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 The Open Spaces Society are delighted that the Welsh Government is proposing an increase in public-access opportunities in Wales. The society has responded to the Welsh Government’s consultation, ‘Taking Forward Wales’s Sustainable Management of Natural Resources’. Chapter 4 is about access to the outdoors. We welcome proposals for legal access to coast and cliff and…

Welsh Conservatives have criticised Labour plans for a ‘Tourism Tax’ which they say could devastate small Welsh businesses and discourage people from visiting Wales. The idea has been investigated and introduced in other parts of the world, and Plaid’s Finance Spokesman confirmed in the chamber this afternoon that it could be used to pay for…

South Wales Police is working with partner agencies to protect children and vulnerable adults who are being ‘used and abused’ by organised crime groups to extend their drug dealing business. ‘County lines’ is an emerging national issue, where organised crime groups from urban areas such as London, Liverpool and Birmingham put children and vulnerable adults…

Over 200,000 children per year are affected by parental imprisonment across England and Wales, resulting in much poorer outcomes for these children compared with their counterparts. Barnardo’s Cymru works in partnership with our colleagues across the sectors to secure better wellbeing outcomes for children who are affected by parental imprisonment. We believe it is vital…

Local authorities have been warned they must not ‘contract out’ the safety of new public buildings in a new report from MSPs. An inquiry was launched after 17 schools were forced to close in Edinburgh following the collapse of a wall. The report, published by the Scottish Parliament’s Education and Skills Committee, has concluded lessons must be learnt from…

Residents have raised objections against risky high-interest loans in 46 local authorities, campaigners have revealed. Debt Resistance UK have been encouraging people to file an objection against Lender Option, Borrower Option (LOBO) loans, after an investigation revealed local authorities had taken up to £15bn in LOBO loans. The figures published by the group show 61 LOBO loan objections…

PEOPLE in Rhondda Cynon Taf are being urged to keep a closer eye on elderly relatives or neighbours after the clocks go back one hour this month (October, 2017).   Evenings will get darker after the clocks change on Sunday, October 29, which could affect elderly people.   Karina Barrett, Recruitment Administrator at Abacare, which has…

Cabinet Members have agreed to progress plans for 10 new Park and Ride Schemes, which would see hundreds of additional parking spaces created at train stations across the County Borough. At their meeting on Thursday, September 28, Cabinet considered a report outlining the findings of a Park and Ride Capacity Review, which recommended a Captial…