The phrase “No farmers, no food” highlights the crucial role farmers play in ensuring food security. It’s a simple yet powerful statement emphasizing the direct link between farming practices and the availability of food for everyone. The Wildlife Trusts use this phrase to emphasize the importance of farmers to the UK food system and to highlight the need…
As warmer weather sets in and people across Wales plan visits to their favourite beaches and rivers, Natural Resources Wales (NRW) is beginning its annual programme of bathing water quality testing to help ensure these waters remain safe for public enjoyment. This year, there are 112 designated bathing waters, which will be sampled multiple times…
At First Minister’s Questions (FMQs) today, the oposition Leader challenged the First Minister to agree with him and accept the Prime Minister’s characterisation of the United Kingdom of being at risk of becoming “an island of strangers”, due to the rate of immigration and a failure of many to properly integrate. The Welsh Conservatives highlighted…
Cardiff Airport Faces Financial Struggles as Welsh Government Plans £205m Bailout Amid Fierce Criticism Cardiff Airport, Wales’ only capital city airport, is continuing to struggle financially, prompting the Welsh Government to propose a controversial £205 million subsidy over the next decade to keep the airport operational. The announcement has sparked fierce backlash from rival Bristol…
In 2017 Councillors in RCT unanimously agreed to commit to the £1.2b Cardiff Capital Region City Deal. This is of huge significance for the region and for us locally in Rhondda Cynon Taf, as the City Deal has the potential to create 25,000 extra jobs. The latest labour market statistics for Wales, covering March 2025,…
Commenting, Leader of the Opposition Darren Millar MS said: “The First Minister’s speech is a last-ditch, desperate attempt to save the Labour Party’s bacon in Wales at the next Senedd elections. “But it’s too late; she and her colleagues have been rumbled. The people of Wales have been taken for granted by them for far…
The issue of discipline in Welsh schools has reached a critical point, with concerning statistics and incidents highlighting the urgent need for action. Recent data reveals that fixed-term exclusions among secondary school pupils have tripled over a seven-year period, underscoring the escalating challenges within the education system. Additionally, reports of physical assaults on teachers and…
During Spokesperson’s Questions to Labour’s Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Welsh Conservative Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Dr Altaf Hussain MS, raised concerns about the lack of progress within the report published by the Welsh Government’s Future Generation’s Commissioner. Dr Hussain highlighted that even though the Welsh Government has delivered free school meals and…
In response to growing concerns from educators and parents, the Welsh Conservatives have further criticised the Welsh Government’s approach to managing education in Wales. Recent comments from headteachers and independent reports have shed further light on the stark reality: our schools are underfunded, under-resourced, and struggling to meet the basic needs of students. Commenting, Welsh…
The photograph above shows a section of the Cwmbach Community Wetlands, where tons of construction road waste were dumped into a natural depression. Following Storm Babet, the waste was pushed further into the wetland ecosystem. Although a fence has now been erected, the hole remains exposed and vulnerable to future weather events, with the next…
