Welsh Politicians call for Defiance against Trump’s Tariff Threats
Growing transatlantic tensions continue to mount this week after US President Donald Trump threatened to impose new trade tariffs on European countries that resist US efforts to negotiate control of Greenland, an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark. The…
£2 Cap on Single Bus Fares across Wales if Welsh Labour lead next Welsh Gov
Welsh Labour has pledged that they will introduce a £2 cap on all single bus fares across Wales if they lead the next Welsh Government, Transport Cabinet Secretary Ken Skates has announced. The fare cap would be introduced Wales-wide in…
Screening crisis: 15,000 ‘missing’ women at risk of breast cancer in Wales
A petition signed by more than 4,000 people has thrust Wales’ breast cancer screening programme into the spotlight amid low take-up and “massive” disparities across the country. Senedd members considered the 4,254-signature petition on improving the national Breast Test…
Inappropriate AI-generated images of children and women shared on X, but Farage defends Musk
During PMQs today (Wednesday 14 January) Plaid Cymru’s Llinos Medi MP criticised Nigel Farage for defending Elon Musk, the owner of X, the platform on which AI-generated sexualised images of children and women were shared. Ms Medi said that anyone who defends platforms linked to…
Investigation Underway as Body Discovered near Carmarthen Railway Station
Emergency services responded early on Saturday, January 10, 2026, after the body of a man was found in a field adjacent to Carmarthen railway station and the nearby railway tracks. Officers from Dyfed-Powys Police, supported by paramedics from the Welsh…
Aptly named burger joint ‘Bad Burgers and Dirty Dogs’ closes following one-star hygiene rating
A burger joint called ‘Bad Burgers and Dirty Dogs’ has closed down after it received a one-star hygiene rating. Midlands Events, who owned and managed the outlet based in Rhyl’s Queen’s Market, say they decided to close it after receiving…
Tearooms, Cinema and Library among features of new Care Home in Newport
Designs for a new care home in Newport have won the unanimous support of the city council’s planning committee. The 66-bed residential care home will include a cinema, library, lounge and tea room once it is built in the northeastern…
New Bridge over the River Alyn, a Long Awaited Replacement for Wrexham’s Historic Dyke Trail
A Gwersyllt bridge damaged in the 2022 storms, which severed access to part of the Wat’s Dyke Trail, is to be replaced. Wrexham County Borough Council has issued a tender for contractors to reinstate the public right of way near…
Kerbside EV Charging Cable Gullies Trial in Carmarthenshire
THE era of electric cars has dawned but charging them at home is more than an inconvenience for people without a driveway. Trailing cables across a pavement creates a trip hazard, local authority approval is needed for cross-pavement installations and…
Student Accommodation Building in Swansea to be made available to the Homeless
ANOTHER large building in Swansea is going to be used for people in need of temporary housing. The six-storey student development on St Helen’s Road will be acquired by a housing association, Pobl Group, while Swansea Council supports the occupants…