Council leaders from all three main political parties have told the Home Secretary they have serious concerns about proposals in the recently published Policing Green Paper to create directly elected police representatives. In a letter to Jacqui Smith they said separate police elections would not strengthen the link between those responsible for delivering policing and local people. 

Schools in four areas of Wales say plans for the introduction of the two year Appetite for Life Action Research Project are in place. Four local authorities, Wrexham, Ceredigion, Merthyr Tydfil and Torfaen have been chosen to take part in the study which will be overseen by the Centre for Action Research in Professional Practice at the University of Bath. 

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