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Teacher and teaching assistant in every class is 'unaffordable' says council boss (opens the original)
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A TEACHER and teaching assistant in every classroom is no longer affordable schools struggling to balance their books have been warned. Schools in Monmouthshire are collectively on course to have spent £9.3m more than they have been funded for and have also been told their staffing is “unaffordable”. All four of the council’s secondary schools, 13 primaries and the pupil referral unit for those unable to attend mainstream school, are on course to finish the financial year in March in the red. Th
A new use has been proposed for this former neighbourhood shop and off licence (opens the original)
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Find, save and share Public Notices that affect you in the area. The Public Notice Portal carries statutory public notices published in local newspapers and is the fastest and most effective way of finding out what is happening in YOUR neighbourhood. AN empty neighbourhood shop could be brought back into use as a takeaway under plans put forward. The former off licence and grocery store at Offway in Coed Eva, Cwmbran has been closed for around 18 months with roller shutters pulled down over the
Buses carrying the public 'shouldn't leave stops if school pupils are standing' (opens the original)
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BUS drivers should refuse to leave stops if school children travelling on public buses don’t sit down, a councillor has said. Drivers of public bus service are presently advised only to ask pupils to sit, rather than stand, as there is no requirement passengers on public buses have to take a seat in the same way children travelling on dedicated school buses must. Concern at “overcrowded” public bus services have been raised since schools returned in September, with a photograph shared on social
Headteacher forced to explain £2.2m deficit and poor financial controls to council (opens the original)
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THE headteacher of a school that is more than £2 million in the red has appeared before councillors to explain how it manages its budget. Jonathan Watson had to appear before councillors over concerns at a lack of financial controls at Abergavenny’s King Henry VIII School identified by Monmouthshire County Council’s audit team. The council had issued an “unfavourable opinion” following an internal audit requested by the director of education as the school’s deficit was heading towards £2.2m, bey
Gwent Police chief constable set to face questioning over 'lack of resources' (opens the original)
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GWENT Police chief constable Mark Hobrough is expected to meet with councillors at a scrutiny meeting. Monmouthshire County Council’s public services scrutiny committee has invited the chief constable to attend its Monday, October 12 meeting which will be open to all councillors. Complaint over 'behind closed doors meetings' including with police commissioner University research finds massive drop in anti-social behaviour in troubled town Tap and go trains and £1 bus fares for teens exploited by
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