Commenting on the news that promotional leaflets posted to Welsh homes about Labour’s 20 mph speed limit plans lacked transparency, Welsh Conservative Shadow Transport Minister, Natasha Asghar MS said: “As the weeks go on and the facts continue to come in, it becomes even more clear that Labour’s bonkers 20mph speed limit rollout has been…
Exciting news! The local authority has given the green light for a fantastic new primary school in Rhondda Cynon Taf, boasting a total of 540 places. Persimmon Homes West Wales, our wonderful partners, received approval on 23 November 2023 to bring this vision to life at our Llanilid site. What’s in store for the school?…
Commenting on the news that the chief executive of Natural Resources Wales said taking firms to court would not achieve “environmental betterment at that point”, Welsh Conservative Shadow Climate Change Minister, Janet Finch-Saunders MS said: “Unfortunately, Natural Resources Wales have got it wrong here, if water companies continue to dump sewage into our waterways, they…
On Tuesday morning, 21st November, just before 7.25 am we received a report of a man having attended the Esso garage on Cardiff Road, #Mountain Ash allegedly making threats to staff and also threatening to damage the store. Whilst at the petrol station he is alleged to have started a small fire on the forecourt….
Cabinet has agreed the details of a supplementary programme of highways, structures and flood alleviation schemes – to be carried out in the remainder of 2023/24 using funding that was recently allocated to the service. Schemes identified for additional investment in highways service In September 2023, Cabinet agreed a wider, one-off £7.73m investment for Council…
DVSA has published its first Market Surveillance Unit (MSU) report on vehicle and component testing. The MSU inspects vehicles, trailers, parts, and equipment to make sure they are safe for people to buy and use. It also checks that they meet current and relevant environmental standards. Vehicle and component testing The report looks at their…
Commenting following his spokesperson’s questions in the Welsh Parliament to the Labour Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Welsh Conservative Shadow Minister for Culture, Tourism and Sport, Tom Giffard MS said: “The National Theatre for Wales has been shamefully defunded by the Welsh Labour Government-funded Arts Council of Wales. An organisation that reaches tens…
Following an ITV This Week documentary highlighting Swansea Bay Health Board maternity service concerns in October, FOIs and internal Welsh Government emails have revealed that a review into the service did not take place, despite previous responses from the Labour Welsh Government to the contrary. Commenting following his spokesperson’s questions in the Welsh Parliament to…
The money raised will help support even more people living with cancer across Wales Leading pub company and brewer, Greene King has surpassed its fundraising target for its ‘We LOVE Macmillan Nurses’ campaign, raising over an incredible £900,000. The vital funds raised could pay for more than 27,000[1] hours of Macmillan nurses’ time, helping people living with…
Support for Christmas: Eleri Walters Manager of the Penywaun branch of Smart Money Cymru As Christmas approaches, Smart Money Cymru’s newest branch is encouraging local residents to call in and see what help is on offer at this challenging time of year. Manager of the Community Bank’s branch at Penywaun near Aberdare is Eleri Walters…
