UN Committee on Rights of the Child finds ‘Some progress made in Wales’
More must be done to protect children’s rights and improve access to advocacy in Wales, the Senedd heard. Jayne Bryant, who chairs the children’s committee, highlighted the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child’s concluding observations which were published…
Senedd agrees to introduce new law on procurement in health services across Wales.
MSs unanimously signed off on plans to introduce a new law on procurement in health services across Wales. Eluned Morgan explained that the Health Service Procurement bill allows Wales to align itself with a new mechanism through which health services…
Concerns over Welsh Language target
By Chris Haines, ICNN Senedd reporter MSs have raised concerns about progress towards the targets of a million Welsh speakers and doubling daily use of the language by 2050. Jeremy Miles gave a statement to the Senedd to mark publication…
Questions to Finance Minister over budget
MSs questioned the finance minister about millions of pounds worth of cuts to the Welsh Government’s 2023/24 budget. Rebecca Evans appeared before the finance committee to give evidence after announcing wide-ranging in-year cuts across most departments to prop up the…
Llanelli Theatre to host dance workshops for d/deaf young people
Llanelli’s Ffwrnes Theatre will soon host free taster dance workshops for d/Deaf young people as Jones the Dance’s Quiet Beats comes to town on Sunday 3rd December. Quiet Beats will introduce the transformational wellbeing benefits of dance to d/Deaf young…
Rhondda Cynon Taf Palestine Solidarity Campaign stages protest for ceasefire
Members of the Rhondda Cynon Taf Palestine Solidarity Campaign staged actions on Wednesday (Nov 15) in Pontypridd to raise awareness of the ongoing attacks on Palestinian civilians in Gaza. We are also calling on our local MPs to support a…
Mid and West Wales MS Jane Dodds calls for help to save Centre for Alternative Technology
This week in the Senedd, Mid and West Wales MS Jane Dodds has called on the Welsh Government to help save the Centre for Alternative Technology in Machynlleth. The centre, which raises the importance of sustainable energy in combating climate…
West Wales Friends of Palestine to hold vigil in Carmarthen
West Wales Friends of Plaestine will be hoding a vigil in Guildhall Square, Carmarthen on Saturday (Nov 18. The event will take place between 2 to 3 pm. The organisation said: “Our first hour long protest had an impressive turn…
Future of council tax in Wales
THE Welsh Government will today [Tuesday 14 November] publish a consultation on possible approaches to redesigning Wales’ council tax system. The Programme for Government and the Co-operation Agreement with Plaid Cymru commit to reforming the current council tax system. The…
CAW demands apology after senedd member tells struggling dairy farmers to ‘Find another business’
COUNTRYSIDE Alliance Wales (CAW) has demanded an immediate public apology from Labour Senedd member Joyce Watson, after she told struggling dairy farmers impacted by Bovine TB to “find another business”. The “insulting” comments came during an update on bovine…