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Greyhound racing industry defends sport as Wales weighs ban

Monday, October 27, 2025Monday, October 27, 2025

The greyhound racing industry has hit back at plans to ban the sport in Wales, claiming data shows deaths have “more than halved” and injuries saw a “significant drop” last year.

Plaid Cymru’s Whittle sworn in as new Caerphilly Senedd Member

Friday, October 24, 2025Friday, October 24, 2025

Mr Whittle saw off the challenge from Reform UK’s Llŷr Powell on a night where Labour were condemned to a distant third place.

Council ward by-election on the cards after Plaid’s Senedd win

Friday, October 24, 2025Friday, October 24, 2025

The ballot boxes have been cleared away at Caerphilly Leisure Centre – but its result means another by-election is on the cards, due to recent rules preventing Senedd Members from also representing local authorities.

Education secretary tells Senedd to ‘move on’ from poor PISA results

Friday, October 24, 2025

Wales’ education secretary has dismissed the Conservatives’ focus on the nation’s poor 2022 PISA scores, telling the Senedd it was “time to move on” from the worst-ever results.

‘I will never fill his shoes’: Whittle pays tribute to predecessor Hefin David

Friday, October 24, 2025Friday, October 24, 2025

“I will never fill his shoes but I promise you I will walk the same path that he did, and I can pay no finer tribute to an excellent man.”

Plaid Cymru claims historic victory as ‘Mr Caerphilly’ elected to Senedd

Friday, October 24, 2025Friday, October 24, 2025

Plaid Cymru has secured a historic by-election win in Caerphilly, seeing off Reform UK to take the vacant Senedd seat.

Polls close in Caerphilly Senedd by-election

Thursday, October 23, 2025Friday, October 24, 2025

Throughout the day, people across the Caerphilly constituency have been voting to decide who will represent the community in the Welsh Parliament.

Caerphilly Senedd by-election: As it happened

Thursday, October 23, 2025Friday, October 24, 2025

Residents across the Caerphilly constituency have been casting their votes today in a hotly-contested Senedd by-election.The election follows the sudden passing of incumbent Labour MS Hefin David, who died in August, aged just 47.Our…

Mother who went viral after by-election debate speaks out on social media abuse

Thursday, October 23, 2025Thursday, October 23, 2025

The mother who challenged Reform UK’s by-election candidate Llyr Powell over his campaign’s anti-immigration rhetoric has spoken out against the barrage of abuse she has received on social media.

Annual Gwent Poppy Appeal launched in Blackwood

Thursday, October 23, 2025Thursday, October 23, 2025

The Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal for Gwent has today been launched in Blackwood.

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