The bus industry in Wales is set to receive a £48m investment to help it recover from the pandemic and cope with the current financial challenges, the Welsh government has announced. The Bus Emergency package will provide ‘gap funding’ until the end of the financial year for bus operators to maintain the bus services and…
Police in Aberdare are appealing for information following a burglary at Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun, Hirwaun. Power tools worth as much as £50,000 were stolen from a new school building in the early hours of Thursday, 23rd June. Those responsible accessed the school from the Tramway and used an angle grinder to breach perimeter fencing. The tools were…
At First Minister’s Questions in the Senedd today (Tuesday 28th) Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies questioned the First Minister on why his government has failed to adequately prepare to host Ukrainian refugees. Concerns were raised with the First Minister as early as March, when Mr Davies wrote a letter (attached) highlighting the lack of…
Top 100 UK law firm, Hugh James, has moved to a new, larger, office space in Southampton – a year after it first opened its doors in the city, to accommodate growth across its divisions. The full-service firm, which is headquartered in Cardiff, secured its first base in Southampton in April 2021 to support growing…
The First Minister has been accused of misleading the Senedd after he told members that train staff had been deployed from Wales to run limited services in England during last week’s strikes despite Network Rail stating that no such thing had happened. Last week, Leader of the Opposition Andrew RT Davies MS wrote to Mark…
Welsh Conservative comment on scrapping of school performance categories Welsh Conservative Shadow Minister for Education, Laura Anne Jones MS, said: “Having an easily understandable school categorisation system is essential for parents and teachers alike. “A colour coded system is straightforward, but each category should have had a much clearer explanation from the Wels “Bringing in…
Cash not advice required for cladding say Welsh Conservatives The Welsh Conservatives have called on Labour to quickly roll out funding for people living in flats with dangerous cladding. The call comes as the Labour Government announced an advice scheme for people living in flats with dangerous cladding. Only two weeks ago, the First Minister…
Rhondda Cynon Taf Councillor Steven Bradwick has been appointed as Chairperson of the South Wales Fire and Rescue Authority and says he is looking forward to his new role. Councillor Bradwick, the elected member for Aberdare East with Rhondda Cynon Taf Council since 2008, has been deputy chairperson of the South Wales Fire and Rescue…
Welsh Conservatives have called for action on access to school buses following news that some families cannot afford to send their children to school as the cost-of-living rises. A survey issued by a secondary school in north Cardiff has found that some children are missing days of school because their families are unable to afford…
To protect our patients, our staff and visitors, we are now asking all hospital staff and visitors to wear face masks in all areas of all of our hospitals. This is effective immediately (Thursday, 23 June 17:00). We also need to ask you to try to maintain social distancing as much as you possibly can. Our teams will review…
