A Labour Senedd Member criticised the Welsh Government’s response to an inquiry on the impact of cuts to culture and sport over the past decade.
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‘A pointless talking shop’: Conservatives quit Senedd Covid committee
The Conservatives quit a Senedd committee charged with addressing gaps in the UK Covid-19 inquiry after Labour blocked calls for witnesses to swear an oath.
Call for long-term cancer strategy as 9,000 wait too long for treatment
Cancer charities joined forces to call for a longer-term national strategy to improve services after 9,000 people waited too long for treatment last year.
Councillors reject call to back ‘Zane’s Law’ on contaminated land
A Caerphilly Council committee has dismissed a call to back ‘Zane’s Law’, a campaign aimed at tightening rules around contaminated land.
Two men arrested after drugs, cash, and mobile phones seized in raids
Gwent Police officers raided a property on Commercial Street, Risca, on Tuesday morning, along with a property in the Ringland area of Newport.
Security guards hired for new health centre after vandals strike
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board said a “number of incidents” had been reported at the 19 Hills Health and Wellbeing Centre, in Newport, in the past three months.
Welsh ministers ’embarrassed’ over Crown Estate devolution
Plaid Cymru’s Luke Fletcher said 75% of the public supports devolving powers over the Crown Estate, which owns much of the seabed around Wales and 50,000 acres of land.
Federation of Small Businesses appoints new chair in Wales
John Hurst, who is the director of Cardiff-based B2B IT Services, takes over from Ben Francis, who is stepping down from the role this month after seven years.
‘Slow progress’ on fire service reform criticised
Conservative Altaf Hussain raised concerns about the pace of change since Fenella Morris’ independent review of the culture of South Wales Fire and Rescue Service.
School transport ‘no longer fit for purpose’
Senedd Members called for a long-awaited overhaul of “inadequate” school transport, warning too many pupils facing barriers to accessing education.