The Council has provided an update on the good progress being made towards completing the ongoing works within Clydach Vale Countryside Park. Work has been ongoing since September to upgrade an access track and undertake vegetation clearance, maintain drainage channels and culverts, and enable easier access in the future – using Welsh Government funding dedicated…
The Welsh Conservatives have criticised the Labour-run Blaenau Gwent Council after it was revealed that every single household in the county borough has had their black bin waste inspected at some point over the past eight years.Figures show that enforcement officials have carried out more than 32,000 black bin inspections since 2017, covering every property…
At First Minister’s Questions (FMQs) today, Darren Millar MS challenged the Deputy First Minister to address the former Health Minister, now First Minister’s promise to eliminate two-year NHS treatment waits by March 2023. 8,703 patients are waiting over two years, as of the latest statistics, whereas in England, the figure is just 168, despite their…
The Welsh Government has launched a consultation on changes to local elections rules that include making them fully bilingual and allowing candidates in local government elections to incur reasonable expenses for personal security and property protection without these costs counting towards their campaign expenditure limits. The consultation seeks views on the draft Local Elections (Wales) (Amendment) Rules…
A new report from the National Audit Office (NAO) has revealed that school transport costs in England have soared by 70% since 2015, placing a significant strain on council budgets. The report warns that local authorities are struggling to meet their legal duty to provide transport for eligible pupils while managing escalating costs and budget…
Volume 773: debated on Wednesday 22 October 2025 That this House has considered coal tip safety and the prohibition of new coal extraction licences Just as coal ran in rich veins beneath the Welsh valleys and mountains, it also runs deep through the history of the people of Wales. Around this industry, thriving and vibrant communities developed all across the south Wales…
The Welsh Conservatives have slammed the Welsh Labour Government after a key member of its expert literacy panel resigned, accusing ministers of embedding “mixed messages” into a new £8.2 million scheme to improve literacy. It has also been highlighted that the Expert Literacy Panel has failed to publish any findings after nearly a year of…
£19 million paid by Welsh Government In March 2024, the Welsh Government made a £19 million payment to HMRC on behalf of NRW, without admission of liability, to prevent further accumulation of interest while discussions continued. That figure was based on a preliminary estimate of NRW’s potential liability under IR35. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has…
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) continues to strengthen its regulation of the water industry in Wales, as data from its annual Environmental Performance Assessment report shows another year of disappointing results for Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water. https://unearthed.greenpeace.org/2023/08/04/interactive-map-sewage-spills-pollution-protected-areas/ Live status: Discharging Owned by: Welsh Water Local authority: RCT Council CSO name: Mike’s Field Storm Overflow Aberaman Receiving Water course: Afon Cynon …
The latest NHS statistics for Wales revealed NHS treatment waiting lists remain at 793,058 pathways, the equivalent of nearly 1-in-4 Welsh people. The disparity in two-year NHS waits for treatment between Wales and England remains large, with NHS Wales two-year waits rising again to over 8,700, compared with 168 in England. The Labour Health Minister, now First Minister,…
