Half of Newport City’s street lights to be switched back on at night following safety concerns
Half of Newport’s street lights will be switched back on at night, following complaints shift workers felt unsafe travelling to or from their homes in the early hours. Currently, street lights are switched off between midnight and 6am – except…
Fixed Penalty Notice for a fly-tipping crime caught on camera
People are reminded to dispose of their waste responsibly as an individual has been caught fly-tipping in Ceredigion. Fly-tipping is the illegal deposit of waste onto land without a licence to accept it. Only Household Waste Sites and Transfer Stations…
Badger shot dead and thrown into a bog
A joint investigation by Dyfed-Powys Police’s Rural Crime Team and the RSCPA sees two Ceredigion men prosecuted for their disturbing crimes against animals. The two men were found to have shot a badger dead before dragging its lifeless body down…
Welsh Labour and UK governments criticised over sewage polluted rivers
The Welsh Liberal Democrats have criticised the Welsh Labour & UK governments over new figures showing devastating levels of sewage entering local rivers. According to data published today, the River Teifi, which forms the boundary between Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire,…
Appeal for information on whereabouts of missing 37-year-old woman from Cathays area of Cardiff
South Wales Police is investigating the disappearance of a 37-year-old woman from the Cathays area of Cardiff. Paria Veisi hasn’t been seen since approximately 3pm on Saturday, April 12, when she left her place of work in Canton. She was…
Speed limit on 83 roads across Vale of Glamorgan could change as part of 20mph review
The speed limit on 83 roads could change in the Vale of Glamorgan as part of a review of 20mph across the county. In July 2024, the Welsh Government revised its guidance on setting speed limits on roads affected by…
Landowner in Westra given permission to build near right of way
A landowner’s plans to build new stables which people fear will obstruct a popular walking route have been approved. Vale of Glamorgan Council’s planning committee met on Thursday, April 10, to discuss the scheme which proposes the construction of stables…
New Bus Hub for Mumbles
PROPOSALS for a new bus hub in Mumbles will be developed further this year as part of plans for a better passenger experience along a key route to Swansea city centre and beyond. Swansea Council has been examining the idea…
Bottleneck ‘breaker’ at notorious Carmarthenshire Road
Motorists using one of the busiest stretches of road in Carmarthenshire can look forward to less stressful journeys thanks to an improvement scheme which should be in place by the summer. Funded as part of a £110 million fund…
Cruel funding gap means frail old people in Carmarthenshire are treated like “second class citizens”
Frail elderly people in Carmarthenshire are being treated like second class citizens because of a massive cross-border gap in care funding, it’s claimed. Research has revealed that Carmarthenshire County Council pays £8,500 a year less per person towards providing nursing…