Cefin Campbell MS described rural Wales as a picture of decline, with banks, schools, post offices and pubs all closing.
Author: Chris Haines - ICNN Senedd Reporter
Cross-party calls for Palestine to be officially recognised
Senedd members from Wales’ four main political parties set their differences aside to call on the Welsh and UK Governments to recognise the state of Palestine.
Welsh Government minister sacked over leak claims
Vaughan Gething has sacked Hannah Blythyn over allegations she leaked mobile phone messages to the press, claims which she denies.
Women with gynaecological cancers facing ‘gaslighting’
Women with gynaecological cancers are facing gaslighting from the Welsh Government as well as the medical profession, the Senedd heard.
Council tax shake-up plans pushed back to 2028
Rebecca Evans confirmed Welsh Government plans to redesign council tax, which were initially pencilled in for as early as April 2025, will be delayed
More than a quarter of childcare providers fear they won’t survive the year
More than a quarter of childcare providers say they will not survive the year due to funding rates failing to keep up with costs, a committee warned.
Ambulance crews seeing less patients on an average shift, Senedd told
Colin Dennis, chair of the trust’s board, said ambulance crews report they would regularly see five to eight patients in a shift five years ago but today it is one or, occasionally, two.
Families at breaking point over new ALN system, Senedd hears
Far too many children and young people are unable to access support under Wales’ new additional learning needs system, leaving families at breaking point, the Senedd heard.
Fears raised in Senedd over coal tip reclamation projects
Proposals to reclaim disused tips risk opening the floodgates to coal extraction under the guise of remediation, the Senedd heard.
Senedd to get more members after expansion plan approved
Landmark legislation to increase the size of the Senedd and change its voting system cleared the final hurdle in the Welsh Parliament.