Voting in by-election daunting and confusing for students

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"Some people don't even know how to vote," one student says

One thing that became clear as I chatted to students at Coleg y Cymoedd is that they're proud to be from Caerphilly. "It's truly a beautiful place and everyone is so friendly… it's a lovely place to come from," said one. While they knew a lot about the area - the town's castle, the surrounding valleys and sense of community - their knowledge about politics was not as good. In fact, they described the prospect of voting in Thursday's by-election to elect a new Senedd member as "daunting" and confusin

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