Pembrokeshire schoolchildren to receive £11 credit on dinner money accounts
Pupils in Pembrokeshire are to receive £11 credit on their dinner money accounts as part of Pembrokeshire County Council’s cost of living support scheme. The £11 credit will be given to junior pupils in primary schools* and all secondary school…
Swansea roads in disrepair set to benefit from large investment this year
Roads in need of repair in Swansea are set to benefit from an additional £1million investment this year. The funding will also be targeted towards flooding hotspots in the city which have suffered most during severe weather. Swansea Council is…
Security ramped up and patrols to be increased at allotment site hit by spate of crime
Security measures have been ramped up and patrols will be increased at an allotment site in Wrexham following a spate of crime in recent months. The Wrexham Council-run Erddig Road Allotment has been targeted more than a dozen times over…
Caerphilly Council asks residents to give views on how to deal with empty homes
Caerphilly County Borough Council is asking residents to give their views on how it deals with empty homes. Its draft ‘Private Sector Empty Homes Strategy 2023 – 2028’ sets out the Council’s plans to tackle the issue of high numbers…
Welsh government votes against review into children’s services in Wales
Responding to Labour voting down of a cross-party effort to force a review into children’s services in Wales, Welsh Liberal Democrat Leader Jane Dodds MS, who worked for over 25 years as a social worker, said: “It is disappointing the…
Jason Mohammad makes appearance at Swimming and Water safety education project, Cardiff
TV sports presenter Jason Mohammad made a big splash in Cardiff as he officially crowned a swimming and water safety education project the 2022 National Lottery UK Project of the Year. Cardiff-born presenter Mohammad, who fronts some of the UK’s…
GWR warns of significant disruption to rail services during December and January
Train operator Great Western Railway is warning of significant disruption to rail services during December and January but expects trains in the week before Christmas will continue to operate. Trades unions have announced industrial action, including strike action and action…
Ffermydd Cymru i rannu miliynau o bunnoedd
Bydd ffermydd Cymru’n cael cyfran o £62.5 miliwn o dan Gynllun y Taliad Sylfaenol (BPS) 2022 wrth i daliadau llawn neu daliadau olaf gael eu talu yfory (Dydd Gwener 9 Rhagfyr). Yn ôl y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig, Lesley Griffiths, mae…
Welsh farms to share millions of pounds
Welsh farms will receive a share of £62.5 million as Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) 2022 full or balance payments are made tomorrow (Friday 9 December). Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths said payments are being made to over 14,400 farm businesses…
Cardiff, Newport and Mountain Ash drug dealers jailed
Four men are starting sentences totalling almost 50 years, after officers from Tarian, the regional organised crime team for southern Wales, dismantled their organised crime gang (OCG), supported by officers from South Wales Police. Detectives gathered a substantial amount…