Rhun ap Iorwerth has named his first Welsh Government cabinet since becoming First Minister – the first-ever Plaid Cymru-led cabinet.
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‘If he’s got a job to do, he’s out’: the litter picker keeping his town tidy
For nearly a decade, Jamie Davies has been tidying the streets in his home town of Ystrad Mynach – and he’s urging others to get involved.
Plaid Cymru’s first-ever Welsh Government cabinet appointed
Rhun ap Iorwerth will lead a minority government after securing 43 out of 96 seats available at last week’s Senedd election.
Council sells off major solar farm project for undisclosed sum
The Cwm Ifor Solar Farm site, above Penyrheol, could generate enough energy to power 6,000 homes when it goes online.
New ‘premium’ flats plan could revive listed pub vacant for 20 years
The Pioneer Hotel has attracted antisocial behaviour since it closed, including vandalism and an illegal cannabis-growing operation busted by police in 2020.
Abandoned trolley crackdown leaves ‘gap in responsibility’ for city’s streams, councillor warns
A crackdown on abandoned shopping trolleys in Newport should be strengthened to ensure the city’s watercourses do not become blocked and a flood risk, a councillor has warned.
Rhun ap Iorwerth appointed First Minister of Wales
The Senedd met on Tuesday May 12 – the first time since last week’s election – to appoint the new First Minister, as well as a new presiding officer, or Llywydd.
Advisers to inspect more household bins in drive to push up poor recycling rates
Recycling advisers will be checking bins across Caerphilly County Borough in the coming weeks, as part of the council’s work to improve local recycling rates and avoid multimillion-pound fines.
Closure of Caerphilly restaurant leaves local support group in limbo
Whitbread, which owns Brewer’s Fayre, confirmed the Crossways site will close as part of plans to make £250m in savings.
Girl, 16, passed out after using nitrous oxide in city pub likened to ‘O.K. Corral’
A 16-year-old girl lost consciousness and required CPR after drinking and inhaling nitrous oxide at a Newport pub likened to the “O.K. Corral”.