The Council will deliver drainage improvements at the A4059 near Newtown, Mountain Ash, to reduce flood risk in heavy rainfall – and the work from June 20 will take place while maintaining two-way traffic flow. The improvements will take place within the 40mph section of A4059 New Road, just south of Newtown. Advanced clearance work…
Two-decade business park fails to create any jobs The Labour Government splurged £11m on a Bangor business park which has sat empty for 20 years. The Plaid Cymru-run local council have now approved plans to build a lorry fuelling facility there, but no permanent jobs will be created. Welsh Conservative Shadow Minister for Economy, Paul…
Eli Walker was a professional rugby player for the Ospreys and Wales national side before a life-changing spinal injury forced him to retire at just 25 years of age. Like many other people who are made redundant from work, Eli had to rethink his career and build his confidence back up. He has since gone…
A legal campaign group has filed proceedings in the High Court against the water services regulator for England and Wales, Ofwat, over alleged failures to regulate sewage discharge into rivers, lakes and the sea. The group, Wild Justice, said it believes that Ofwat has "gone missing in addressing its legal obligations to ensure sewage works…
The Welsh Conservatives are calling on Labour’s Education Minister to make an urgent statement to the Senedd as to why A-level students are reporting being questioned on topics not covered by their education and how he will rectify it. Commenting on the news, Welsh Conservative Shadow Education Minister, Laura Anne Jones MS said: “This was…
Population Pontypridd 31,206 population Aberdare 31,705 making Aberdare the largest town in RCT The Council has announced its programme to improve 19 more children’s play areas during 2022/23 – having already refurbished more than 100 facilities over the past seven years in a £4.8m investment. This year’s programme includes 13 new schemes along with six…
To mark Diabetes Week (13th to 19th June), Diabetes UK Cymru is launching a campaign to highlight the inequalities faced by many living with diabetes when accessing psychology services. In some areas, people living with diabetes do not have access to psychological support and they either have to wait years or are referred to services that are…
The Labour Government has today announced that it will not be reinstating the £3 million a year airlink between Cardiff and Anglesey. The Welsh Conservatives have been questioning Labour Ministers to confirm the future of the flightpath over a year. Earlier today, statistics were released showing a 44% decrease in passenger numbers at Cardiff Airport in…
The Welsh taxpayer stands to lose £10m on an “investment” made by the Labour Government as a cancer treatment healthcare group seeks to put itself into liquidation. It has led to questions from the Welsh Conservatives as to why ministers did not step in to safeguard the investment and save the company given the role…
Another disappointing decline in numbers for Labour’s vanity project say Welsh Conservatives Welsh Government data released today shows that passenger numbers at Cardiff Airport have fallen despite the easing of restrictions. In 2021, passenger numbers decreased by 44% compared with 2020 to 123,000. Furthermore, the number of domestic passengers fell by over 50% from 32,000 to 15,000…
