Training programme to receive extra £2.5million in funding
A PROGRAMME that provides young people the skills, qualifications and experience they need to get a job, continue their training or return to education is to receive an extra £2.5m in funding. Jobs Growth Wales+ offers 16–19-year-olds access to advice,…
More than £14million to be invested in Grange Hospital’s emergency department
MORE than £14 million is being invested by the Welsh Government to extend and reconfigure parts of the Grange University Hospital emergency department, Health Minister Eluned Morgan has officially announced. The funding will improve the quality of patient and staff…
Plaid Cymru Leader makes case for closer links with Ireland and single market membership as a matter of urgency in Cork keynote speech
Plaid Cymru Leader Rhun ap Iorwerth MS has today delivered a keynote speech at University College Cork in which he made the case for closer links between Wales and Ireland, and for Wales to rejoin the single market as a…
Man charged for the murder of Ibrahim Yassin
A MAN has been charged with the murder of 64-year-old Ibrahim Yassin in Belmont Walk, Butetown, Cardiff. Mujeeb Rahman Hassani, 38, from Butetown, will appear in Cardiff Magistrates’ Court tomorrow (Thursday, February 22). Mr Yassin’s family has been updated and…
Decision to remove headline gradings by Estyn met with positive feedback
Estyn’s decision to remove gradings such as “excellent”, or “adequate” or “needs improvement” from inspection reports has lifted a burden on schools, a committee heard. Owen Evans, Estyn’s chief inspector, told the Senedd’s education committee that feedback from schools since…
Welsh Government accused of ‘rowing back’ on promise to pay real living wage to housing support workers
THE Welsh Government has been accused of rowing back on a promise to pay the real living wage to homelessness and housing support workers. Mabon ap Gwynfor said 41% of support workers are paid below the new April 2024 minimum…
Welsh Lib Dems call for Wales-Specific Covid Inquiry
TODAY (21st February 2024) in the Senedd, the Welsh Liberal Democrats have backed calls for a Wales-Specific Covid Inquiry. Unlike the Scottish government, the Welsh Labour government is yet to establish a nation specific Covid inquiry to fully examine the decisions…
Eleven people sentenced following investigation into illegal puppy trade
ELEVEN members of the same family have been sentenced – with six men imprisoned – following an RSPCA investigation into the illegal puppy trade. The six men and five women – who all belong to the McDonagh family – were…
Welsh Lib Dems call for action to tackle shortage of dentists in Wales
TODAY (21st February 2024) in the Senedd, the Welsh Liberal Democrats have called on the Welsh Government to take urgent action in tackling the current shortage of dentists in Wales. According to the OECD, Wales has some of the lowest…
Welsh Lib Dems reaffirm support for striking Junior Doctors
TODAY (21st February 2024) the Welsh Liberal Democrats have reaffirmed their support for striking Junior Doctors. This week saw the commencement of a three-day strike by more than 3,000 British Medical Association (BMA) members over a pay dispute with the…