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Category: News

Neighbour objections not enough to stop HMO approval

Wednesday, January 8, 2025Wednesday, January 8, 2025

The application, from Mathieson and Bell Ltd, is to convert 60 Ombersley Road from a six-bedroom house into a HMO for eight people.

Mental health crisis declared by firefighters union

Wednesday, January 8, 2025Wednesday, January 8, 2025

The Fire Brigades Union has declared a crisis as new data shows a rise in firefighters taking time off due to mental health issues.

Ffos Caerffili recognised at national awards

Wednesday, January 8, 2025Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Ffoes Caerffili has once again been recognised on the national stage, this time in the ‘best repurposing and placemaking project’ category.

Gerwyn Price to compete at Bahrain Darts Masters

Wednesday, January 8, 2025Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Markham’s Gerwyn Price will be in the Middle East this month to compete at the Bahrain Darts Masters.

Ladies’ choir helps raise more than £1,200 for hospice charity

Wednesday, January 8, 2025Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Newbridge and District Ladies Choir helped raise more than £1,200 for St David’s Hospice Care at their Christmas concert.

Senedd Members set for inflation-busting 6% pay rise

Wednesday, January 8, 2025Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Under the board’s proposals, politicians in Cardiff Bay will be paid a basic salary of £76,380 from April – an increase of 6% on 2024/25.

Library cuts, community centre handovers: How Newport City Council plans to save money

Wednesday, January 8, 2025Thursday, January 9, 2025

Newport City Council estimates it will have to save £4.3 million if it is to balance its budget for the next financial year, beginning in April.

Patients ‘treated like second-class citizens’

Wednesday, January 8, 2025Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Patients in Powys feel like second-class citizens due to longer waiting times and cuts by the cash-strapped health board will only worsen the problem, Senedd members warned.

North Wales ‘left in limbo’ by port closure

Wednesday, January 8, 2025

One of Britain’s busiest ports will not fully reopen until at least March after being damaged during storm Darragh, leaving north Wales in “limbo”, the Senedd heard.

Cash-strapped Welsh councils ‘facing £559m shortfall’

Wednesday, January 8, 2025Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Councils in Wales face budget pressures of £559m next year, equivalent to a 26% council tax rise or the loss of nearly 14,000 jobs, a committee heard.

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