Member of the Senedd for Vale of Clwyd, Gareth Davies, has warned that UK Government budget represents a setback for working families and local communities in Wales, arguing that it places a growing burden on taxpayers while failing to tackle spiralling welfare budgets, and harming attempts to grow the economy. Speaking in the Senedd during…
A week-long intensification to tackle knife crime saw people arrested and knives seized and handed in across south Wales. South Wales Police took part in the national intensification between November 17 and November 23, dubbed ‘Sceptre’, aimed at tackling knife crime. Officers ran a number of additional engagements and operations throughout the week, including additional…
Ahead of Stage 3 of the Bus Services (Wales) Bill, Welsh Conservatives have continued to express concerns that that Labour’s proposals risk driving small, family-run bus operators out of business, failing rural communities, and doing little to tackle congestion or improve passenger services. Commenting, Welsh Conservative Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Transport and Infrastructure, Sam Rowlands…
A Caerphilly man who was caught red handed illegally collecting scrap metal in Beddau has been fined more than £1,100 by Merthyr Tydfil Magistrates Court. Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s dedicated Licencing Officers caught Mr. Cole from Caerphilly, during a routine check they were carrying out on Hackney Carriage vehicles. Mr Cole was clearly seen collecting…
he Welsh Government’s Wales Economic and Fiscal Report 2025 has revealed that Labour and Plaid Cymru’s Net Zero plans will cost £2,700 more per person in Wales than in other parts of Britain, based on the Welsh Government’s own figures. Commenting, Welsh Conservative Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and the Environment, Janet Finch-Saunders MS, said: “Labour…
How can the 2 local labour councillors allow this building to get into this state and wher is the public health department? Below take from X @RCTCouncil I urge you again to look in to the status of the old British Legion building in Cwmbach. Firefighters were called there last night to extinguish a car…
Labour’s investment summit launched today in an attempt to attract investment to Wales has been criticised by the Welsh Conservatives, who argue that the Welsh Labour Government’s own policies are stifling growth and holding Wales back. Commenting, Welsh Conservative Shadow Cabinet Secretary for the Economy, Samuel Kurtz MS , said: “This summit is nothing more…
South Wales Police is launching its festive campaign to prevent crime and keep communities safe this Christmas. The ‘Cost of Christmas’ campaign highlights the real consequences of crime – whether it be a life lost, to the financial burden of a written-off car, the fear experienced by victims or the reality of a prison sentence….
South Wales Police are urging people to be vigilant after an elderly woman was defrauded out of thousands of pounds and sentimental jewellery by somebody pretending to be a police officer. A victim, aged in her 80s, from Cardiff had £20k in cash stolen on Friday, November 28. She had been phoned earlier that day…
Please be assured, the Council has all available resources working in our communities today, conducting proactive activities and getting ready to respond to any instances of flooding. The Amber weather warning for heavy rain covering the South Wales area, including the whole of Rhondda Cynon Taf, lasts up until 9pm tonight (Monday, December 1). It…
