Pontypridd MP Owen Smith is currently still on his travels around Britain in his quest to become leader of the Labour party but the residents he supposedly represents can still keep in touch with his thoughts via the media. Wales Online carries an article in which he sets out his fears that the Labour party will…
Responding to the Education Secretary’s speech at Cardiff University today, Shadow Education Secretary, Darren Millar, has warned of the danger of “exaggerating” a sense of crisis and division in Welsh society.He said: “Exaggerating a sense of crisis and division will do nothing to address the concerns Kirsty Williams is raising. “There are some…
Welsh Labour plans to force councils to merge may be delayed by up to ten years according to Carmarthenshire council leader, Emlyn Doyle. He claims to have been offered reassurances by new Local Government Secretary, Mark Drakeford, which would equate to a shelving of Labour’s local government reforms for a decade. Shadow Secretary for…
A Reading Borough Council officer has been jailed over a £42,000 fraud involving money raised from developers through section 106 planning gain contributions. The council said that a review of its Section 106 system in April had uncovered an anomaly that on further investigation proved to involve fraud. Peter Owusu-Ansah pleaded guilty on 1…
For the past two years, Children in Wales has published a report, Child and Family Poverty in Wales: A snapshot of key issues raised by families (2014) (2015). We are repeating the survey for 2016 to give us an up to date picture of poverty in Wales and to identify trends over the three year…
On your Marks, Get Set…..Go! With four months to go until the world-famous Nos Galan Road Races, online registration opened 10am today (Tuesday, September 6). Nos Galan Road Races: Online Registration This year marks the 58th anniversary of the New Year’s Eve event in Mountain Ash, and entering the races is now easier than ever…
Recent figures have revealed that over two-thirds of all VAT/PAYE registered companies (68%) in Wales are now designated as in a Welsh Government ‘priority sector’. Welsh Conservatives have accused the Welsh Government of “spreading the jam too thinly”, while the policy has also come under fire from business leaders in the past for including too…
The Confederation of British Industry in Wales is warning that traffic congestion across the country could be starving the economy of jobs. Meanwhile, the Campaign for Better Transport has complained about a focus on infrastructure projects linking England with Wales, often at the expense of developing transport inside Wales. See original report by ITV Wales, HERE….
A mix of World and European champions, along with first-time Paralympians, will be aiming to keep up a proud history of elite success for Welsh disabled athletes at the Paralympic Games in Rio. Twenty-six Welsh athletes have been selected as part of the 264 ParalympicsGB squad, making up a significant 10% of the Great Britain…
Some salmon stocks in Wales are facing an ‘unprecedented’ threat after a dramatic decrease in the numbers of salmon fry in several Welsh rivers. Routine monitoring by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) officers revealed fry numbers (young salmon hatched in the spring of 2016) at critically low levels on the Usk, Tywi and Clwyd in most…
