Cheaper bus travel will be re-introduced for a third time in 2023/24 during next week’s half term period (February 12-18) – when a £1 maximum single fare will again be applied for all journeys that start and end in Rhondda Cynon Taf. The Council is pleased to announce this measure to help reduce economic barriers…
Responding to news that protest action amongst farmers is “inevitable”, Samuel Kurtz MS, Shadow Rural Affairs Minister, said: “The Labour Government must listen to the farming industry before it is too late. “Welsh farmers have had to deal with a host of policy changes in a short space of time, their frustration is not being…
Responding to the news that rail fares are going up 4.9% in Wales, Natsha Asghar MS, Shadow Transport Minister, said: “As passenger numbers have declined on trains, I cannot see how raising the fares will encourage commuters back. “Transport for Wales is languishing in bottom place for UK customer satisfaction and passengers have complained that…
During 2023/24 the Wales Ombudsman received 7,287 new cases – of which only 2,395 became duly made complaints. The data shows that just under 10,000 complaints were received by Welsh Health Boards and Trusts in the first half of 23/24; this is the equivalent of about 6 complaints for every 1,000 residents of Wales*. These complaint volumes…
The Welsh Government must accept a share of the blame Responding to Pembrokeshire Council proposing a council tax rise of between 16% and 25%, Sam Rowlands MS, Shadow Minister for Local Government, said: “The Labour Welsh Government has to accept its share of the blame for these potential rises, which will compound misery for hard-pressed…
Responding to the first anniversary of Labour’s road review, Natasha Asghar MS, Shadow Transport Minister, said: “A year on, Labour’s war on motorists continues to rage. “The £46m Dyfi Bridge trotted out last week by the Labour Government as an example of their progressive plans was planned and commissioned long before the road review even…
Will the extra funding be used for helping residents or absurd decisions be taken to enforce 20 MPH on more roads to nowhere? Responding to news that the Welsh Government will pass £25 million of UK Government funding to Welsh councils, Sam Rowlands MS, Shadow Minister for Local Government, said: “I’m pleased that the Welsh…
Junior doctors in Wales have announced new strike dates as part of the ongoing dispute over pay. The first, a 72-hour full walkout, will take place from Wednesday 21 February until Saturday 24 February. The second, a 96-hour full walkout, will happen between Monday 25th March to Friday 29 March. As Welsh Labour plans for…
Commenting on the news that a 91-year-old woman was left on the floor “like a piece of rubbish” during a nearly 24-hour ambulance wait, Russell George MS, Welsh Conservative Shadow Health Minister said: “After 91 years, Mrs Jones should not have suffered this humiliation and indignity. What happened to her is completely disgraceful, yet sadly…
Responding to the Labour Government’s continuing delays in revealing details of cladding remediation data and fire safety works. Janet Finch-Saunders MS, Shadow Minister for Housing, said: “People who go to sleep frightened that they will be woken up by a fire alarm rather than an alarm clock will not accept Labour’s lack of urgency on…
