Illuminated Sign Rejected by Bangor Plannnners
Plans for a large illuminated digital sign in the centre of Bangor have been rejected after planners felt it could be “severely detrimental to highway safety”. Cyngor Gwynedd turned down the 6.4m x 3.4m advertising display unit proposed on land…
Ceredigion Council Hopes for £4m Coastal Defence Scheme Overspend
Ceredigion County Council is hoping a £4m overspend on the recently completed Aberaeron coastal defence scheme won’t see it having to cover that in full, councillors heard. The-then £31.59m Aberaeron Coastal Defence Scheme was funded through the Welsh Government’s Coastal…
Children’s Screen Time Up, Exercise Time Down, MS claims
This article has been fact-checked Children are spending more time in digital environments than in the physical world, the Senedd has heard, with excessive screen use shaping behaviour and health in ways society cannot ignore. Labour’s John Griffiths raised concerns…
Suspect connected with Llanharry Murder Arrested
South Wales Police has arrested an 86-year-old man in connection with the murders of Harry and Megan Tooze more than 30 years ago. The couple were found dead with gunshot wounds at their Ty Ar y Waun farmhouse in Llanharry…
‘Urgent’ review announced into foreign interference in British politics
The UK government has announced an independent, urgent review into foreign financial interference in British politics, amid growing concern about overseas influence on parties, elections and public debate. The review has been commissioned by ministers and will be led by…
Plaid Cymru surges ahead in Senedd Election Polls
Plaid Cymru is leading the polls in Wales ahead of Reform UK for the upcoming Senedd election with Labour falling even further behind, a new You Gov opinion poll has revealed. The latest poll conducted by YouGov for Cardiff University…
Welsh Couple Celebrate second £1M National Lottery Win
A courier driver and a mental health practitioner from Mid-Wales are celebrating an extraordinary Christmas miracle after securing a second £1,000,000 National Lottery win, seven years after their first. Richard Davies, 49, and Faye Stevenson-Davies, 43, first won £1M in…
Reform UK, ‘The Biggest Party in Great Britain’
Reform UK has moved from the margins to the centre of UK politics, with recent polling and election results showing the party competing at the highest level. This rise across the United Kingdom places Reform UK as the biggest party…
Blaenau Gwent Independent Councillor joins Reform UK
BLAENAU GWENT County Borough Council has its first Reform UK councillor. Cllr Jonathan Millard, the non-aligned Independent councillor for Ebbw Vale South, confirmed that he has joined the Nigel Farage MP-led party. Cllr Millard said: “I’m proud to announce I’ve…
Herefordshire Cider Business hit by Planning Setback
A Herefordshire couple say their cider business, recently featured on TV, has been hit by a tardy planning decision. Artistraw Cider co-owner Tom Tibbits said his partner Lydia Crimp put in a planning application over a year ago for a…