Newbridge and District Ladies Choir helped raise more than £1,200 for St David’s Hospice Care at their Christmas concert.
Category: News
Senedd Members set for inflation-busting 6% pay rise
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
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’
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
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’
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.
Newport Council sets out which roads could change back to 30mph
Newport City Council has proposed reverting 16 roads to a higher 30mph speed limit across the city.The proposed changes follow a public consultation which attracted more than 3,500 responses.City residents suggested 335…
Council tax rise of 6.7% proposed for Newport residents
Newport residents could face a 6.7% council tax increase in April, according to the city council’s draft budget proposals.
Welsh minister condemns Elon Musk’s ‘appalling smears’
A Welsh minister accused Elon Musk of spreading “utterly unacceptable” misinformation far and wide, fuelling an “appalling” torrent of abuse against a Labour colleague.
First Minister vows to deliver real change
First Minister Eluned Morgan promised to deliver real change for Wales in the year ahead, with the next Senedd election looming in less than 18 months.