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THE socio-economic status of people in Ceredigion should have been considered by Welsh Government before it made its funding settlement for the coming year, a councillor has argued. In the recently announced local government funding draft settlement, Ceredigion’s two per cent rise – around £2million – was the lowest in Wales. Beulah councillor Lyndon Lloyd said on Wednesday (January 20) that the introduction of socio-economic duty, and its inclusion in integrated impact assessments carried out when strategic decisions are taken, should also be applied to funding. “A third of our children in Ceredigion are in poverty, this should be included in our response to Welsh Government about the settlement increase of two per cent,” said Cllr Lloyd, adding that the county also had high levels of older people, adding to the need for a greater increase than awarded. ....
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A VILLAGE shop that was forced to close last year as a result of the pandemic has been thrown a lifeline. Sue Tipler, the sub-postmistress, Annette Tilsle, owner of the Swan Inn and her business partner Sian Howard have agreed to step in to reopen Sion y Llan following its closure over Christmas. It followed a difficult year of trading due to Covid. The shop will provide basics such as bread, milk and eggs while slowly increasing its variety of stock with longer opening hours with a view to being fully operational by Easter. It comes after MS for Clwyd West, Darren Millar met Llanfair TH county councillor Ifor Lloyd to meet with residents last week and explore opportunities to reopen the shop. ....
Swansea care home residents close to being moved en masse to hospital because of staff shortages A social services boss said this could overwhelm the under-pressure Swansea health board Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Want the latest news from Swansea sent straight to your inbox?Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Don t miss anything from your city! Sign up for regular updates When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. ....