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Welsh Labour pledges £2 bus fare cap in Senedd election manifesto

Friday, January 9, 2026Friday, January 9, 2026

Welsh Labour has promised to introduce a £2 cap on all single bus fares if it leads the next Welsh Government, transport secretary Ken Skates has announced.

Sports complex showers out of action for six months

Friday, January 9, 2026Friday, January 9, 2026

Some showers at the Newport International Sports Village have been out of order for around six months.

Support for conversion of former club into family home

Friday, January 9, 2026Friday, January 9, 2026

Proposals to turn a former club in Deri into a new family home have won the support of council planning officers.

Food wholesaler smashes sales records with 20% increase

Friday, January 9, 2026Saturday, January 10, 2026

Sales at an Aberbargoed-based food wholesaler have hit record levels after the fast-growing family firm reported a near 20% rise to £30 million in just six months.

Green light for new pool, darts and coffee shop proposal on town’s high street

Friday, January 9, 2026Friday, January 9, 2026

Plans to open a new sports equipment shop and cafe in central Blackwood have been given the green light.

Police relationship with schools ‘better’ since liaison officer funding axed

Friday, January 9, 2026Friday, January 9, 2026

Police now have a “better” relationship with schools since funding for dedicated liaison officers was axed, a chief inspector has said. 

Gwen yr Arth Wen theatre production coming to Caerphilly County Borough

Friday, January 9, 2026

A theatre production combining puppetry and music to tell the story of an anxious polar bear will be touring south Wales in the coming months.

Club could be turned into new home with gym and games room

Friday, January 9, 2026Friday, January 9, 2026

A club in Oakdale could be converted into a home, plans submitted to Caerphilly County Borough Council show.

Landowner claims ‘no threat’ after timber storage plans rejected

Friday, January 9, 2026Friday, January 9, 2026

A landowner, whose plan to store timber at a former quarry was refused, has said there is “no threat” to a nearby nature reserve. 

Plans approved for 400-home “new neighbourhood” at former Hoover site

Friday, January 9, 2026

“Game-changing” plans for a “new neighbourhood” including more than 400 homes on the former Hoover site in Merthyr Tydfil has been approved.

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