A Senedd member warned Wales risks falling behind the rest of the UK on tackling pet abduction after ministers rejected calls to create a specific criminal offence.
Gig review: Henge at the Corn Exchange in Newport
During November 2024 I went to the Corn Exchange in Newport to watch a live band.
Ex-first minister backs ‘long overdue’ leasehold reforms
Vaughan Gething called for “long-overdue” reform to the leasehold system, warning of injustice, iniquity and unscrupulous landlords fleecing households.
£20m Cwmbran regeneration plan to be submitted for approval
A £20 MILLION regeneration plan for a Gwent town centre will be submitted for approval to the UK Government which has pushed the project back two years.
Cwmbran parkrun breaks attendance record
The 297 people who participated in today’s Cwmbran parkrun are record breakers.
Calls for north Wales dental school grow
Senedd members added their voices to a growing chorus of cross-party calls for a dental school in north Wales amid concerns about NHS services vanishing.
Autism and ADHD waiting lists ‘could triple in two years’
The number of children waiting for an autism or ADHD assessment in Wales could nearly triple to 61,000 over the next two years, a committee heard.
Signs approved for new Greggs in Torfaen
A GREGGS shop which had to beat objections from health chiefs to open has been given the green light for new signage.
Water treatment firm asks council for hazardous chemicals permission
A WATER treatment firm is applying for permission to increase the amount of hazardous chemicals it stores at its base in Blaenavon.
‘Goodnight MOG’: Read the eulogy read out at John Swain’s funeral
John Swain, a former lorry driver, 86, was brought to his funeral service at Gwent Crematorium on the back of a lorry owned by one of his sons, Rob.