£500m Maintenance Bill for Welsh Schools
By Chris Haines, ICNN Senedd reporter Schools in Wales face a total maintenance bill of more than £500m, with a £93m backlog of urgent works, a Senedd member revealed. Cefin Campbell, Plaid Cymru’s shadow education secretary, raised concerns about the…
Council Teams up With ‘Hey Girls’ to Deliver Free Period Products
As part of Welsh Government’s Period Dignity scheme, Carmarthenshire County Council has teamed up with award-winning UK-based period product company Hey Girls, to pilot a new service to deliver free, period products to the home for secondary school pupils across…
Embrace Appoints Trio of Key Hires for Portfolio Businesses
Embrace Steel Group (Embrace), a leading provider of steel frame building solutions throughout the UK, has announced the appointments of three senior hires to its group, bolstering the teams of both Hambleton Steel and Shufflebottom. The new appointments highlight Embrace’s…
Aberglasney ‘Autumn Morning, Clearing Mist’ photograph rewarded in International Garden Photographer of the year competition
Aberglasney is delighted to announce its photographer, Nigel McCall, has been recognised once again in the International Garden Photographer of the Year (IGPOTY) competition for his stunning image ‘Autumn Morning, Clearing Mist’. IGPOTY brings together the best garden, plant, flower…
Welsh training take apprenticeships success showcase to heart of government
An Apprenticeships Fair held at the Senedd in Cardiff on Wednesday has been declared a “fantastic” success by Welsh work-based learning providers. Members of the Senedd, apprenticeship providers, apprentices and employers joined forces to celebrate Apprenticeship Week Wales 2025 at…
‘Porc Mewn Picl’ deli restaurant plan aims to give Porthmadog town centre a boost
A deli is hoping to expand its business into a new restaurant to help boost the “vitality and viability” of a Gwynedd resort town. Porc Mewn Picl on Porthmadog High Street has applied to Cyngor Gwynedd for planning permission to…
Ceredigion Council Tax Expected to Rise
Ceredigion council tax is expected to rise by just under 10 per cent, with no additional cuts in services, but the core revenue increase would be less than half that, senior councillors heard. At the February 18 meeting of Ceredigion…
£19.3million Primary School Site is ‘Right One’
A SENIOR councillor has been assured that the site for building a new £19.3 million 360 space primary school in Brecon is the right one. At a meeting of Powys County Council’s Liberal Democrat/Labour Cabinet on Tuesday, February 18, senior…
UK Gov commits £5m to Newport Transporter Bridge
Today, the UK Government has committed to £5 million of Levelling Up funding for the Newport Transporter Bridge in South Wales. The cash boost will fund vital repair and maintenance works to Newport Transporter Bridge, which plays a crucial role…
Man sentenced for offences under Malicious Communications Act
A Carmarthen man has been sentenced following a trial where he was convicted of two offences under the Malicious Communications Act. Matthew Thomas, 47, from Carmarthen, appeared at Llanelli Magistrates Court on Thursday, February 13, 2025, where he was handed…