Wales will be introducing a Deposit Return Scheme by 2025, Climate Change Minister Julie James has confirmed.
Porthcawl’s iconic Grand Pavilion building has been awarded £18m of funding from the UK Government’s Levelling Up programme.
Neath Port Talbot Council has been successful in attracting £17.7m in UK Government Levelling Up Fund money to establish the Vale of Neath as what it...
A major new project that will preserve Swansea’s industrial heritage, breathe more life into the River Tawe corridor and create jobs and investment has been given...
Swansea is set to receive £20m to restore and regenerate three industry heritage sites in the Lower Swansea Valley.
The Welsh Government will increase student maintenance support by 9.4% for the 2023/24 academic year, subject to regulations being made.
The Deputy Minister for Social Partnership, Hannah Blythyn, has announced a group of experts will work together to advise Welsh Government on actions to ban conversion...
Education Minister Jeremy Miles has said the funding will help address cost of living crisis facing learners and students of all ages.
Tennis Wales has announced £74,820 funding from Welsh Government to create a new, national tennis programme which will support more young people from ethnically diverse communities...
The number of additional dental appointments provided this year has reached 109,000, according to the latest Welsh Government data.
NoFit State Circus is heading to Swansea in April 2023 after receiving funding from the Welsh Government.
This year’s New Year Honours recipients from Wales have been congratulated.
The UK will need more than 10 million tonnes of steel over the coming years to become more energy self-sufficient, according to new figures published today....
Community facilities across Wales are set to benefit from ‘crucial’ additional Welsh Government funding enabling them to complete refurbishment works. The projects had struggled to stay...
Dr Richard Irvine has been announced as Wales’ new Chief Veterinary Officer. Dr Irvine is currently the UK Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer and policy Deputy Director...
Port Talbot will be at the centre of the UK’s push to slash carbon emissions from aviation, with the Government awarding Lanzatech Ltd almost £25 million...
The Minister for Health and Social Services, Eluned Morgan, has urged people to take extra care and only call 999 for life-threatening or serious emergencies during...
The Welsh Conservatives are calling on the Labour Government in Wales to review its tree planting policies to take into account new findings on carbon capture....
Llanelli MS, Lee Waters, who has ministerial responsibility for transport, became embroiled in a twitter spat with Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies after Mr Waters...
Goods export values by Welsh businesses have recovered beyond pre-pandemic levels and totalled £19.4 billion for the year ending September 2022 , an increase of more...
Ten artworks from Glynn Vivian Art Gallery's permanent collection have been selected to go on display in 10 Downing Street, as part of the ‘Number 10...
Local authorities in Wales are placing dozens of looked-after children in “unregulated” care settings across the country, despite the practice being illegal. Figures uncovered by the...
Simple advice, with no or very low-cost actions that households can take to reduce their energy use and bills this winter, is now available to the...
The Welsh Government say they expect NHS Wales services will be significantly impacted by industrial action, as the first of planned strikes by staff begins today....
Councils across Wales will receive an increase in their funding next year. The Welsh Government has today published its provisional local government settlement for 2023 to...
First Minister Mark Drakeford has announced Harry Gourlay is the winner of his annual Christmas card competition. Eleven-year-old Harry is a pupil at St Mary’s Catholic...
Sioned Williams, Member of the Senedd for South Wales West has called for the plans to replace Alltwen, Godre-graig and Llangiwg Primary schools with a new...
First Minister Mark Drakeford has announced Derek Walker will be Wales’ next Future Generations Commissioner. Derek Walker will take up the position after the current Commissioner...
Welsh and UK governments are being urged to take steps to protect vital council services in the wake of the cost of living crisis, soaring inflation...
New compulsory biosecurity and housing measures for bird keepers to protect their birds against avian influenza come into force tomorrow (Friday 2 December). The Welsh Government...
Shocking figures have unveiled the local areas in Wales with the longest ambulance delays, revealing a stark “postcode lottery” for response times to life-threatening calls. Figures...
More than 500 people from Ukraine have moved into longer-term accommodation after being supported through the Welsh Government’s super sponsor scheme. Minister for Social Justice Jane...
A new analysis of Environment Agency data by the Welsh Liberal Democrats have revealed that Welsh Water has dumped sewage onto our Blue Flag beaches 579...
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson for Wales and former Welsh Assembly Member for North Wales, Baroness Christine Humphreys has introduced a new Bill which would give Wales the...
As the cost-of-living crisis continues to affect families, schools across Wales are playing a vital role in supporting their local communities says Welsh Government Minister for...
Households across Wales can collect their tree, free of charge, from tomorrow as part of an ambitious Welsh Government giveaway to tackle the climate and nature...
Llanelli-born MP for Swindon South, Robert Buckland has become the first man to be knighted by King Charles III since he became the country’s monarch. Sir...
More than 1,100 unemployed people facing hidden barriers to entering the labour market have been helped to start their own business thanks to a Welsh Government...
Jonathan Edwards MP for Carmarthenshire East & Dinefwr has visited Openreach engineers to witness first-hand the innovative engineering techniques being used to deliver Ultrafast Full Fibre broadband across his...
Construction work is underway on a new £12m sustainable employment premises at the Cross Hands East Strategic Employment Site in Carmarthenshire. Welsh Government Economy Minister, Vaughan...
Students from Gower College Swansea recently had the opportunity to meet The Lord Aberdare – Alastair John Lyndhurst Bruce – when he visited the Gorseinon Campus...
Former Wales Office Junior Minister Mr Davies has been appointed Secretary of State for Wales by new Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak as part of a major...
Parents are being asked if school logos on uniforms are necessary as part of a new consultation by the Welsh Government. The consultation is looking for...
