Menai Suspension Bridge update 09/11/2022
The list of frequently asked questions relating to the closure of the Menai Suspension Bridge to traffic has been updated. The update includes news about free travel for 16+ students at Coleg Llandrillo Menai, support for local businesses and the…
Charities urge people in South Wales to volunteer for UK’s biggest winter food drive
AS food banks and frontline charities face up to their hardest Christmas ever, people in South Wales are being urged to give the gift of their time and take part in the UK’s biggest food donation drive. The Tesco Food…
Runner puts in hard yards to help brain injury service that treated best friend
A KEEN runner inspired by her best friend’s recovery from a car accident has raised nearly £2,500 to help the rehabilitation of brain injury patients. Aimee Anderson completed a half marathon to support the specialist Swansea Bay NHS service after…
Council Leader welcomes planning milestone for £250m Afan Valley Wildfox Adventure Resort
PLANS for a £250m adventure resort in Port Talbot’s Afan Valley with a 50-bed hotel, spa, restaurant, viewing area, 570 lodges and biking and walking trails have taken a major step forward. On Tuesday (November 8th), members of Neath Port…
Lola the Patterdale Terrier seeking Forever Home
LOLA the Patterdale Terrier has been in care for more than a year and is currently at RSPCA Bryn-Y-Maen Animal Centre in Upper Colwyn Bay. The seven-year-old terrier came into the charity’s care after there were concerns for her welfare….
Council’s Rainbow Coalition to discuss financial challenge with residents face to face
NEATH Port Talbot Council’s Rainbow Coalition members are to discuss with residents in person what the current turbulent economic conditions could mean for the council and for council services. Without extra money from the UK and Welsh Governments, the…
Adam Price MS says First Minister attending World Cup in Qatar would ‘Send the wrong message’
The Leader of Plaid Cymru, Adam Price MS, has called on the First Minister to reconsider his intention to attend the Men’s Football World Cup in Qatar. The call came in Questions to the First Minister in the Senedd today…
Cardiff Councillor shares experience of threatening behaviour
A COUNCILLOR has shared her “terrifying” experience of having her door kicked in. One of Cardiff Council’s ward members for Rhiwbina, Cllr Jayne Cowan, was shocked to discover her door had been kicked in “beyond repair” one evening three weeks…
Cardiff footballing youngsters meet Cymru manager for World Cup send-off
WITH just one month to go until the FIFA World Cup, on 25 October the Senedd played host to an exclusive Q&A session with Cymru football manager Rob Page which saw children from local sports teams meeting their hero and…
Migrant women subject to gender-based violence says new Senedd report
MIGRANT women who are victims of gender-based violence, domestic abuse and sexual violence face multiple barriers to getting the support they need, according to a new Senedd report. The Equality and Social Justice Committee today launches their report Gender based…