The Welsh Government has entered into a section 23 legal agreement with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) following enforcement action by the regulator over compliance failures. The action comes after the Welsh Government accepted in a recent legal case that it had failed to comply with the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) when…
Dear friends, The chancellor’s been sat down for about half an hour now having delivered her devastating budget. While our team is still busily crunching the numbers, I wanted to give you my first reaction to Rachel Reeves’ measures and to ask for your help in fighting back. Reeves spoke for just over an hour and…
Roads in Wales are reverting to 30mph from 20mph after public opposition against the new default speed limit, with local councils now able to assess and modify specific roads. The Welsh government updated its guidance in response to a petition with nearly 470,000 signatures and widespread criticism. Hirwaun and Penderyn and Rhigos Matters dtorSnspoeua43a7f83g3t92ug6h906fl51u273c7al590127t4m0023c3u9 · 20mph…
It is not helping when Rhondda Cynon Taf Council cuts School Transport Save School Transport RCT Group had a meeting with the Welsh Government Transport on Monday, 17th November. This meeting was very positive. We have so many questions for them we could only do 5. However they have agreed for us to forward the…
The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales has this month launched a consultation on a proposed ‘own initiative’ investigation into whether housing associations and local authorities are appropriately responding to reports and concerns relating to disrepair. The investigation would have a focus on damp and mould, taking into consideration the needs of vulnerable tenants. The Ombudsman…
The Welsh Government have announced their provisional settlement for local councils, which includes an average rise of 2.7%, with a range of increases between 2.3% and 4.3% for each of Wales’ 22 local authorities. The Welsh Conservatives have made clear our plans to cut waste across government, address the fact that some councils are sitting…
Uganda has an estimated 31 million tonnes of gold ore, which could potentially yield over 320,000 tonnes of refined gold, valued at over $12 trillion. The majority of these significant deposits were found in the Karamoja region, with other reserves located in the eastern, central, and western parts of the country. While this discovery has the potential to…
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) is asking people to be vigilant and prepared this Friday and into Saturday as Storm Claudia brings heavy rainfall that will lead to flooding and disruption in Wales. While most of Wales will see heavy rainfall and possible flood impacts, significant flooding is expected in areas of south east and mid…
The latest labour market statistics for Wales, covering September 2025, revealed that Wales’ unemployment rate has risen again to 5.7%, levels not seen since 2015 and a considerable rise on last month’s 4.9%. Wales’ employment figures have also fallen and Wales continues to have the highest economic inactivity rate in Great Britain. The Welsh Conservatives…
Following new revelations from ITV News highlighting confusion and potential bias within Estyn, the Welsh Conservatives have called for urgent action to ensure that reading in Welsh schools is taught using evidence-based methods. In 2012, Estyn said that reading and writing standards of children in Wales must improve The investigation found that Estyn officials appeared…
