A-to-Z of Services: E

e-Petitions

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Create or sign an online e-Petition

Early Years

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Additional Learning Needs & Early Years

Early Years Childcare & Play Team

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Our team ensure high quality early years education places, childcare and play opportunities

Early Years Education

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Free early years education for children aged over 3

Early Years Transformation and Integration Programme

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Welsh Governments Early Years Integrated Transformation Programme Pilot for 0-7 year olds

Early Years, Childcare & Play

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Empowerment through nurturing

Ebbw Vale

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Red Plaque commemorating Michael Foot, local MP and Leader of the Labour Party

Ebbw Vale Enterprise Zone

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Enterprise Zones provide incentives for manufacturing businesses coming to Ebbw Vale

Ebbw Vale Works Museum

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View a unique collection of artefacts and documents telling the story of iron and steel making in Ebbw Vale

Ecology & Planning

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What our ecology and biodiversity service does

Education & Leisure

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Discover things to do and see

Elective Home Education

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Guidance for home educating families

Electric Taxi Scheme

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Licensed taxi drivers in Blaenau Gwent can trial a fully electric, wheelchair-accessible Nissan Dynamo taxi E-NV200 for 30 days and view the financial and environmental benefits of zero-emission vehicles.

Electric Vehicle Charge Points

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Blaenau Gwent Council has now installed public charging points for electric vehicles in 4 locations: Ebbw Vale, Brynmawr, Blaenau and Abertillery.

emergency

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Employee Wellbeing

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How the Council promotes and supports the health and wellbeing of employees.

Energy Efficiency

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Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council is responsible for the enforcement of housing standards within Blaenau Gwent.

Enforcement

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What issues can occur if you do not comply with regulations

Enforcement Policy

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The Public Protection Enforcement Policy

Engagement and Participation Strategy 2024 - 2028

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Engagement, participation and customer experience feature as a key theme which runs across the Council to shape services and make decisions.

Engagement Forums

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Join our Citizen Panel, 50+ Network, Voices of our Valleys or Youth Forum

Engineering

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Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

Environmental Permits

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The application requirements and process for environmental permits

EPC

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Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council is responsible for the enforcement of housing standards within Blaenau Gwent.

EU Settlement Scheme

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Key information for EU citizens applying for the EU Settlement Scheme which allows EU citizens currently resident in the UK to contine to live, study and work in the UK following Brexit.

European and External Funding

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Sources of grant funding for your business

Examination Documents

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Documents relating to the examination of the Adopted LDP.

Exemptions from Building Regulations

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Find out which types of structure may be exempt from requiring building regulations

Exiting the EU

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The UK is due to leave the European Union on 31st October 2019.

Extra Care Schemes

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Additional extra care services in Blaenau Gwent