HOUSEHOLDS in Torfaen are likely to have to pay more than £70 extra to meet their council tax bills from April.

Wales could be short-changed as a consequence of a UK Government agreement to restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland, a Labour backbencher warned.

Plans to introduce automatic voter registration in Wales moved a step closer as proposed legislation cleared its first hurdle in the Senedd.

MSs grilled representatives of Tata Steel about plans to cut up to 2,800 jobs in Port Talbot.

The Senedd debated two petitions calling for working parents in Wales to be offered the same childcare support as in England.

MSs debated the draft Welsh budget amid concerns about swingeing cuts to public services.

Plans to scrap a legal requirement for public notices of council tax changes to be published in newspapers risk damaging local journalism and democracy, a committee heard.

Torfaen taxpayers will pay £5.7m to South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (SWFRS) during 2024/25, an increase of £366,268 or 6.77%.

The final touches are being put on a long-awaited bus services bill to reform the failed system of deregulation, Wales’ first minister told the Senedd.