On 27 November, The Open University in Wales welcomed Ben Lewis as its new Director. Ben joins the OU in Wales from Cardiff University where he was Director of Student Life. He succeeds Louise Casella who retired in June. David Price had been the OU in Wales’ Interim Director until Ben’s arrival. Ben Lewis said:…
Road freight and the logistic industry play a vital role in supporting the Welsh economy by ensuring the goods that we all rely on are transported. But not only do they do so much in supporting the Welsh economy, they are the livelihoods of many people up and down Wales. Despite road freight being so…
Commenting on the release of the statement from the Climate Change Minister, Welsh Conservative Shadow Transport Minister, Natasha Asghar MS said: “Whilst the token amount offered by the Labour Government is welcome. Unfortunately, it is not enough to help the struggling sector. If Labour hadn’t sent £155m back to London, there would have been more…
Campaigners who threatened a judicial review over an alleged failure by Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council to stop a coal mining operation after its planning permission expired have withdrawn their legal challenge. Coal Action Network (CAN), which had support from the Good Law Project, ended its judicial review challenge against the local authority and the…
Christopher El Gifari has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 32 years. He was also sentenced to 10 years for robbery, which will be served concurrently. The 32-year-old was found guilty of the murder and robbery of Mark Lang following a trial at Cardiff Crown Court last month. Today (Friday, December 1)…
