Pembrokeshire Council takes complete control of bus company routes
Pembrokeshire County Council has now completed the purchase of the assets of Edwards Bros Coaches of Tiers Cross and will be operating all contracts previously run by the company. Council officers across the Authority, led by the public transport team,…
Ceredigion Council set out to provide waste collection services in weeks surrounding Christmas
The intention is to provide waste collections in Ceredigion as scheduled in the weeks surrounding Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. With the effects of wintry weather and illnesses upon us, it may be a challenging time to have all…
Core funding for local government to increase by 7.9%
Councils across Wales will receive an increase in their funding next year. The Welsh Government has today published its provisional local government settlement for 2023 to 2024. Core revenue funding for local government will increase by 7.9% on a like-for-like…
Gwent Police appeal for information on whereabouts of young offender
We’re appealing for information to locate Connor O’Halloran, from Pontypool, who’s been recalled to prison. The 22-year-old received a 25-month sentence at Cardiff Crown Court, in December 2020, for grievous bodily harm. He’s been recalled to prison after breaching his…
Police launch appeal to find Keri Phillips
Gwent Police are appealing for information to find 53-year-old Keri Phillips from the Merthyr Tydfil area. We would like to speak to him about an ongoing investigation into the breach of a restraining order. He has links to Bargoed, Nelson…
Plea as emergency worker assaults continue to rise
Emergency workers in Wales are reminding the public to treat them with respect in the face of a continued rise in assaults. There were 1,421 assaults in the six-month period between January – June 2022, up from 1,396 in the…
Bernardo’s issue concern over new Welsh Government budget
Following the publication of Welsh Government’s budget, Barnardo’s Cymru has issued concerns around the sustainability of vital services in Wales in the face of difficult budgetary decisions that will have to be made at all levels of government in Wales….
Six drug dealers brought down after coded chats were cracked are jailed for total of 87 years
Six drug dealers who supplied up to £5,022,000 worth of high quality drugs have been jailed for a combined 87 years after their encrypted drug deal chats were cracked by police. Tarian, the regional organised crime unit for southern Wales,…
Social care workers to receive real living wage uplift
The Welsh Government will publish its draft Budget later today, including funding to ensure social care workers continue to receive the real living wage. Finance Minister Rebecca Evans will announce recurrent funding of around £70m to deliver the commitment, as…
Welsh Government “not powerless” to protect public services says Plaid Cymru ahead of draft budget
The Welsh Government should explore using the powers at its disposal to protect public services from Westminster’s cost of living crisis, Plaid Cymru has said. Plaid Cymru’s Finance Spokesperson Llyr Gruffydd MS said while Wales’ fiscal powers was limited, it…