Welsh Government

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…

NEW WDA: Swansea and Port Talbot ports boss to shape Wales’ development agency — as Tories warn there’s ‘no plan’

The chair of Associated British Ports — owner of Swansea and Port Talbot docks — will lead the panel designing…

LAUGHARNE: Wales’ oyster comeback starts on the Taf — as town lands share of £540,000 coastal fund

A purpose-built oyster "nursery" is to be created at Laugharne to breed native shellfish for reef restoration across Wales —…

INVESTMENT: UK foreign investment hits decade low — but Wales lands 75 projects and 1,600 jobs

New government figures show foreign investment into the UK falling to its lowest in more than ten years, even as…

HEATWAVE: ‘Check on older neighbours — it could save a life,’ Wales urged as red warning peaks

Age Cymru and the Welsh Government are asking people to look in on elderly relatives and neighbours this week, warning…

GOWER: Campsites could open without planning permission as new rules slip past council protections

A change in Welsh Government law means some recreational camping on Gower no longer needs a planning application — and…

FREE SCHOOL MEALS: £15m to extend support to more Swansea Bay secondary pupils from September

The Welsh Government has confirmed £15m to begin removing the income limit on free school meals for secondary pupils whose…

BUILDING SAFETY: New protections could spare Swansea cladding leaseholders from bills they never should have faced

Leaseholders in Swansea's waterfront towers — many trapped for years in flats they cannot sell — could finally be shielded…

FUNDED CHILDCARE: Swansea families set to benefit as Welsh Government pumps £55m into expansion

Hundreds more two-year-olds across Wales will get funded childcare under a new cash injection — with Swansea already among the…