The Welsh Government has announced school staff and other education professionals are to get diversity and anti-racist professional learning (DARPL) as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic...
Christina Rees MP, who represents Neath in Parliament has been stripped of the Labour Party whip following a complaint about her to the party. The MP...
More than 15,600 Welsh farms will receive a share of over £161m when Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) 2022 advance payments are made tomorrow (Friday 14 October),...
The Welsh Government has set out proposals to improve voter participation, including trials for automatic voter registration in Senedd and local government elections. The Counsel General,...
Major housing developers in Wales have signed up to a Welsh Government pact to address fire safety concerns on tall buildings in the wake of the...
First Minister Mark Drakeford faced a different kind of grilling this week as he took questions from school pupils in an online Q&A session. The Leader...
Hywel Dda health board, which provides services in Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion has had its intervention status escalated for failure to produce “balanced and approvable” plans...
A Freedom of Information request has found that Bridgend Council spent £1,147,354 on agency social workers in the year Logan Mwangi was killed. Logan was murdered...
First Minister, Mark Drakeford was pressed on the Welsh Labour’s record on home insulation programmes at First Minister’s Questions in the Senedd today, with the Welsh...
Welsh Conservative Member of the Welsh Parliament, Janet Finch-Saunders has spoken out about her concern that the Welsh Government do not know the number of primary schools...
People buying homes in Wales for less than £225,000 will pay no tax, under new measures announced by the Finance Minister. The threshold for paying Land...
Minister says: “We’re immensely thankful to all those across Wales who are acting as hosts to Ukrainians, but it’s vital that more households come forward.” Welsh...
Preseli Pembrokeshire member of Senedd, Paul Davies has announced that he is being treated for prostate cancer. Former leader of the Welsh Conservatives, Mr Davies made...
A freeport bid consortium consisting of Associated British Ports, Neath Port Talbot Council, Pembrokeshire County Council and the Port of Milford Haven has been launched to...
The Welsh Government has announced that free school meals will continue to be provided to children from lower income families in Wales during the school holidays,...
The Welsh Government has launched a public consultation on proposals to give local authorities the powers to introduce a tax on those visiting the area. The...
A key step in reducing the flow of plastic waste damaging wildlife and the environment in Wales will be made today as a Bill banning single-use...
Welsh Labour First Minister Mark Drakeford and Plaid Cymru’s Siân Gwenllian visited Ysgol Bro Preseli in Crymych as part of a launch of a national scheme...
New Prime Minister, Liz Truss has made sweeping changes to her cabinet in her first day in the role. Many of Rishi Sunak’s supporters lost out...
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has beaten former Chancellor Rishi Sunak in the race to succeed Boris Johnson as Prime Minister. She becomes only the UK’s third...
The Welsh and UK Governments have jointly opened applications for Wales’ first freeport, which they say should be up and running by summer 2023. In May...
The Welsh Conservatives have warned the average family could face a £75 charge from the industry opposed tourism tax, currently being consulted upon. Industry group, the...
The National Residential Landlord Association (NRLA) has criticised the closure of a Welsh Government backed helpline run for the benefit of Welsh landlords. Rent Smart Wales...
A consultation by the Welsh Government that could lead to under 16s being banned from buying tea and coffee is coming to a close – with...
The Farmers’ Union of Wales has given a cautious welcome to a Welsh Government decision to scale back plans to plant prime agricultural land in the...
The Welsh Government and Carmarthenshire County Council say they’re supporting the construction of new high-quality office space in Cross Hands, aimed at helping create new jobs...
The Welsh Government’s Minister for Climate Change, Julie James has announced the re-appointment of Dr Dafydd Trystan-Davies as Chair of the Welsh Government’s Active Travel Board....
Netflix’s Sex Education is filming the fourth season of the hit comedy-drama in Wales after financial backing from the Welsh Government Sex Education, starring Asa Butterfield,...
Marking the 100 day countdown to Wales’ first World Cup game in 64 years, the Welsh Government has launched a £1.5m fund to promote and celebrate...
High electricity using businesses like steel and paper mills could see further relief under new proposals to help subsidise their electricity costs. The UK Government is consulting on...
The Welsh Government’s £108m Cultural Recovery Fund was fundamental to the survival of many cultural organisations in Wales during the Covid pandemic which helped safeguarded 2,700...
The Welsh Government has announced a new £1.85m scheme to help five local authorities to tackle chewing gum staining. Swansea Council, along with other authorities in...
Following the news that residents in Pembrokeshire and parts of Carmarthenshire face a hosepipe ban this summer, the Welsh Liberal Democrats have criticised Welsh Water for...
Andrew RT Davies MS, Leader of the Welsh Conservatives in the Senedd, is calling for a ‘proper blue plaque system for Wales’ whilst attending the Eisteddfod...
The Welsh Liberal Democrats have called on the Welsh Government to take a leaf out of Spain’s book on public transport. The party is calling for...
Liberal Democrat Senedd member and former child protection social worker Jane Dodds MS has said a report by Care Inspectorate Wales on children’s services in Bridgend County...
The negative consequences of Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) for alcohol have emerged again this week after experts warned it was driving people to cheap street drugs,...
The Welsh Liberal Democrats have raised concerns over an “alarming rise” in the number of households at risk of homelessness in Wales over the last year,...
Council leaders in Carmarthenshire have welcomed the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Wales David TC Davies MP to the site of Llanelli’s landmark Pentre Awel...
Concern over the welfare of children has emerged after figures obtained by the Welsh Conservatives have found the number of agency social workers employed by councils,...
Social work students will be eligible for greater financial support from September as part of an extra £3.5 million package of support, the Deputy Minister for...
