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More time proposed for next stage of 95-home development plan
A developer is set to be granted another time extension for proposals to build 95 homes in Maesycwmmer.
Larger turbine blades approved for wind farm
The project has already been approved once by the Welsh Government, but the developer has since proposed increasing the blades’ size by eight metres.
Empty properties in Newport Council’s sights with 9,000 on city housing register
Councillors in Newport want to extend a hand of friendship to owners of empty homes in a new bid to tackle the city’s housing pressures.
Calls to end ‘national disgrace’ of veteran homelessness
James Evans warned it was unacceptable to have veterans sleeping on the streets, arguing that guaranteeing them a home should be a matter of “principle, not paperwork”.
Older patients ‘prematurely’ moved to care homes to free up hospital beds
Older patients are being “prematurely written off” and discharged into care homes simply to free up hospital beds, a Senedd committee has warned.
‘Windows smashed’ at property in middle of HMO row
Windows have been smashed and graffiti daubed on a Blackwood property which a developer plans to turn into a HMO.
Children fear heavy rain as flood report warns Wales is falling behind
Children in Wales are now afraid to go to bed when it rains heavily due to the “hidden scars” left by repeated flooding, the Senedd has heard.
Aston Martin job cuts spark row over £18.8m ‘wasted’ public money
Rebecca Evans, Wales’ economy secretary, confirmed the Welsh Government will “consider whether any repayment is appropriate” following the “deeply worrying” news.
Murder investigation launched after girl, 17, dies
An 18-year-old man from Newbridge was arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder after a 56-year-old woman suffered “serious injuries”.