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Libanus Lifestyle: Community hub going from strength-to-strength

Friday, December 15, 2023Friday, December 15, 2023

Work converting the former chapel into the strong community asset it is today began in 2015, with the building modernised and its churchyard converted into a vibrant garden.

“We are in a crisis”: Homelessness charity shares struggles of rough sleepers in winter

Friday, December 15, 2023Friday, December 15, 2023

Hayley Thomas, founder of homelessness charity HCT, wants the council to make it easier for people in need to ask for help.

Van firm strikes multi-million pound deal to buy its base from landlords

Thursday, December 14, 2023Thursday, December 14, 2023

A van firm that once operated out of its director’s spare room has now bought its own property in a £2.2 million deal.

Council could force sales of listed buildings if owners fail to protect them

Thursday, December 14, 2023Thursday, December 14, 2023

Senior councillors have backed a new proposal aimed at preserving the county borough’s most at-risk listed buildings.

Owners of long-term empty homes could have council tax bills quadrupled

Thursday, December 14, 2023Thursday, December 14, 2023

There are 1,008 so-called long-term empty homes across the county borough, including 131 that have stood empty for a decade or longer.

Dealer who played “leading role” in cannabis and ketamine supply jailed

Thursday, December 14, 2023Thursday, December 14, 2023

Connor Sainsbury, 21, or Brynhyfryd, Pontlottyn, has been jailed for three years and eight months.

Vaughan Gething launches Welsh Labour leadership bid

Thursday, December 14, 2023Thursday, December 14, 2023

Wales’ economy minister has launched his bid to become the next Welsh Labour leader – and succeed Mark Drakeford as Wales’ First Minister.

Senedd debate calls for greater regulation for debt collectors

Thursday, December 14, 2023Thursday, December 14, 2023

Labour’s Jack Sargeant said a third of people contacted by bailiffs during the cost-of-living crisis have experienced behaviours that broke the rules.

Calls for farming support funding to be protected voted down

Thursday, December 14, 2023Thursday, December 14, 2023

Samuel Kurtz led a Conservative debate which called on the Welsh Government to maintain the basic payment scheme (BPS) budget in 2024.

Proposed law to improve mental health services receives cross-party support

Thursday, December 14, 2023Thursday, December 14, 2023

A bill proposed by Conservative MS James Evans aimed at improving mental health services in Wales has passed its first hurdle.

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