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By Carys Betteley
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image captionKen Lovell spent time in hospital during the pandemic and the BSL service helped his family to find out what was happening
There are calls for funding to continue for a service helping people who are deaf or have hearing loss to access healthcare during the pandemic.
A cut in face-to-face appointments, and mask-wearing, meant accessing healthcare has been a challenge.
The 24-hour BSL Health Access service allowed people to speak in their preferred language to medical professionals via an interpreter on a video relay.
But NHS funding has not been renewed.
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Senedd 2021: Wales party leaders clash ahead of election
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Wales party leaders have clashed in a TV debate ahead of the Senedd election on May 6.
The leaders of Labour, Plaid Cymru, Conservatives, Welsh Liberal Democrats and Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party s all discussed Covid, mental health and devolution.
There were many flashpoints throughout the debate, most notably on pandemic support for businesses and the future of devolution.
However, all acknowledged the strain Covid has had on Wales.
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Adam Price and Mark Drakeford performed best, according to WalesOnline readers
16:26, 30 APR 2021
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Adam Price and Mark Drakeford performed best in BBC Wales Senedd election leaders debate, according to WalesOnline readers.
Susan Boucher - Reform UK Welsh children once again find themselves at the bottom of educational attainment tables for the UK. Lockdowns have had a huge impact on our children’s education, particularly Labour’s policy of banning outdoor sports and keeping children out of class. Now that we have vaccines, new treatments and knowledge of who is at risk from Covid, we must use this information to manage the disease. A targeted protection strategy is the best way to ensure a workable policy that doesn’t inflict so much damage on our communities by shutting schools and businesses. We believe in cutting waste and reducing taxes.
Welsh election: Leaders go head-to-head in live TV debate
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image captionLabour s Mark Drakeford, Plaid Cymru s Adam Price, Conservative Andrew RT Davies, Liberal Democrat Jane Dodds and Richard Suchorzewski from the Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party
Wales political party leaders will face each other in a 90-minute live television debate on Thursday, with a week to go to the Senedd election.
The BBC Wales Leaders Debate will host Labour, the Conservatives, Plaid Cymru, the Liberal Democrats and Abolish the Welsh Assembly in the first hour.
Reform UK, the Green Party and UKIP will take part in the second, 30-minute, part of the programme.