The Welsh Government should stop spending taxpayers’ money on overseas vanity projects and spend every pound of its budget on the Welsh economy and public services, the Leader of the Welsh Conservatives has said. Darren Millar MS has called on Plaid Cymru Ministers to scrap costly international projects and overseas offices and instead invest in…
Twenty young people from across Caerphilly County Borough recently enjoyed a golf day at Celtic Manor Resort, organised by Cae Menai-Davis and The Golf Trust, which was part of THE G4D Open with support from Sport Caerphilly. The event brought together pupils with additional learning needs (ALN) from Trinity Fields School, based at Heolddu Comprehensive…
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council is inviting the public to have their say on improvements to Pontypridd Bus Station — but for residents across the rest of this sprawling county borough, the announcement may prompt a weary sense of déjà vu. The consultation, which opens June 23, is the latest in a seemingly endless…
Reform’s Shadow Transport Minister, Jason O’Connell MS, has hit back at Plaid Cymru Transport Minister Mark Hooper following suggestions that M4 junctions around Newport could be closed as part of efforts to manage congestion. He warned the proposal would fail to fix long-standing traffic problems and instead worsen pressure on already overloaded local roads, with…
A company has donated £50,000 to a local rivers charity after equipment and containment failures led to pollution incidents in the River Taff. PB Gelatins UK has also paid £14,775 towards Natural Resources Wales’ (NRW) investigation and legal costs as part of an Enforcement Undertaking. The case relates to two pollution incidents in April and…
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council is set to install Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras across its Pontypridd Town Centre car parks to survey parking capacity and trends — even as it prepares to demolish one of the town’s existing parking facilities. The Council announced this week that cameras will be installed across its…
Employers still struggle to bridge skills gaps, but a new report reveals the vast majority of NEETs want opportunities to learn, train or upskill A new report from The Open University reveals a growing mismatch between employer needs and available talent – in turn preventing organisations from addressing persistent skills shortages while large numbers of…
Newbridge Leisure Centre’s swimming pool is temporarily closed to the public until 17th July to allow a programme of essential improvement works to be carried out. The closure follows ongoing issues affecting the pool’s heating system and provides an opportunity to bring forward a number of planned maintenance and upgrade projects while the facility is…
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has launched a consultation on updated technical guidance for schools, which explains schools’ legal obligations not to discriminate against, harass or victimise pupils. The watchdog has updated the guidance to: The draft guidance gives a detailed explanation of the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) following developments in the law….
The Welsh Conservatives have called on the Welsh Government to do more to support Wales’ defence industry. Last week, the UK Government was rocked by two major resignations from the Secretary of State for Defence and Armed Forces Minister over the failure to commit to defence spending. Welsh Conservative Leader, Darren Millar MS, today called…
