Newport City Council estimates it will have to save £4.3 million if it is to balance its budget for the next financial year, beginning in April.
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Police commissioner confirms intention to step down from council role
Police and crime commissioner Jane Mudd, who was elected in May, still retains her councillor role in Newport.
Gatland to stay on as Wales head coach for Six Nations
Head coach Warren Gatland will remain in charge of the Wales team for the 2025 Six Nations campaign, with the WRU’s top boss admitting his job is “on the line”.
Revised plans shaking up the Welsh political map released
Revised plans to create 16 “super constituencies” for the 2026 Senedd election – which will see the number of MSs increase from 60 to 96 – have been unveiled.
New Gwent Police chief constable appointed
Mark Hobrough, who has served as Gwent Police’s interim chief constable since August, has been given the role on a permanent basis.
Nearly 120 knitted blankets donated to those in need this Christmas thanks to volunteer efforts
Throughout 2024, volunteer knitters spent a combined 3,000 hours of their own free time knitting crocheted squares, which were then sewn together to make the blankets.
Gwent PCC thanks emergency services and community after Storm Bert support
In her blog for Caerphilly Observer, Gwent’s police and crime commissioner, Jane Mudd, praises the response to Storm Bert a fortnight ago.
Five steps agriculture in Wales should take to help reach net zero
Judith Thornton, of Aberystwyth University, looks into ways Wales can reach net zero by 2035.
Council leader: ‘If we do not act now, we will lose everything’
In this blog for Caerphilly Observer, council leader Sean Morgan discusses the “series of impossible choices” currently facing the local authority.
Health staff and patients quizzed as part of ‘Silly Rules Campaign’
Patients and health workers are being asked to call out “silly rules” they believe could be scrapped to improve care in Wales.