We will work with partners to develop education, marketing and other tools to transform the image of walking, cycling and public transport – this will include further support to expandTfW’s community engagement role to include travel planning, supporting partners and other organisations to deliver facilities and programmes which encourage modal shift. Labour minister: ‘We don’t…
In the chamber this afternoon, the Deputy Minister for Transport, Lee Waters said: “We do think there are examples, where, with the benefit of hindsight and experience, the wrong decisions have been made, and I’ve encouraged local authorities to think about how they can use their powers of discretion to make exceptions. They will be…
Bringing 36 more politicians to the Welsh Parliament could cost as much as £17.8m extra a year, new figures suggest. Documents from Labour ministers have estimated the cost of a bigger Senedd for the first time. Costs could reach £19.5m in 2030, on top of the Senedd’s existing budget of £67m. Official accounts by Audit Wales…
Welsh Labour minister: ‘We don’t know what we’re doing on economy Question is do they know what they are doing with everything else? As this post on Twitter sums up devolution and Labour running Wales NHS – worst its ever been. CARE SYSTEM – worst its ever been. HEALTH CARE – worst its ever been…
Commenting following his exchange with Mark Drakeford today at First Minister’s Questions, Leader of the Welsh Conservatives, Andrew RT Davies MS said: “This time last year, I questioned the First Minister on the record low response times of Welsh ambulances, his response was his notorious outburst that reverberated through the media at the time. “A…
Commenting on the news that thousands of people in West Wales could struggle to attend doctors’ appointments, go shopping or get to work when a rural bus service ends this month, Welsh Yet once again in Wales, Labour pushes their anti-worker, anti-growth and anti-Welsh policies punishing people just trying to get from A to B.”…
Commenting on the news that over the last 5 financial years, £14,057,637 has been spent upgrading and refurbishing the Labour-run Welsh Government’s offices at Cathays Park and a further £8,922,538 spent on repair and maintenance, Leader of the Welsh Conservatives, Andrew RT Davies MS said: “With school buildings and hospitals desperately needing money spent on…
The funding gap remains a concern. Without further funding and/or increased passengers revenue, there will be a number of trade-offs that will require consideration. These include: A full report from the Cardiff Capital regional transport Authority 15 JUNE 2023UPDATE ON WELSH GOVERNMENT BUS FUNDING AND NETWORKIMPLICATIONS FOR CARDIFF CAPITAL REGION REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY Commenting on…
On this weeks’ Sunday Supplement programme, Professor Stuart Cole – Emeritus Professor of Transport at the University of South Wales, explained why 20mph is having a negative impact on bus services in Wales. On the show, the professor noted that: Buses are built to be travelling with a speed limit of 30mph in urban areas….
Commenting on the news that a lorry driving instructor from North Wales has reflected on the ‘problems’ caused by the Labour Government’s new blanket 20mph limits, Welsh Conservative Shadow Transport Minister, Natasha Asghar MS said: The new blanket 20mph speed limit has been in place just over a week and it is plain to see…
