Welsh Government
NHS DENTISTRY: Only half the expected NHS work being done in Wales since April shake-up, dentists warn
Charges went up on 1 April and check-ups moved further apart. Four months on, the British Dental Association says NHS…
HOLIDAY LETS: 182-day tax rule could be eased as ministers launch review
A 12-week consultation asks whether the threshold deciding if a holiday let pays business rates or council tax should come…
PEMBROKESHIRE: Welsh ministers seize DARC radar decision days before council vote
The planning application for the US military's 27-dish radar array near St Davids has been called in by the Welsh…
FOOD: Llanarthne restaurateur chosen to lead Wales’ first national food strategy
Simon Wright, the man behind Wright's Food Emporium, will chair the expert group shaping a new National Food Strategy for…
FARM FUNDING: Welsh farmers promised £1bn over Senedd term in multi-year deal
The Welsh Government has guaranteed £340 million a year for the Sustainable Farming Scheme until 2030, ending the year-to-year model…
BROADCASTING: Wales’ new media watchdog won’t exist until 2028 — as critics call it “constitutional navel-gazing”
The Welsh Government has set out its timetable for a Shadow Broadcasting and Communications Authority — a working group recruited…
BUDGET DEFEAT: Plaid government’s £294m spending plan voted down 49–44 — as schools funding row claims its first casualty
The new Welsh Government has lost the vote on its first budget — with £294m for NHS waiting lists, childcare…
SAVE THE LOCAL: New Welsh law to give communities first refusal on buying their pub — announced the day Baglan’s Bagle Brook went up for sale
Community groups in Wales are set to win the legal right of first refusal when treasured local assets go up…
SWANSEA SCHOOLS: ‘Owed £11m’ for children with additional needs, says council leader — as Plaid’s budget faces knife-edge vote tonight
Swansea council leader Rob Stewart says the city's schools should be getting at least £11m this year for pupils with…
HEALTH BOARD: First Minister ‘very, very aware’ of concern over Swansea Bay’s 800 job cuts — as MSs from three parties press him in the Senedd
Rhun ap Iorwerth urged the health board to ensure its workforce plans do not have a "detrimental impact" on patients…