Senedd Members signed off on Westminster’s GB energy bill despite concerns about duplication and the Welsh Parliament being bypassed in future.
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Welsh Government wins vote on £26bn draft budget
Conservatives Darren Millar and Russell George missed the vote after jetting off for a prayer meeting in Washington DC.
Quad bikes seen ‘tearing up the mountainside’ seized by police
Two quad bikes have been seized by police after reports of illegal off-roading on Gelligaer Common.
Objectors say new HMO would have ‘unacceptable’ impact on street
The four-bedroom house at 27 Morden Road could become a five-bed HMO (house in multiple occupation), under new plans.
Funding to tackle autism and ADHD assessment waiting times
Nearly £14 million will be spent on tackling waiting times for autism and ADHD assessments in Wales.
Row over ‘short-sighted’ treatment of staff at mothballed Llancaiach Fawr
The county borough’s Plaid group said the “overwhelming majority” of staff at the heritage site are “set for redundancy”.
Westminster power grab ‘an affront to devolution’
Senedd Members criticised a “power grab” from Westminster, describing plans for UK ministers to make laws in areas already devolved to Wales as an “affront”.
‘Food banks are a lifeline, but they must be a way out, not a way of life’
Rev Dean Aaron Roberts is the CEO of the Parish Trust Charity. In this article he explains why he believes food banks must be used as a way out of poverty.
Gwent Police chief: ‘XL Bully ban a huge burden’
Gwent Police chief constable Mark Hobrough has said the ban on the XL bully breed of dog has placed a ‘huge burden’ on policing.
Council proposing to axe library service where it spent £27,000 refurbishing building
Almost £27,000 was spent last year refurbishing Pengam Library – although the building will stay open as a Welsh language childcare space