Senedd Election 2026

Calum Higgins standing on the platform at Ammanford railway station with a yellow and blue train behind him and station signage visible.
Amman Valley

Labour candidate backs Metro link to Ammanford and Llanelli as debate grows over West Wales transport

Plans to extend the Swansea Bay Metro into Carmarthenshire have been welcomed by Labour candidate Calum Higgins — but the…

Esso fuel station sign showing unleaded at 153.9p and diesel at 180.9p, with a 30mph sign nearby. Beside it, a portrait of Carl Peters‑Bond indoors in front of bookshelves.
Carl Peters-Bond

‘Scrap the VAT’: Senedd candidate says rural Carmarthenshire is being ‘hit first and hit hardest’ by fuel price surge

Rural Carmarthenshire families are being “squeezed from every direction” by soaring fuel prices — and the UK Government should scrap…

Carmarthenshire Green Party Candidate Rob James criticised the Swansea Bay Metro scheme
Carmarthenshire

METRO ROW: Carmarthenshire councillor blasts ‘Swansea-centric’ transport vision

A war of words has erupted over the Swansea Bay Metro after a Carmarthenshire councillor accused leaders of putting Swansea…

A headshot of Patrick Benham-Crosswell
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Swansea Reform UK candidate quits in furious ‘betrayal’ rant – ‘Party has sunk into the sewer!’

Just two days after Reform UK unveiled its candidate list for Swansea and Gower, a prominent figure has sensationally resigned,…

Eluned Morgan addressing the Labour Party conference from the lectern, outlining Welsh Labour’s vision for stability and delivery ahead of the Senedd election.
Adam Price MS

SENEDD SHAKE-UP: Winners and losers revealed as First Minister on course to lose seat

A major new poll suggests a dramatic political shake-up across west Wales — with big names set to lose out,…

A photograph taken from inside a stationary vehicle on a dual carriageway, showing a queue of cars, vans and a lorry backed up ahead. A yellow recovery vehicle is visible further up the road. Dense green trees line both sides of the carriageway under an overcast sky.
A48

CARMARTHENSHIRE: Row over plans to fix notorious A48 accident blackspot

PLANS to build a new roundabout on one of Wales' most dangerous roads have been criticised by a local candidate,…

A wide-angle exterior shot of the Senedd building in Cardiff Bay at twilight, showing its massive glass walls and the iconic, illuminated undulating wooden ceiling supported by slender columns.
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FANTASY FOOTBALL? Politics experts launch ‘game-changing’ Senedd election platform

Move over Fantasy Premier League – politics experts at Swansea University have launched a "game-changing" new platform that turns the…