It has been revealed through a Freedom of Information request, highlighted by the Waste Watch Wales Twitter site, that a Welsh Government building in Merthyr Tydfil, that is often virtually empty, is costing the Welsh taxpayer hundreds of thousands of pounds in utility costs, catering costs and business rates. The Welsh Conservatives have criticised the…
Squandered £4.7 M overseas offices, not forgetting £32 M on 20 mph, 36 more Senedd members £18M with each Senedd member earning a basic £72,057 a year doing? the list goes on Kung Fu lodge £1.6M, Cooking bus £5M, LG 15M, scrapped M4 scheme £114M causing major delays extra pollution. £7M for racetrack project never delivered; £15M…
Commenting on the latest Welsh Government statistics on school absenteeism, Natasha Asghar MS, Welsh Conservative Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Education, expressed her concern over the Labour Government’s continued failure to make significant progress in tackling absenteeism. While attendance has increased marginally compared to last year, Natasha criticised the slow pace of progress and underscored the…
Following the recent poor weather, repair work to the road surface is required on the A4061 Rhigos Mountain Road, near the Treherbert end. Temporary traffic lights have been put in place at the pictured location as a necessary safety measure. Mitigation work will begin tomorrow (Wednesday, February 26), with initial repairs carried out under traffic…
Tourism flags at half mast and attraction closures will mark StDavids day in Wales this year.Last December the Welsh Association of Visitor Attractions(WAVA) held a one day strike, and closed their attractions inprotest at the anti-tourism policies being pursued by the WelshGovernment (W.G.)March 1 st will mark the next stage in the WAVA campaign tomake…
12 months on from the publication of “Worried and Waiting”, a Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) report highlighting the grave state of Welsh waiting times for young people, waiting times have increased by a further 22%. The number of children waiting over a year for an outpatient appointment also increased by 32%….
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council has announced a £6.8 million budget gap for the next financial year—yet, at the same time, it has spent almost £9 million on a tea garden in Pontypridd, right next to a public park that already offers seating and refreshments. Meanwhile, our roads are crumbling with potholes, waste services have been…
Would it be better to call an election now? Labour ministers need the help of at least one MS from the Welsh opposition to get their £26bn budget plans passed in the Senedd. It’s looking like Liberal Democrat Jane Dodds is keeping Labour in control. With the deal done, remember when you vote at the…
The Welsh Government has published a governance handbook for members of national park authorities to help them make effective decisions. The Welsh Government said: “Now, perhaps more than ever before, it is crucial that the National Park Authorities (NPAs) benefit from effective decision-making and governance as they seek to balance the interests of local communities,…
The latest NHS statistics for Wales revealed NHS treatment waiting list remains at 800,395 pathways. Fewer than half (48.3%) of the most serious (red) calls received an emergency response within the eight minute target time. Median waits for treatment have increased by 0.6 weeks to 23.6 weeks in Wales. Commenting on the latest statistics, James…
