D-Day Veteran celebrates 100th birthday
Reginald Pye is a remarkable man. A World War Two veteran who served in the historic D-Day operation, he is a symbol of resilience and courage and is celebrating his 100th birthday. Reggie, as he is affectionately known, celebrated the…
Carmarthenshire’s Tywi Centre leads the charge in promoting sustainable heritage conservation in Wales
The Tywi Centre, a built heritage conservation skills provider based in the heart of Carmarthenshire, is spearheading a transformative effort to safeguard and enhance Wales’s traditional built heritage with a resolute focus on sustainability. Wales boasts a rich cultural…
UN Committee on Rights of the Child finds ‘Some progress made in Wales’
More must be done to protect children’s rights and improve access to advocacy in Wales, the Senedd heard. Jayne Bryant, who chairs the children’s committee, highlighted the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child’s concluding observations which were published…
Senedd agrees to introduce new law on procurement in health services across Wales.
MSs unanimously signed off on plans to introduce a new law on procurement in health services across Wales. Eluned Morgan explained that the Health Service Procurement bill allows Wales to align itself with a new mechanism through which health services…
Concerns over Welsh Language target
By Chris Haines, ICNN Senedd reporter MSs have raised concerns about progress towards the targets of a million Welsh speakers and doubling daily use of the language by 2050. Jeremy Miles gave a statement to the Senedd to mark publication…
Questions to Finance Minister over budget
MSs questioned the finance minister about millions of pounds worth of cuts to the Welsh Government’s 2023/24 budget. Rebecca Evans appeared before the finance committee to give evidence after announcing wide-ranging in-year cuts across most departments to prop up the…
Mid and West Wales MS Jane Dodds calls for help to save Centre for Alternative Technology
This week in the Senedd, Mid and West Wales MS Jane Dodds has called on the Welsh Government to help save the Centre for Alternative Technology in Machynlleth. The centre, which raises the importance of sustainable energy in combating climate…
West Wales Friends of Palestine to hold vigil in Carmarthen
West Wales Friends of Plaestine will be hoding a vigil in Guildhall Square, Carmarthen on Saturday (Nov 18. The event will take place between 2 to 3 pm. The organisation said: “Our first hour long protest had an impressive turn…
Future of council tax in Wales
THE Welsh Government will today [Tuesday 14 November] publish a consultation on possible approaches to redesigning Wales’ council tax system. The Programme for Government and the Co-operation Agreement with Plaid Cymru commit to reforming the current council tax system. The…
CAW demands apology after senedd member tells struggling dairy farmers to ‘Find another business’
COUNTRYSIDE Alliance Wales (CAW) has demanded an immediate public apology from Labour Senedd member Joyce Watson, after she told struggling dairy farmers impacted by Bovine TB to “find another business”. The “insulting” comments came during an update on bovine…