Plan to address NHS workforce challenges
The Welsh Government has set out its plans to address the challenges of staffing the Welsh NHS. The National Workforce Implementation Plan has been published in response to the additional demands on the NHS workforce since the Covid-19 pandemic. The…
New stats show more than 2,600 affordable homes were built in Wales in the last financial year
New stats published today show that 2,676 additional affordable homes were built in Wales in 2021/2022. Registered Social Landlords continued to make the largest contribution, delivering 80% of the total. Local authority owned social rented units made up 18% of…
North Wales Transport Commission’s Progress Statement – Lee Waters MS, Deputy Minister for Climate Change
I welcome this report from the North Wales Transport Commission. A significant amount of evidence-gathering and analysis has been undertaken and I thank the Commission for providing such detailed consideration of the transport issues facing north Wales. I met with…
All the ingredients for Flint business to grow
Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths has officially opened a new production facility at the Pudding Compartment in Flint, which has benefited from Welsh Government funding. Established by Steve West in 2007, and based on the Manor Industrial Estate, the Pudding…
Written Statement in response to the recent announcement by 2 Sisters Poultry Ltd., Llangefni
Vaughan Gething, Minister for the Economy has issued the following statement in response to the recent announcement by 2 Sisters Poultry Ltd., Llangefni: I write to update Members of the Senedd following the unexpected and disappointing news in relation to…
School Wellbeing Service extended as part of £600k funding package
A service providing mental health and wellbeing support for teachers and education staff has been awarded over £600k, the Minister for Education and Welsh Language Jeremy Miles has announced. The funding will see the School Wellbeing Service, run by Education…
Wales aims to meet 100% of its electricity needs from renewable sources by 2035
Climate Change Minister Julie James has today (Tuesday, January 24) published a consultation on ‘ambitious but credible’ targets for Wales to meet 100% of its electricity needs from renewable sources by 2035. Wales is already making good progress on previous…
Landowner rearing pheasants thwarted by Carmarthenshire Council
A LANDOWNER who rears pheasants for game shoots has been thwarted again by Carmarthenshire Council’s planning department, and said he will appeal. Every year between the beginning of March and the end of July Adam Morton rears around 28,000 pheasant…
Ysgol Y Castell’s new building officially opened
On Wednesday, January 11, Ysgol y Castell’s brand-new building was opened by the leader of Carmarthenshire County Council, Cllr. Darren Price. Ysgol y Castell has been provided with a state-of-the-art replacement building and will provide primary education for 270…
Leading Charity Warns Against the Risk of Unregistered Appliances
Householders who own unregistered appliances could be putting themselves and their loved ones at risk of serious injury and death, warns leading accident prevention charity, the Royal Society of Accident Prevention and the Association of Manufacturers of Domestic Appliances. …