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GCSE performance gap in spotlight
London :: United Kingdom | 9 months ago
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Thursday will reveal whether Wales has caught up with other parts of the UK. Last year, a record gap emerged at A* to C, despite the fact results had improved in the top grades...Last year, there were more A* to C grades awarded and this was
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Two Anglesey commissioners to go
London :: United Kingdom | 9 months ago
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Two Anglesey council commissioners to leave their posts Commissioners were appointed to take over running the council last year Two commissioners appointed to run Anglesey council will leave their posts in September, BBC Wales has learned. Gareth
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'Heroes welcome' for athletes
Newport News :: VA :: USA | 9 months ago
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Heroes welcome' home for athletes planned at Senedd Olympic gold medal winners taekwondo star Jade Jones, rower Tom James and cyclist Geraint Thomas, are promised a 'true heroes' welcome' at the Senedd Wales' Olympic and Paralympic competitors are to
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Parliament name for assembly call
Westminster :: CO :: USA | 9 months ago
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National Assembly name change to Welsh Parliament call The Welsh word used for the assembly building is Senedd, which translates into English as "parliament" A call for the National Assembly to be renamed the Welsh Parliament has been been made by
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Court challenge for first bill
London :: United Kingdom | 10 months ago
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Attorney general in court challenge to first Welsh bill The assembly's law-making powers were boosted last year The first piece of legislation passed by the Welsh assembly under its new law-making powers has hit a stumbling block, BBC Wales has
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University to run research farm
Adas :: India | 10 months ago
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Aberystwyth University to run Pwllpeiran research farm Pwllpeiran has been a research base for more than 80 years A 3,500-acre Ceredigion research farm is to carry on operating in public ownership, says the Welsh government...The deputy agricultural
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Law option to help dairy farmers
Cardiff :: United Kingdom | 10 months ago
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Talks will be held at the Royal Welsh Show on Monday between UK government ministers and dairy farmers, who have been protesting over milk price cuts. Four leading dairy processors plan to reduce the price they pay for milk by 2p a litre from 1
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Plaid rebel backed by local party
London :: United Kingdom | 10 months ago
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Plaid Cymru rebel Lord Elis-Thomas has won the backing of his constituency party after he missed a key Assembly vote in defiance of party leaders. The Dwyfor Meirionnydd constituency committee passed a motion stating their full support for their AM.
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Eight radical solutions to the childcare issue
Vienna :: Austria | 10 months ago
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This can be seen in practice in Vienna, Austria , where all day care is free for every child up to the age of six. But would any government be willing to take on such a big shift to state subsidisation and risk the numbers not working out? A network
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'Devolve income tax' call made
London :: United Kingdom | 10 months ago
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End income tax 'aberration' for Wales, says working party Andrew Davies was Labour's finance minister in Cardiff Bay from 2007 to 2009 All income tax raised in Wales should be handed to the Welsh government, according a working party led by former
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