Work is set to begin to repair a damaged footbridge in Newbridge, with the council announcing overnight road closures this weekend.
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Senedd rejects calls to declare health emergency
The Senedd narrowly rejected calls to declare a health emergency as the Conservatives warned NHS Wales is in the worst state it has ever been.
New regeneration plans will be ‘transformative’ for towns’ high streets
New regeneration plans for Bargoed and Blackwood have been broadly welcomed by councillors.
‘Some way to go’ to tackle council’s multimillion-pound budget gap
Around £15 million in required savings must still be found under the local authority’s ongoing ‘transformation’ programme, despite successive years of cost-cutting.
First Minister ‘failed to declare interest’ as trade union member
Eluned Morgan was found to have breached a rule by failing to declare her membership of Unite the Union during a 2024 statement on the Tata steelworks in Port Talbot.
Food processing industry ‘in managed decline’
The food processing industry in Wales is incredibly depressed about the future, with a fall in livestock numbers placing a question mark over its prospects, witnesses warned.
Council leader survives no-confidence vote over library closures
The leader of Caerphilly County Borough Council has survived a no-confidence vote, after opposition figures criticised his handling of plans to close ten libraries.
Lauren Price to officially open Pride Caerffili this weekend
Boxing superstar Lauren Price MBE will officially open this year’s Pride Caerffili, which returns for a third year this weekend.
Senedd set to sign off on £1.30-a-night tourism tax
The Senedd debated dozens of final changes to plans for a £1.30-a-night tourism levy, with the tax set to get the go-ahead in a key vote next week.
Welsh Government plans ‘business-as-usual’ budget
Mark Drakeford confirmed the Welsh Government will publish a “business-as-usual” budget in the autumn as the next Senedd election nears.