At a packed Bedwas Workmen’s Hall the hopefuls fielded questions on voters’ pressing issues, from public services to immigration.
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Steelworkers face ‘catastrophic’ Christmas pay cuts
David Rees, who chairs the Senedd’s cross-party group on steel, warned the 65% pay packets would be disastrous for families still reeling from thousands of job losses.
PM quizzed in Commons over why he’s yet to visit Caerphilly ahead of by-election
Last month, Sir Keir Starmer said he was unsure if he would be visiting the area as part of Labour’s campaign to regain the seat.
Caerphilly Senedd by-election candidates in BBC Wales television debate
Six of the eight candidates vying to become Caerphilly’s next Senedd Member will be taking part in a live televised debate this evening.
City council to launch new abandoned trolley policy with £100 return fees for shops
Newport is preparing to launch a new abandoned shopping trolley policy which could land supermarkets with £100 fees for their return.
Cancer survivor criticises ‘slow progress’ on care reforms
Jessica Mason, 43, spoke out amid concerns that 15 of an inquiry’s 26 recommendations to improve gynaecological cancer care in Wales remain undelivered nearly two years on.
Welsh Government ‘asleep at wheel’ on ‘flawed’ ALN reforms
Natasha Asghar, the Tory shadow education secretary, warned pupils are being let down by the Welsh Government’s “fundamentally flawed” additional learning needs (ALN) shake-up.
Hatred towards minorities ‘frighteningly common’ in Wales
Hatred towards minority groups is becoming “frighteningly” commonplace and “acceptable to some” in Welsh society, a Plaid Cymru Senedd Member warned.
Drakeford warns of £7bn cuts if Welsh Government budget not passed
Mark Drakeford has thrown down the gauntlet to opposition parties, warning that failing to pass the Welsh budget would result in cuts of up to £7bn and thousands of job losses.
‘The men that were killed must never be forgotten’: Senghenydd remembers 112 years on
On October 14, 1913, an explosion tore through Universal Colliery, killing 439 miners and leading to the death of one rescuer. This was, and remains, the worst mining disaster in British history.