Bridgend Council set to benefit from £1.5million grant to improve travel routes
Bridgend County Borough Council looks set to receive around £1.5 million of Welsh Government funding to improve active travel routes across the county borough. Enhancements will include the building of new active travel routes as well as consultation work for…
Cardiff school budget situation ‘a ticking time-bomb’ says Cllr Rodney Berman
A COUNCILLOR has called the financial situation faced by Cardiff’s schools “a ticking time bomb” as more than a quarter will set deficit budgets for the year. Councillor Rodney Berman, the Liberal Democrat group leader at Cardiff Council, raised his…
Call to review resident parking permit sale to holidaymakers will not be adopted
A CALL for Pembrokeshire to review its policy of selling resident parking permits to holidaymakers has not been adopted, but the situation will be monitored. A notice of motion by Tenby councillor Michael Williams, heard by Pembrokeshire County Council’s Cabinet…
South Wales Police shows support for ASB Awareness Week 2023
South Wales Police has joined a national campaign to tackle anti-social behaviour (ASB) and keep people in South Wales safe. Running from July 3 to 9, ASB Awareness Week 2023 aims to encourage communities to take a stand against…
Affordable homes set to be built near Welshpool
UP to 17 affordable homes are set to be built at a village near Welshpool after Powys County Council gave a thumbs up to the proposal. Originally Mid-Wales Property Development had wanted to build 19 affordable homes on land next…
Police name father and three-year-old son who died in West Cross fire
South Wales police continue to investigate a fatal house fire at Gonhill, West Cross, Swansea on Saturday, 1st July. A man taken to hospital in a critical condition has sadly passed away this morning. Officers can confirm his identity…
School Essentials Grant opens to support families for next school year
The School Essentials Grant for the next school year is now open, the Minister for Education and Welsh Language Jeremy Miles has announced. Children whose families are on lower incomes and qualify for certain benefits can apply for a grant…
VR unlocks horizons for patients
Virtual reality (VR) is helping patients in a secure hospital unit experience the great outdoors. The move is just one of several benefits brought about through the use of digital technology in the Swansea Bay’s Caswell Clinic – a medium…
Angels, Icons and the Millennium Panels
Tucked away somewhere in a village hall in Llanybri are twelve iconic embroidered panels, which depict life in Carmarthenshire. One of the artists who led the project to make the panels is Aurelia Reynolds. Artist Aurelai Reynolds (pictured) uses found…
Minister thanks NHS Wales staff ahead of NHS 75 celebrations
The Minister for Health and Social Services, Eluned Morgan, has praised the work and dedication of NHS Wales staff as they prepare to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the NHS. The Minister will be taking part in a range of…