Joint Statement issued on Bus Emergency Scheme
The Welsh Government, TfW, WLGA, Association of Transport Co- ordinating Officers (ATCO), Confederation of Passenger Transport and Coach and Bus Association Cymru have issued the following joint statement: The Bus Emergency Scheme (BES) kept vital bus services running throughout the…
Lee Waters MS, Deputy Minister for Climate Change issues Bus Emergency Scheme and Franchising Expert Panel statement
Lee Waters MS, Deputy Minister for Climate Change has issued the following statement on Bus Emergency Scheme and Franchising Expert Panel: Today I have published a statement with partners from industry and local authorities setting out a further extension to…
Residents in new housing estates speak out over ‘fleecehold’ charges
By Lewis Smith RESIDENTS of new housing estates in Bridgend have spoken out about paying extra for maintenance services this month, as they are charged fees known as ‘fleeceholds’ worth hundreds of pounds every year. The fees that can often…
Frustration as Lloyds’ Tumble bank branch set to close
Plaid Cymru politicians have expressed their frustration following an announcement by Lloyds Banking Group that they will be closing their Tumble branch in Carmarthenshire on the 3rd of August 2023. Tumble is amongst 39 locations across the UK which…
Plans for hermit huts given green-light by Pembrokeshire Council
PLANS for ‘shepherd’ and ‘hermit’ huts at an internationally-renowned Christian retreat in Pembrokeshire have been given the go-ahead by national park planners. An application for five ‘hermit’ huts and one ‘shepherd’ hut at Ffald y Brenin Christian Retreat Centre and…
Many obstacles block the road toward restarting physical council meetings in Gwent County Borough
OBSTACLES are in the way to restarting physical council meetings in Blaenau Gwent, despite many councillors longing to go back to a council chamber. It was also revealed at a council meeting on Thursday, March 30, that Blaenau Gwent County…
Gwent councillors express discomfort over payrise during cost-of-living crisis
BLAENAU Gwent councillors say they feel “uncomfortable” receiving a pay rise during the cost of living crisis. At meeting of Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council on Thursday, March 30 the councillors noted the decisions of the Independent Remuneration Panel of…
Swansea cabinet member shares frustrations over county’s airport
A SWANSEA cabinet member said he shared people’s frustration about the county’s airport, whose licence was provisionally suspended in February on safety management grounds. Campaigners asked a series of questions at a meeting of full council about what had gone…
Police and Crime Commissioner hosts engagement events for community representatives with Police
This week (27-31 March 2023), Police and Crime Commissioner Dafydd Llywelyn hosted two engagement events for community representatives in Carmarthenshire with the aim of informing councillors and other representatives of recent developments and changes within Dyfed-Powys Police, and to provide…
Latest member to Pembrokeshire Independent Group to generate more opportunity to scrutinise Council leader
THE latest councillor to join Pembrokeshire’s Independent Group – the third this year – will create a greater opportunity to scrutinise the council’s Cabinet, its leader Jamie Adams has said. Councillor Vanessa Thomas, formerly an unaffiliated member for Carew and…