Wales’ economy minister has launched his bid to become the next Welsh Labour leader – and succeed Mark Drakeford as Wales’ First Minister.
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Senedd debate calls for greater regulation for debt collectors
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
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
A bill proposed by Conservative MS James Evans aimed at improving mental health services in Wales has passed its first hurdle.
Plans for new £17m campus and to shut down infants’ school move closer
Senior councillors in Caerphilly have agreed to pursue the closure of an infants’ school and the relocation of two other schools in the county borough.
Council house tenants face a 6.7% rent increase from April
Council house tenants in Caerphilly County Borough will pay nearly £7 more in rent each week from April 2024.
Council to keep grass cutting “to a minimum” in 2024
A new report shows Caerphilly County Borough Council has identified 61 areas allowed “to flourish” across the borough in 2024.
Caerphilly-based insurance firm is now owned by its employees
Thomas Carroll Group, based on Crescent Road, has handed over the reins to its 181 employees as part of an Employee Ownership Trust.
Wales’ chief legal officer grilled over Senedd reform plans
A closed-list system would be used for future Senedd elections under current proposals, meaning the electorate would vote for parties rather than people.
Work to build Caerphilly’s new leisure centre set to begin next summer
Work on building a new leisure centre in Caerphilly should begin in summer 2024, according to the person managing the £33.6 million project.