Senedd members voted to scrap plans for gender quotas in Welsh Parliament elections despite concerns about “false hope” and taxpayers’ money being wasted.
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Mothballing Llancaiach Fawr ‘tantamount to cultural vandalism’
Supporters of the venue launched an impassioned resistance at a meeting on Tuesday September 24 against the council’s cost-cutting proposals.
Critics rail against ‘shameful’ plan to axe meals on wheels service
The council argues it has to make difficult decisions to save an estimated £45 million over the next two years, but critics say this proposal is a cut in the wrong place.
Council staff protest against proposed cuts to Llancaiach Fawr and ‘lifeline’ meals on wheels
Union members at Caerphilly County Borough Council have launched a protest against their employer’s planned cuts to services – which they say are avoidable.
Opposition calls for details of cross-border NHS plan
Opposition members called for details of a cross-border plan to reduce NHS waiting times in Wales, suggesting it amounts to little more than a “public relations gimmick” otherwise.
Christian charity still searching for permanent home as potential deal collapses
The Parish Trust has to leave St Thomas’ Church by December 22, having been served an eviction notice by the Church in Wales last year
Five new co-working spaces set up to give venues new lease of life
Caerphilly-based TownSq, which runs numerous co-working spaces across Wales and England, is behind the project, which aims to help places offer flexible working.
New questions over future of Blackwood Miners’ Institute
Further answers are wanted over the future of Blackwood Miners’ Institute, after a decision on its mothballing was postponed at the eleventh hour.
More than 3,500 attend Risca’s first-ever Food FEASTival
Risca Food FEASTival was held for the first time earlier this month, with an array of tasty treats, cookery demonstrations, funfair rides and more.
“I’d be lost without it”: Trethomas Bluebirds chairman reflects on time at club so far
One of the most successful and exciting football clubs in south Wales over the past four years is run by a man, who by his own admission, does not know much about football.