Mark Drakeford criticised a “Mystic Meg”-style motion on this week’s UK budget.
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Counsel general sets out plan to declutter Welsh law
The counsel general outlined plans to declutter and simplify Welsh law, with the aim of making legislation accessible at the touch of a button.\
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Welsh councils ‘on the brink’
Councils are facing an “unprecedented” £540m budget shortfall, with two local authorities concerned they are facing bankruptcy and more may follow, the Senedd heard.
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Cross-party calls for targets on tackling child poverty
Senedd members from across the political divide reiterated calls for targets to tackle the scourge of child poverty after the Welsh Government published a “monitoring framework”.
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Welsh sport ‘very much shortchanged’, Senedd committee hears
Grassroots sport and national teams could be cut back due to “shoestring” budgets over the past decade, a committee heard.
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Plans to restrict profit in children’s social care move forward
Plans to restrict profit making in the care of looked-after children cleared the first hurdle in the Senedd amid concerns about unintended consequences.
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Cwmbran woman wins British and European karate titles
A Cwmbran woman won two titles at the British Kyokushinkai Karate open championships.
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Councillor queries impact on Gwent Crematorium of new private cremation facilities
IS GWENT Crematorium going to see it’s use affected by the development of new private cremation facilities nearby, a senior councillor has asked.
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Mic Morris charity to review £5,000 contribution 10k road race organisers
A CHARITY behind a popular road race is to reconsider a funding arrangement which saw it make a £5,000 contribution to a council’s sports development team this year.
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MS urges shops to have clear signs to say if they accept cash or not
Senedd members criticised a “half-hearted, illogical and disappointing” response to calls to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can continue to pay in cash.