Staff at Prince Philip Hospital take on challenges to raise £100K for therapeutic gardens
STAFF at Prince Philip Hospital are taking on a number of challenges in 2024 to help raise £100,000 for new therapeutic gardens at the hospital. The Prince Philip Hospital Gardens Appeal aims to fund new gardens for patients in…
Plaid calls for urgent jobs plan for TATA Steel workers
“From Cardiff to Carmarthen, many people are impacted by the uncertainty surrounding Port Talbot steel works – and Welsh Government need to tell us what they plan to do” says Sioned Williams MS Sioned Williams MS, Plaid Cymru Member of…
Plaid Cymru leader says current planning system favours developers over communities
AN MS has called for an overhaul of Wales’ “falling” planning system to put people and communities at its heart. Mabon ap Gwynfor argued the current planning system has been created to favour developers, not communities. The Plaid Cymru politician,…
Merched y Wawr donates £375 each to Bronglais Chemotherapy Unit
MERCHED y Wawr Felinfach has donated £375 each to the Chemotherapy Day Unit and the Cardiology Unit at Bronglais Hospital. To raise the funds, Megan Richards, a member of Merched y Wawr Felinfach, opened up her home and made…
Fears rise over potential loss of free school transport in Rhondda
PARENTS in Rhondda Cynon Taf have raised their fears about the impact that losing free school transport could have. The council is considering a change to its free school transport policy which would increase the eligibility distance for primary pupils…
Homeless housed in hotels and B&Bs due to shortage of emergency accommodation in Newport
PEOPLE at risk of homelessness in Newport have to be housed in hotels and B&Bs because there is not enough emergency accommodation available. The city council’s ability to fund homelessness services is under “severe pressure” because demand is so great,…
Controversial Aberystwyth Marina flats dubbed an “eyesore” expected to be approved
PLANS for an “eyesore” seven-storey block of flats at Aberystwyth’s marina are expected to get a cautious thumbs-up next week despite a long string of objections, including the town council. An application for five two-bedroomed self-contained apartments of land directly…
Semiconductor sector at risk with cuts to apprenticeships in Wales looming
CUTS to the apprenticeship budget risk stifling the continued success of the semiconductor sector in south-east Wales, an opposition MS warned. Luke Fletcher, Plaid Cymru’s shadow minister, raised concerns skills shortages could be exacerbated by cuts to apprenticeships in the…
Big win for RSPCA as Welsh authorities ban pets as prizes
AN RSPCA campaign has made a huge splash in Wales as the giving of pets as prizes is to be banned from council land across all 22 local authorities. Twenty-one councils across Wales have banned the outdated practice, with Powys…
Welsh Lib Dems call for an end to child poverty in Wales
TODAY (10th January 2024) in the Senedd, the Welsh Liberal Democrats have called for an end to child poverty in Wales. According to a report from the Senedd’s Equality and Social Justice Committee, titled “Calling time on child poverty: how…