Dog bites cyclist in Pembrey Country Park
Dyfed-Powys Police is investigating a report of a man having been bitten by a dog while cycling in Pembrey Country Park at around 2.30pm on Sunday 2 March, 2025. The incident is reported to have involved the man being bitten…
Police continue investigation into death of woman following shooting at Talbot Green
South Wales Police is continuing the investigation into the death of a 40-year-old woman in the Talbot Green area on Sunday, March 9, 2025. Officers were called on Sunday at 6.10pm with a report of a shooting in Llys Illtyd….
Extra trains for Wales v Kazakhstan
Extra trains are being put on to allow Welsh football supporters to get home from a key World Cup qualifier this month. Wales take on Kazakhstan in their first match in group J on Saturday 22 March at 19:45 in…
Paedophile groomed girls as young as 11 while working at Barry Island Pleasure Park
A paedophile who worked at a popular fairground groomed girls as young as 11, buying them food, alcohol, cigarettes and soft toys. Carl Lintern, 42, worked at Barry Island Pleasure Park in the Summer of 2023. He first came to…
GWR welcomes 26 new Class 175 trains
Great Western Railway (GWR) will welcome 26 Class 175 trains to its fleet to help improve punctuality and reliability for customers, replacing older diesel trains that are more expensive and less environmentally friendly to run. The move marks the first…
Plaid Cymru to force HS2 vote in Senedd
On Wednesday, March 12th, the Senedd will debate and vote on a Plaid Cymru motion calling on the Labour Government to support the redesignation of HS2 as an England-only project, and to write to the UK Government to demand the…
Inaccurate lists of vulnerable people led to delays in storm response, committee hears
Inaccurate lists of vulnerable people led to delays in responding to storms, with staff sent to non-existent homes and a customer who had died years earlier, a committee heard. Giving evidence to an inquiry on storms Bert and Darragh,…
‘Wales isn’t a nation of millionaire farmers’ Plaid Cymru demands pause to farm tax
Plaid Cymru urged the UK Government to pause and review planned changes to inheritance tax for farmers, warning the impact could be destructive in rural Wales. Llŷr Gruffydd said the problem with the policy is it does not distinguish…
Row over £2bn reserves amid ‘skyrocketing’ council tax bills
The Conservatives called on councils to utilise “usable” reserves of more than £2bn, with taxpayers in Wales facing an average bill increase of 7.3% next year. Laura Anne Jones warned council tax has “skyrocketed”, rising by 200% or £1,400…
Great Western Railway to put more than 40 trains on for the Cheltenham Festival
With this year’s Cheltenham Festival just around the corner, you are being reminded of just how easy it is to travel to the four-day horse racing extravaganza by train. The Cheltenham Festival takes place between Tuesday 11 to Friday 14 March 2025,…