Daily Post North WalesShould government invest in more lambing sheds on snow-hit farms?Daily Post North WalesTHE Welsh Government should help hill farmers build more sheds to make lambing “more resilient” to avoid a repeat of this spring's lambing disaster, it has been suggested. Dafydd Elis-Thomas floated the idea when initiating an Assembly inquiry into the ...MPs debate Upland Sheep Farmers - DeHavillandDeHavilland (subscription) (press release)all 11 news articles »

WalesOnline'We have too few politicians in the Assembly and too many in other places'WalesOnlineThe Assembly is in danger of passing badly conceived laws as inexperienced parties and too few AMs struggle to come up with policies to improve Wales, the new director of the Institute of Welsh Affairs has warned. Lee Waters wants the nation's ... He ...

Car and Van NewsBoost for Wales as Ford puts 24m in engine plantCar and Van NewsThe money, £12 million of which is being supplied by the Welsh Assembly government, will enable the building of new 1.5-litre EcoBoost engines at the plant. The Bridgend plant already produces 2,668 four-cylinder engines each day, exporting them to ...Welsh Government funds help Ford invest in Bridgend engine plant - AM-onlineAM-onlineall 23 news articles »

BBC NewsStatement on business ratesBBC NewsThe Welsh government may reduce business rate relief for charities in certain circumstances, and will consider schemes intended to bring empty properties back into use. Economy, Science and Transport Minister Edwina Hart announced the release of a ...Cut to charities' business rates relief proposedITV Newsall 3 news articles »

Lions on the agenda as England head coach hosts lectureLeeds Metropolitan UniversityGareth Davies is the Dean of the Carnegie Faculty at Leeds Metropolitan University and previously worked for the Welsh Assembly Government, based in Sydney, as Head of International Business Wales for Australia, New Zealand and Wales. Future lectures ...

ScotsmanPeter Jones: Devolved tax power could cost £bnsScotsmanReaders will recall that Barnett determines not the block grant that the Treasury annually gives to the Scottish government (and to the Welsh and Northern Irish administrations) to spend, but the changes in it. The fact that it just determines changes ...

Give councils funds to build homes, says Plaid AMCaerphilly ObserverThe South Wales East AM, who is a former leader of Caerphilly County Borough Council, raised the issue at meeting of the Local Government Committee in the Welsh Assembly. Lindsay Whittle said: “There is a desperate shortage of affordable housing and I ...

ITV NewsWelsh government could gain powers over taxationLeft Foot ForwardThe prospect of the Welsh government and assembly gaining significant new powers over taxation has taken a step forward following a declaration by one UK minister. Danny Alexander Speaking to the Welsh Lib Dem conference in Cardiff on Sunday, the ...The latest moves on a Welsh income taxITV NewsMystery creases in the Silk road?BBC NewsAlexander hints at borrowing powerswww.solihullnews.netall 9 news articles »

BBC NewsWelsh Lib Dems: Party at 'turning point' says WilliamsBBC NewsShe said Labour ministers had agreed to introduce schemes to help home buyers and poorer school pupils to secure Lib Dem support to get the Welsh government's budget through the assembly. But Ms Williams said the New Buy scheme had been ...and more »

BBC NewsAlexander hints at borrowing powersExpress.co.ukCardiff council can borrow to invest in capital projects - but not the Welsh Government. The Scottish Government can vary income tax rates - but not the Welsh Government. The Welsh Assembly is unique across the rest of the world. It can make laws.Welsh Lib Dems: Danny Alexander signals tax powers offerBBC Newsall 6 news articles »

WalesOnline (blog)Michel Platini praises Welsh facilities but insists nation does not have ...WalesOnline (blog)... the comments could not overshadow what was described as a historic day for Welsh football after the new facility was opened in the Newport International Sports Village as part of a venture involving Uefa, Fifa, the FAW, the Welsh Assembly ...and more »

Welsh public service review could herald council shake-upPublic Finance... public service review could herald council shake-up. By Vivienne Russell | 19 April 2013. Welsh local government could be reorganised again after First Minister Carwyn Jones announced a review of the way public services in Wales are governed and ...

WalesOnline'I want us to build on excellence,' says new Culture Minister John GriffithsWalesOnlineGriffiths says the Welsh Assembly Government will also be in close talks with local authorities about arts provision. Many have also been forced to make savings recently, resulting in a reduction in arts provision, such as the temporary exhibitions at ...

BBC NewsLocal councils in Wales could be cut after reviewBBC NewsLocal councils in Wales could face a big shake-up under a major review into the way public services are run. The Welsh government has ruled out any large reorganisation before the next assembly election. But a review is seen as an attempt to reach an ...Welsh public service review could herald council shake-upPublic FinanceElectoral Reform Society says it has worries over AMs' lawmaking decisionsWalesOnlineall 10 news articles »

WalesOnlineElectoral Reform Society says it has worries over AMs' lawmaking decisionsWalesOnlineStephen Brooks, the director of the Electoral Reform Society in Wales, said that there was a lack of clarity among Assembly Members and government officials over what fell under the competence of the Assembly – and raised the prospect of repeated trips ...Local councils in Wales could be cut after reviewBBC Newsall 10 news articles »

Welsh Assembly debates the General Principles of the Local Government ...DeHavilland (subscription) (press release)Turning to the other recommendations, the committee recommends that the Bill is amended so as to retain the provision in the Local Government Act 1972 that requires there to be a Welsh-speaking member of the Local Government Boundary Commission for ...and more »

This is South WalesWelsh Assembly hears Urgent Question on MeaslesDeHavilland (subscription) (press release)There has been an accusation that the Welsh Government has been slow to respond to this outbreak. Can you clarify to Assembly Members today when you or the Welsh Government became aware of the outbreak, and what action was taken as an immediate ...Measles outbreak: Special sessions in Swansea schools to give 1700 pupils ...This is South WalesEngland urged on MMR as Welsh epidemic growsPharmaTimesSwansea measles: Figures increase to 765BBC NewsAge of Autism -The Guardianall 139 news articles »

Welsh Assembly hears the Business StatementDeHavilland (subscription) (press release)I know that there are companies that are interested in expanding and bringing jobs into the area, and it would be very helpful if there was a public statement from the Minister, stating what the aims of the Welsh Government are, and what support could ...and more »

ObserverBoris Johnson must lobby the government for a plastic bag taxObserverLast year the London Assembly passed a unanimous motion urging the government to enact the existing powers contained in the climate change act to introduce a compulsory charge on all single use carrier bags in England. It is high time for Boris Johnson ...

WalesOnlineWelsh Government shelves launch of mortgage scheme after key backers ...WalesOnlineThe Welsh Government is set to shelve the planned launch of a long-awaited flagship mortgage guarantee scheme - after supporters withdrew their backing. Carl Sargeant told the Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee this morning that he ...Welsh Assembly debates the draft The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme Order 2013DeHavilland (subscription) (press release)all 6 news articles »