‘People are choking with the dust’: calls for action on ‘slow Aberfan disaster’
More than 11,000 people added their voices to a chorus of calls for a mandatory 1,000-metre buffer zone around all quarries – but their pleas continued to fall on deaf ears. Labour’s Carolyn Thomas led a Senedd debate on…
Newport hailed as ‘A City on the rise’ by Senedd members
Senedd members hailed Newport as a city on the rise – economically, socially and culturally – with so much to offer the whole of Wales. John Griffiths began a debate on the city by quoting business journalist Douglas Friedli,…
An historic fourth successive term for Kidwelly Mayor Carl Peters-Bond
Carl Peters-Bond has been named Kidwelly’s Town Mayor for 2025/2026 – his fourth successive term of office and the longest for 145 years in the historic town. Cllr Peters-Bond was unanimously voted as Mayor by all other councillors on Kidwelly…
Police appeal for information following vehicle theft in Carmarthen
Dyfed-Powys Police are appealing for information following the theft of a vehicle in Carmarthen on the 4th of July. The Police received a call just after 7.20 in the morning on Wednesday 4th June, reporting that a blue Ford Van, containing…
Mid Wales ‘continually disappointed’ on growth deal funding
Mid Wales ‘continually disappointed’ on growth deal fundingMid Wales ‘continually disappointed’ on growth deal fundingCouncil chiefs have been “continually disappointed” by an ongoing lack of day-to-day funding support for the mid Wales growth deal from the Welsh and UK Governments….
Donations to NHS charity fund new mural for garden walls of St Caradog Ward at Withybush Hospital
Thanks to donations, Hywel Dda Health Charities, the official charity of Hywel Dda University Health Board, has been able to fund a mural for the garden walls in St Caradog Ward at Withybush Hospital. The murals were created by…
Wales recruiting ‘nowhere near enough’ secondary teachers
Wales is only training around a third of the necessary secondary school teachers, with nowhere near enough recruits and no improvement in sight, an education chief warned. Hayden Llewellyn, the Education Workforce Council (EWC) chief executive, gave evidence to…
Powerhouse Energy Group sponsors Welsh internationals
Bridgend-based Powerhouse Energy Group is supporting Wales’ Over 35 Women’s Masters Hockey Team as they compete this summer at the European Championship in Valencia (June), and the Home Nations tournament in Glasgow (August). Paul Emmitt, Chief Executive Officer, Powerhouse Energy…
Cardiff region city deal ‘on course to create 26,000 jobs’
Council chiefs claimed the Cardiff region city deal is “more than on course” to create 26,000 jobs by 2036 despite delivering 4,335 jobs in the decade to date. Mary Ann Brocklesby – chair of the Cardiff Capital Region (CCR),…
Taxpayers hit with £5.25m bill for botched Aberthaw contract
Taxpayers will foot the bill for a £5.25m settlement after a legal claim over the awarding of a demolition contract for Aberthaw power station, a committee heard. The Cardiff Capital Region (CCR) lost a high-court legal challenge brought by a…