HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is urging young people in Wales who have yet to claim their Child Trust Fund to do so during National Apprenticeship Week (9-15 February). While an apprenticeship can provide a good start to life in work, latest figures show 758,000 young people could be missing out on cash as they…
A campaign group fighting to protect school transport provision in Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) has expressed frustration after a Senedd petitions committee agreed to close their petition as the parliamentary term comes to an end. The decision was confirmed during a committee meeting earlier today, marking the second time the issue has been closed due…
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) is seeking views and ideas on growth and value activities for land in its care – including business development, commercial and recreation, renewable energy and timber sales and marketing. NRW is custodian of more than 120,000 hectares, or 7%, of Wales’s land, including the Welsh Government Woodland Estate, flood defences, and…
Apprenticeship Week 2026, we are thrilled to celebrate the incredible work of our Maternity Support Worker (MSW) apprentices in CTM, a group of dedicated individuals who are making a real difference for families across our community. From supporting new mums with breastfeeding, monitoring newborns’ health, assisting midwives in clinics and hospitals, to providing reassurance and guidance to families, these apprentices…
From June 2026, local authorities will have to have a process to deal with data protection complaints, under one of the changes coming in under the Data Use and Access Act 2025. Vicki Bowles looks at what is required, and what might be helpful based on her experience of dealing with complaints in various contexts. What…
The Welsh Conservatives have renewed criticism of Labour’s reckless spending on Cardiff Airport as Bristol Airport’s legal challenge against the £205.2 million subsidy begins at the Competition Appeal Tribunal. Commenting, Welsh Conservative Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Transport and Infrastructure Sam Rowlands MS, said: “Labour and Plaid Cymru have already sunk more than £200 million of…
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council has officially opened a new Remembrance Area at Maes Yr Arian Cemetery, Mountain Ash, offering the community a peaceful place to rest, reflect and remember. Staff from the Council’s Bereavement Services team have created the beautiful space, with new benches and planters, as part of its commitment to support to all…
Leisure centres and community venues across Caerphilly will be offering a wide range of sport, play and leisure activities this February half term, running from Saturday 16th to Sunday 22nd February. The programme brings together activities delivered by Leisure Lifestyle, Sport Caerphilly, Caerphilly Play and Caerphilly Adventures, offering something for children and young people of all ages…
The Welsh arm of one of the UK’s leading local pub companies, is helping raise thousands ofpounds for Wales Air Ambulance as it celebrates its 25 th anniversary.Marstons has 121 pubs in South Wales and hopes to raise enough funds to cover the cost offifteen lifesaving missions. It has also rallied its pub partners to…
