
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Read "Assembly Member Visits Bang up-to-Date Kidney Dialysis Unit" in full.
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Coleg Gwent could lose 88 staff
Thu 22nd Oct 2009
Local Liberal Democrat Assembly Member Michael German has slammed the decision by the Labour-Plaid Government to force a 5% cut on local colleges across the Gwent area.
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Read "Coleg Gwent could lose 88 staff" in full.
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Visit Leads to Tea and Big Slices of Cake!
Thu 15th Oct 2009
During the national "Life Begins at Home Week", a local Assembly Member helped Torfaen MIND celebrate 10 years of its residential supported housing services throughout Wales.
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Read "Visit Leads to Tea and Big Slices of Cake!" in full.
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