Councillors to Consider 5.5% Rise in Council Tax
Plans to increase council tax in Merthyr Tydfil by 5.5% next year will go before councillors. This would mean that the amount paid to Merthyr Tydfil Council for a band D property would be £2,083.21 for 2025-26 and would mean…
Complaint as Councillors Take Early Bath
A complaint was made to the chairman of Denbighshire County Council, as there were hardly any councillors left in the room to listen and debate an annual report at a meeting of the full council. The complaint was made by…
Village Solar Powered for 40 Years if Planning Granted
A solar farm could operate for 40 years near a Denbighshire village if planning permission is granted, providing enough power for 526 “UK homes”. Mark and Nadine Budgen of Eaton Constantine, Shewsbury, have applied to Denbighshire’s planning department, seeking permission…
Uncertain future for Welsh infrastructure commission
By Chris Haines, ICNN Senedd reporter A commission set up to advise on Wales’ infrastructure needs over the next 80 years does not know its own future beyond 2026, a committee heard. David Clubb, chair of the National Infrastructure Commission…
Council Warned of £13m Following Storm
By Chris Haines, ICNN Senedd reporter A council chief warned his local authority faced a £13m bill for damage from one storm, with Wales braced for more bad weather this weekend. Andrew Morgan gave evidence to a Senedd inquiry into…
Man from Hereford charged with attempt murder following incident in Merthyr
South Wales Police was called just after 10pm on Monday February 10 with a report that a 28-year-old man had attended a hospital in Merthyr with multiple stab wounds. 23-year-old George Miles-Williams from Hereford has been charged with attempt murder…
IE Hub announces new partnership with Welfare Together
IE Hub, one of the UK’s leading online platforms helping people in financial difficulty, has announced a new partnership with Welfare Together, an organisation focused on supporting individuals and families struggling with debt. As part of the partnership, IE Hub’s…
Ferryside Lifeboat charts a new course
Work is underway to establish a new organisation to continue Ferryside Lifeboat’s search and rescue work in the waters of Carmarthen Bay and the surrounding area. St John Ambulance Cymru and the volunteers at its Ferryside Marine Division have…
Merthyr Council Plugging Budget Gap with Reserves
Merthyr Tydfil Council is using £1.5m in reserves to plug its budget gap for next year due to its commitment to protect schools, to have an acceptable level of council tax increase, and avoid significant service cuts, councillors have been…
Hotel to Apartments Under Consideration by Bridgend City Council
Plans to refurbish a former hotel in Porthcawl town centre and turn it into apartments have been submitted. The application by housing association Beacon Cymru could see the creation of a new mixed-use residential and commercial retail building on the…