All schools in Monmouthshire will re-open on 29 June.
Ministers and Trade Unions have not reached agreement on the school term extending into the summer holiday period.
Consequently schools in Wales will now open for 3 weeks rather than the 4 weeks we had all hoped and the school term will end on 17 July.
In Monmouthshire parents will be contacted by the Chief Education Officer and their school in the next few days advising them of the arrangements for their child / children to attend school.
Council tax in Herefordshire to increase by 4.99%
Herefordshire’s council tax increase of 4.99 per cent from April, the maximum permitted, has been confirmed.
Go-ahead for plan to extend Ross school
A Herefordshire school is to benefit from £663,000 of improvements, with money from recent housing developments nearby.
Children’s commissioner departure ‘welcomed’ by campaign group
A campaign group demanding reform of Herefordshire Council children’s services has welcomed the departure of children’s commissioner Eleanor Brazil from her role overseeing improvements at the department.
Date looms again for key city housing decision
The controversial plan to build up to 350 homes at a sensitive spot on the edge of Hereford is due to be decided on later this month – but the date has slipped before.
£14m council tax exemption scheme backed
Over 11,000 low-income households in Herefordshire will not have to pay council tax, for the fifth year running.
Plan for barn dedicated to bee rearing
A plan has been put forward to build a barn dedicated to bee rearing in the Herefordshire countryside.
Two Hereford shoplifters are sentenced
Two men have each been sentenced to 16 weeks for committing bulk thefts at retailers in Hereford last November.
Parents’ anger at ongoing playground closure
Parents in a Herefordshire town are angry that a children’s playground has been shut for five months without explanation.
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