Thousands of households could be plunged into fuel poverty this winter after a Welsh Government scheme was plagued by delays, the Senedd heard.

MSs criticised the “farcical and chaotic’ UK Government after its representative returned home from COP28, leaving Wales with no voice at the crunch climate change talks.

NEWPORT will receive the biggest percentage funding increase of any Welsh council next year, while neighbouring Monmouthshire and Caerphilly are towards the bottom of the pile.

Stretched school budgets are leading to wholly inadequate support for pupils with additional learning needs, the Senedd heard.

Pupils at Llanyrafon Primary School spent a day running their own businesses and made a profit of over £1,800.

Torfaen Council has approved a planning application to change a former bridal shop in Cwmbran into a beauty salon.

Cwmbran Stadium is the venue for a match between the Wales wheelchair rugby league team and the Army.

Around 120 runners took part in a charity Boxing Day run in Cwmbran.

New rules and regulations on clean air, workplace recycling, and single-use plastics have been passed by the Welsh Parliament.

A Cwmbran man has raised over £1,300 for the town’s Congress Youth Theatre after singing a daily ‘Carol of the Day’ and sharing it on social media.