WELSH LABOUR: Ken Skates confirmed as leader — the morning after his nine MSs sank Plaid’s budget
The Senedd Labour group — including Gŵyr Abertawe's Mike Hedges — unanimously nominated Ken Skates as permanent Welsh Labour leader,…
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…
SWANSEA: MP calls cross-party community meeting to tackle ‘division’ in politics
Swansea West MP Torsten Bell has invited residents, trade unions, charities and politicians from other parties to a 'Bringing Swansea…
LABOUR EXIT: ‘They could have given me a hearing’ — Geraint Davies disputes Labour’s account of his blocked candidacy
The former Swansea West MP says the party refused a 'paper-only' hearing in the two weeks before 2024 nominations closed…
SUMMER SAVINGS: Cheaper days out and kids’ meals at the click of a button — with Dan-yr-Ogof among the attractions signed up
A new postcode-search website shows families where the Chancellor's summer VAT cut is being passed on — covering children's meals,…
VAPING CRACKDOWN: Plain white packs, no sweet-shop flavours and hidden displays — what the new rules mean for a county already at war with illegal vapes
A UK-wide consultation launched on Friday would strip vapes of the bright colours, flavour names and shop displays blamed for…
TREBANOS: Rugby club stalwart wins by-election for Plaid — as Reform takes second and Labour slumps to fourth
Jamie Watkins held the Swansea Valley ward with more than half the vote in Thursday's Neath Port Talbot Council by-election…
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…