Senedd
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…
CYMRU OR WALES? What a new Senedd petition could mean for Swansea, Neath and Carmarthen’s names — as Tory MS says it “must be resisted”
A Senedd petition calling for Cymru to become the nation's only official name — and for towns to use one…
RABBIT ROW: ‘They’re not moving toys’ — Swansea MS hits back after rabbit training course call branded ‘hare-brained’
Mike Hedges has been mocked across the UK for suggesting people should train before owning a rabbit — but the…
KILVEY HILL: Swansea MS takes Skyline opposition to the Senedd — but top law officer says public anger carries no legal weight
Gwyn Williams raised the campaign against the Skyline development with the Welsh Government's chief legal adviser, who told him public…
ANIMAL WELFARE: Swansea MS and 13,000-name petition push for horse tethering ban — as First Minister says he is open to new laws
First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth told the Senedd he would "always be open to considering" new animal welfare legislation, as…
SWANSEA: Francesca O’Brien handed housing and planning brief as Reform UK names its first ever Senedd shadow cabinet
The Gŵyr Abertawe MS and former Mumbles councillor will spend the next four years scrutinising Plaid Cymru’s government on planning,…
SENEDD: Swansea’s Mike Hedges handed Culture and Sport brief as Ken Skates names Welsh Labour’s new Senedd spokesperson team
Interim Welsh Labour leader Ken Skates has unveiled his Senedd spokesperson team — with Swansea MS Mike Hedges, who sparked…
SENEDD: South-west Wales politicians take key roles as Rhun ap Iorwerth names his first Plaid Cymru Cabinet
The new First Minister has named his Cabinet — and politicians from across south-west Wales have been handed some of…