SCHOOLS in Torfaen have been “given a chance” through funding received from the borough council, its leader has said.
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Senedd rejects calls to ‘eliminate’ rates for small businesses
A Conservative call to abolish rates for all small businesses in Wales has been voted down by the Senedd amid warnings the tax burden is “hollowing out” high streets.
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Council chief exec appointed to unpaid role at Cardiff Capital Region Energy
A COUNCIL boss is to help take charge at a controversial firm owned by local authorities for no additional pay but “plenty of headaches”.
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Plans for two new homes in Garndiffaith approved
PLANS for two new homes on an overgrown area of wasteland have been given the green light by planners.
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‘We deserve the truth’: Bereaved families demand Wales-specific Covid-19 inquiry
Bereaved families have issued a powerful plea for a Wales Covid-19 inquiry, warning the UK-wide process is fundamentally incapable of properly scrutinising devolved decisions.
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Senedd criticises ‘nowhere near acceptable’ pace of cladding repairs
Developers have fully fixed only four out of 163 at-risk buildings in Wales more than eight years on from the Grenfell disaster, which claimed the lives of 72 people.
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Councillors raise residents’ flooding concerns
AN elderly cancer patient whose home was flooded a year ago cannot get flood insurance despite living 1,200 foot above sea level, a councillor has said.
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End of the line for deregulation as Senedd backs bus shake-up
The Welsh Parliament has given the green light for a bus services overhaul, putting ministers in the driving seat to decide routes, timetables and fares.
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Women driven to end pregnancies amid row over £28 drug, Senedd told
A doctor who facilitated abortions for two women with much-wanted pregnancies was not allowed to prescribe a £28 anti-sickness drug due to cost-effectiveness rules in Wales.
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Labour and Plaid Cymru strike £300m budget deal
The Labour Welsh Government has struck a £300m deal with Plaid Cymru to pass its £27bn spending plans for next year, with additional money for the NHS and councils.