Cardiff Halloween Festival Returns for 2024: Family Fun, Twilight Magic, and Frights for the Brave
Cardiff’s premier Halloween event is back for 2024, and this year’s Cardiff Halloween Festival promises to be bigger, better, and packed with more Halloween magic than ever before. Running from 12th October to 31st October, the festival takes place at the stunning Coedarhydyglyn…
Welsh Gov painting rosier picture of TfW despite bailouts and losses
The Conservatives’ shadow transport secretary accused the Welsh Government of painting a rosy picture of Transport for Wales that could hardly be further from the truth. Natasha Asghar criticised a Welsh Government statement for singing the praises of TfW…
Welsh Government beats peatland targets a year early, saving more than 8,000 tonnes of carbon every year
Welsh peatlands are on the road to recovery thanks to a Welsh Government-funded action programme smashing its targets ahead of time. Set up by the Welsh Government in 2020, the National Peatlands Action Programme is delivered by Natural Resources Wales. The five…
Gender quota plans for Senedd scrapped
Senedd members voted to scrap plans for gender quotas in Welsh Parliament elections despite concerns about “false hope” and taxpayers’ money being wasted. Labour, Plaid Cymru, Liberal Democrat and Conservative politicians all raised concerns about the Welsh Government’s abandoned…
Wales headed for ‘significant strain’ with a challenging winter looming
New health secretary Jeremy Miles set out plans to ensure Wales’ health service is prepared for the “significant strain” of winter pressures. Mr Miles said planning for winter is a year-round task that begins in early spring to learn…
NTFW calls on First Minister to restore apprenticeship funding
The National Training Federation for Wales (NTFW) is calling on First Minister Eluned Morgan to restore the 14% funding cut made by the Welsh Government to its flagship Apprenticeship Programme. In the joint letter to the First Minister, Lisa Mytton,…
Swansea man handed extended jail sentence of 16 years for numerous offences including attempted rape
A man from Swansea has been handed an extended jail sentence for numerous offences including two counts of attempted rape. 20-year-old Leo Payne, from Bonymaen, was convicted of two counts of attempted rape against two separate victims, as well as…
Cuts to all Council services in Cardiff looming
All council services in Cardiff will be looked at for potential cuts as the city’s local authority prepares to deal with a huge budget gap next year, one of its cabinet members has said. Cardiff Council’s cabinet member for finance,…
Royal Navy vessel to be honoured with Freedom of the County Borough of Wrexham Award
A ROYAL Navy ship could be honoured with the Freedom of the County Borough of Wrexham at a meeting this week. HMS Dragon became the first warship to be affiliated with Wrexham since World War Two following a ceremony held in…
Calls for cross-border NHS plan raised by opposition members
Opposition members called for details of a cross-border plan to reduce NHS waiting times in Wales, suggesting it amounts to little more than a “public relations gimmick” otherwise. Andrew RT Davies pressed the first minister about plans for cross-border…