Across Wales, Labour’s anti-motorist agenda and lacklustre transport policies are not fit for purpose and are holding Wales back. In the Senedd this afternoon (17/04/24), the Welsh Conservatives are bringing forward a Senedd motion regarding Labour’s failed transport policies, and will call on the Labour Government to scrap their road building ban, and scrap 20mph…
Responding to the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales deciding against appointing former Labour Council Leader James Goudie KC to conduct the review into political bias at the Ombudsman’s office, Sam Rowlands MS, Shadow Minister for Local Government, said: “This is the right decision from the Ombudsman, who risked undermining the probe with this appointment. “It…
Five police forces have worked in collaboration last week (April 11) in a first-of-its-kind operation, tackling uninsured driving along the length of the M4 from London to Swansea. The MIB (Motor Insurers’ Bureau) initiative working alongside officers from South Wales, Gwent, Avon and Somerset, Wiltshire, and Thames Valley Police has seen uninsured vehicles seized along…
James Goudie KC will no longer conduct an independent review into social media posts made by an officer at the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales after concerns were voiced about the barrister’s ties to the Labour party. Goudie, who has been head of chambers at 11KBW for almost three decades, was set to lead an…
Trading Standards Wales (TSW) and Stop Loan Sharks Wales are warning consumers to be vigilant on social media, as the team are receiving record reports of loan shark activity due to the cost-of-living crisis and increasing use of digital markets. Intelligence collated by the team suggests that illegal money lenders are taking advantage of higher…
