Salary increases for teachers and Powys Council staff to come from money set aside from 2022 budget
MONEY will be set aside from last year’s budget to pay for any salary increases for teachers and Powys County Council staff that come from national wage negotiations. At a meeting of the council’s Cabinet on Tuesday, April 18, it…
Plans to explore congestion charge for Cardiff dubbed ‘outrageous’ by city councillor
A COUNCILLOR has dubbed plans to explore bringing in a congestion charge for Cardiff “outrageous” and has called for a referendum on it. Cardiff Council yesterday announced that it could be set to look at the possibility of bringing in…
Burger King wins planning appeal in Bridgend
By Lewis Smith FAST food giants Burger King has won the right to set up shop at a site in Bridgend. The firm applied to the county council in 2021 to build a new “drive-thru” restaurant at Wickes car park…
Exciting future for Pwllehli hall
AN exciting future lies ahead for a Llŷn and Eifionydd area cultural hub which has received a £36,000 boost. Neuadd Dwyfor, at Pwllheli, has been successful in an application for Arts Council of Wales funds to develop a new programme….
Support for Gwynedd’s most disadvantaged areas could include free childcare
Free childcare support for families in some of Gwynedd’s most disadvantaged areas could be on the cards. More than 140 extra children in some of the most deprived areas of the county are expected to benefit if Cyngor Gwynedd’s Cabinet…
Academy for carers has seven recruits despite launching last summer
A widely-publicised academy launched by Carmarthenshire Council to attract carers has seven recruits since being launched last summer, a meeting heard. The Care Academi was created by the authority to try to shore up its care workforce. Open to all…
44-year-old man dies in collision on M4
At 2:30pm on Monday (Apr 17) emergency services were called to a road traffic collision on the M4 westbound between J36 and J37. A Mercedes Sprinter van had collided with the central reservation. As a result of the collision, a…
RSPCA appeal after two rabbits abandoned in plastic box at Hirwaun
Two rabbits have been abandoned in a plastic box in Hirwaun. A dog walker discovered the rabbits after they had been dumped on Thursday 13 April at around 9.30am. They were found on a path round the back of the…
Lib Dems Welcome Bannau Brycheiniog Name Change
The Welsh Liberal Democrats have welcome the change of name for the Brecon Beacons Nation Park to its original Welsh name Bannau Brycheiniog stating that it is a positive move to use the history of the region to help build…
Any Plans for Cardiff Congestion Charge Should be Put to a Referendum
Responding to news that Cardiff’s Labour-run council is going ahead with investigating options to bring in a road user payment scheme, the leader of the Liberal Democrat Group on Cardiff Council Councillor Rodney Berman, said: “Any proposal for a…