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‘We’ve got the perfect storm’: people of Port Talbot say budget needed to go further

The struggling Welsh town wishes the UK government had done more to tackle deprivation

The Guardian - UK

Welsh Streets housing 'final piece of the jigsaw' signed off

A plan for expansion of a YMCA Together facility was knocked back at the same meeting

Liverpool Echo

Burglar who walked free from court jailed after order breach

A judge said Adam Murphy had "had all of his chances"

Liverpool Echo

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‘A huge loss’: readers on how UK leisure centre closures have affected them

From Nottingham to the Isle of Wight, people lament losing sense of community as well as facilities

The Guardian - UK

The Y confirms it wants to exit Canberra pool contracts, but won't say why

No explanations are being given to the public

The Canberra Times

Nottingham city centre gym closes for good after 20 years

Closing the gym was a 'difficult decision' for the YMCA charity to make

Nottingham Post

Council cut backs on youth services putting vulnerable children at risk

Record View says local authorities should be doing all they can to protect youth clubs and prevent closures.

Daily Record

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Fears Scots kids will become victims of violence after brutal funding cuts to youth centre

Teenagers using the service at YMCA in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, have told how they face roaming the streets with nowhere else to go.

Daily Record

First look inside Port Talbot's revamped Plaza

The Plaza houses a 252-seat theatre/community hall, a digital studio, a gym, a fitness studio, a bank, hireable workspaces and a café – and management hope it will offer a wide range of opportunities and activities for local people of all ages

Wales Online

What's happening at Llanelli’s grand old YMCA building as a crane towers over the town centre

Businesses have been encouraged to express their interest in commercial space as work progresses to transform the old building

Wales Online

Husband and wife team running café inside transformed century-old cinema

Andrew and Emily Cronin are the owners of the new Caffi Plaza in the transformed Plaza building in Port Talbot

Wales Online

Man remains in hospital with head injury after being hit by car

Merseyside Police has issued a condition update after the man was hit by a car over a week ago

Liverpool Echo

Transgender woman charged with indecent exposure for undressing in female YMCA locker room

The woman has been charged with three counts of indecent exposure in Xenia, Ohio

The Independent UK

Man seriously hurt after being hit by car

Pedestrian struck by black Volvo suffered serious head injuries

Liverpool Echo

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Reason

Brickbats: February 2023

News of politicians, police, and bureaucrats behaving badly from around the world.

Birmingham Post

YMCA Bournemouth unveils major redevelopment plans for historic town centre site

The proposals have been submitted to the local authority and include 117 temporary homes, supporting offices, a public gym and café

Chicago Sun-Times

Obama Foundation volunteerism on MLK Day makes comeback after COVID hiatus

Music pumped through the South Side YMCA gym as members of the community got to work preparing meals, making birthday cards for seniors, planting seeds and packaging self-care kits for people in need.

Chicago Sun-Times

West Ridge YMCA receives $3.75 million in U.S. funds for renovations, possible reopening

U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky helped secure funds for the High Ridge YMCA, which is now being used to house migrants, two years after the facility was closed to the public.

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Dublin Live

Top Dublin gym membership offers from FLYEfit to Ben Dunne

People are set to flock to the gym as some return after a long Christmas hiatus while others kickstart their New Year's resolutions

Liverpool Echo

22 killers from Merseyside who were brought to justice during 2022

These killers will be bringing in the new year behind bars

Reuters

Gaza Christians say travel curbs separate families at Christmas

As pilgrims from around the world flock to Bethlehem, Jerusalem and Nazareth for Christmas, members of Gaza's Christian community wait to hear whether Israel will grant them a travel permit.

Irish Mirror

Live crib opens in Dublin's St Stephen's Green following backlash over move

A live crib is usually held outside the Mansion House but Green Lord Mayor Caroline Conroy objected on animal welfare grounds

WEKU

Bullitt Co. Schools offer child care when bus routes are canceled

The Guardian - UK

The destruction of Smyrna – archive, 1922

The film, Smyrna, depicts the 1922 catastrophe at the end of the Greco-Turkish war that destroyed much of the city of Smyrna (now Izmir). See how the Guardian reported events at the time

Liverpool Echo

Liverpool YMCA expansion on hold as council probes further

A cafe and HMO plan was also approved

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