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Wales will be introducing a Deposit Return Scheme by 2025, Climate Change Minister Julie James has confirmed. The new initiative will see us pay a small deposit when we buy a drink in a single use container, which we get back when we return the bottle or can. Wales is working with England and Northern […]

Throughout December 2022, British Transport Police and Transport for Wales ran a joint operation, called Operation Genesis, to keep those on the rail network safe during the busy festive period, which resulted in a drop of almost 18% in overall crime on the rail network. Operation Genesis involved extra police officers, in uniform and plain […]

The Welsh Government will increase student maintenance support by 9.4% for the 2023/24 academic year, subject to regulations being made. The average full-time Welsh student can claim £10,710 in maintenance grants and loans, which will rise to £11,720 thanks to this increase. This will apply to full-time and part-time higher education students from Wales, who […]

Cardiff Crossrail, a new engineering campus in Blaenau Gwent, and new cycle routes through Conwy Valley are just some of the transformational local projects across Wales awarded a share of £2.1 billion from the UK Government’s landmark Levelling Up Fund. Major UK Government investment will benefit people across Wales by spreading opportunity and breathing new […]

The Football Association of Wales have announced that it has reached an agreement with the Cymru Men’s and Women’s National Teams to achieve equal pay. The new agreement covers the period up to and including the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The Cymru National Men’s and Women’s teams have […]

Almost 400 more nurse training places will be created in Wales thanks to an 8% increase in the NHS Wales training budget, Health Minister Eluned Morgan today announced. The Welsh Government has approved Health Education and Improvement Wales’ (HEIW)’s ambitious Education and Training Plan 2023-24 for NHS Wales, backed by a record £281m investment package. […]

Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s Cabinet is set to receive a draft Budget Strategy that sets out the financial position for Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2023/24, following the provisional Local Government Settlement announced by Welsh Government in December. At their meeting on Monday, January 23, Cabinet Members will consider the draft Budget Strategy report that will outline recommendations […]

The Royal College of Nursing in Wales has announced further strike action in February following the Welsh Government’s refusal to offer a meaningful pay award for NHS staff. If progress is not made in negotiations by the end of January, RCN members in Wales will strike again for 12 hours on both Monday 6th and […]

Welsh Water are urging customers to ensure they are prepared for any further cold snaps this winter by making sure their homes are protected. Latest figures from insurance company Admiral suggest that many properties across Wales weren’t prepared for the ‘freeze-thaw’ weather conditions experienced across the country in December 2022. They are reporting that claims […]

Transport for Wales has taken another leap forward in delivering the South Wales Metro by installing more than 6,500 metres of overhead electrification wires over the Christmas period.  The South Wales Metro will significantly improve connectivity throughout the region and teams worked around the clock, throughout the holiday period, to ensure major works were completed. […]

Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council say that Improving resilience to flooding continues to be a priority, with more than £14M spent on infrastructure upgrades and £20M on storm repairs in recent years, since Storm Dennis in 2020. Climate change is resulting in more frequent storm events than ever before and for this year alone […]

Alex Davies-Jones, MP for Pontypridd and Taff Ely, has grilled the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, for being “too slow” to recognise the damage that online influencers promoting misogyny are doing to school children. Ms Davies-Jones urged the UK Government to properly equip teachers with the resources they need to properly educate students on radicalisation and […]