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WALES’ finance secretary Mark Drakeford confirmed plans for a land value tax remain on the table as a potential long-term replacement for council tax and business rates....
PROMISES of job creation at two freeports have been stealthily downgraded by thousands of jobs, with Wales falling far behind the curve, a Senedd member warned....
SENEDD Members debated calls for a temporary ban on “monstrous” solar developments, warning the countryside, food security and Welsh farmers could all be compromised. Janet Finch-Saunders...
THE RAPID and largely unregulated proliferation of battery storage developments is becoming an urgent safety issue in many parts of Wales, a Senedd Member warned. Plaid...
WALES is only training around a third of the necessary secondary school teachers, with nowhere near enough recruits and no improvement in sight, an education chief...
SENEDD Members warned Wales is playing catch-up after the Welsh Government took more than seven years to bring forward a bill to plug gaps in environmental...
CAMPAIGNERS warned it will be “impossible” to hold the Welsh Government to account on progress against its disabled people’s rights plan due to a lack of...
PATIENTS who miss two appointments without good cause will be removed from waiting lists for NHS treatment, Wales’ health secretary announced. Jeremy Miles warned more than...
TAXPAYERS will foot the bill for a £5.25m settlement after a legal claim over the awarding of a demolition contract for Aberthaw power station, a committee...
WITNESSES called for a fully independent process to deal with bullying, harassment or sexual misconduct by Senedd Members amid concerns about politics trumping fairness. Jane Runeckles,...
NO WELSH university is at immediate risk of collapsing under the weight of multi-million-pound deficits, according to the head of a public body set up to...
MARK DRAKEFORD unveiled plans to cut business rates for around 13,000 smaller “bricks and mortar” shops while raising the amount payable for higher value properties. The...
THE FIRST ship carrying major components for Dragon LNG’s new onshore wind turbines docked at Pembroke Port last week, marking...
Court hears from timid mother who was barely audible in the witness box who said she carried out no checks...
Ministers release unexpected statement 48 hours after widespread concern highlighted in Welsh media THE WELSH GOVERNMENT has announced a new...
DYFED-POWYS POLICE have closed an investigation into an alleged rape and false imprisonment in Pembroke after deciding to take no...
She tells jury Christopher Phillips repeatedly offered to babysit her seven-week-old son alone in weeks before life-changing injuries were discovered...
In dramatic day-long cross-examination, Christopher Phillips repeatedly denies sexual penetration, as prosecution alleges escalating anal attacks ended in catastrophic injury...
THE PORT OF MILFORD HAVEN’S new pilot vessel has reached a major milestone after being launched in the Netherlands, where...
Two blue plaques mark the birthplace of the man whose death led to creation of Terrence Higgins Trust THE LIFE...
Christopher Phillips explains “rattle” incident during questioning CHRISTOPHER PHILLIPS, the 28-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting and causing serious physical...
He drove motor boat at excessive speed into a teenage kayaker A PEMBROKESHIRE haven master has admitted endangering life after...