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‘Anger and fear’ over delayed flood warnings in Wales
Senedd members warned Wales failed to learn lessons from devastating floods in 2020, with serious shortcomings repeated as Storm Bert wrought havoc over…
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Ambulance target under review after being missed for four years
A target for ambulances to respond to the most urgent 999 calls in eight minutes could be changed after services missed the mark…
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Cars have hit sheep: Calls to lower speed limit past Keeper’s Pond
CALLS have been made for a lower speed limit on a mountain road passing a popular beauty spot. Drivers can travel over the…
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New Torfaen homeless accommodation due to open next month
A PROMINENT listed building in a town centre that has been converted to provide homeless accommodation is expected to open next month. Pontypool’s neo-classical…
Keep readingAlarm over ‘light-touch’ response after £750k museum row
Senedd members criticised the Welsh Government’s new “light-touch” approach to oversight after a feud involving senior museum managers cost taxpayers more than £750,000.…
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Backbench mental health bill withdrawn by James Evans MS
A Senedd member called for reform of the way the Welsh Parliament handles backbench legislation after pulling a mental health bill that received…
Keep readingBullying claims at Development Bank
Entrepreneurs have been bullied and forced to hand over control of their businesses after approaching the Development Bank of Wales for financial support,…
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‘Long way to go’ for crisis-hit WRU
Welsh Rugby Union chiefs admitted the governing body still has a long way to go after an independent review unveiled a “toxic” culture…
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Torfaen’s new finance chief confirmed
TORFAEN council has confirmed its ‘strategic officer for resources’ will take over as its finance chief. Andrew Lovegrove was appointed as the strategic…
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National Insurance change set to cost Torfaen Council £2.5m
CHANGES to employer National Insurance contributions are likely to cost a Gwent council £2.5 million, though it expects this to be funded by…
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‘Walk and talk’ event at Cwmbran Boating Lake for anyone who has lost a loved one to cancer
The Loss Foundation is holding a ‘walk and talk’ event around Cwmbran Boating Lake on Saturday 21 December. The charity offers bereavement support following…
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Torfaen teenager served sentence in London as no space in south Wales
WELSH children are being denied places in Wales’ only Young Offenders Institution as it is housing teens from London, it has been claimed. …
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Give your views on ten-year plan for Cwmbran town centre
Torfaen Council is asking for ideas and views on the Cwmbran Placemaking Plan for the town centre. It’s a ten-year plan with lots…
Keep readingCouncillor says there is a ‘clear disparity’ between investment at Cwmbran’s two secondary schools
PROPOSALS for new school buildings and refurbishments are set to be outlined to councillors in December. However the councillor responsible for education in…
Keep readingExtra flu clinics for children in Gwent
Parents and carers of primary school-aged children can now take their kids to extra flu vaccination clinics. These clinics are for children who…
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Cwmbran stars in new time travel novel
Cwmbran is the setting for a brand-new novel and its iconic boating lake plays a pivotal role in the story. Called The Time-Travelling…
Keep readingTorfaen Council wait on future 0f Shared Prosperity Fund
A GWENT council is still waiting for further information from the UK Government on funding that replaced grants previously received from the European…
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Torfaen and Blaenau Gwent Councils finalise chief executive sharing agreement
AN agreement is in place between two Gwent councils to cover the salary of the chief executive who they are sharing on a…
Keep readingTorfaen Council facing £5.7m funding gap hopes for ‘much improved’ settlement
A GWENT council facing a £5.7 million funding gap is hoping for a financial boost next month. The Welsh Government is due to…
Keep readingDisqualifying dishonest politicians ‘disproportionate and dangerous’
Drawing the courts into determining whether to disqualify dishonest politicians from the Senedd would be disproportionate and potentially dangerous, a committee heard. Azzurra…
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