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Tag: Nelson

Llancaiach Fawr takeover ‘very much on track’ amid calls for council to ‘come clean’

Tuesday, November 18, 2025Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Plans to “breathe new life” into Llancaiach Fawr are “very much on track”, the council’s leader has insisted, amid Plaid calls for the council to ‘be honest and come clean’ over delays.

MS calls on Welsh Government to back calls to reopen railway line through Nelson

Friday, November 14, 2025Friday, November 14, 2025

The Welsh Government should support calls for the reopening of Nelson’s railway line to passengers, Plaid Cymru’s deputy leader has said.

Larger turbine blades approved for wind farm

Friday, November 14, 2025Friday, November 14, 2025

The project has already been approved once by the Welsh Government, but the developer has since proposed increasing the blades’ size by eight metres.

Ex-council leader joined Greens as ‘only true socialist party’

Tuesday, November 11, 2025Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Cllr Sean Morgan said the Greens are the only people “brave enough” to confront right-wing rhetoric and “challenge the idea that immigration is to blame for all the country’s woes”.

Calls for government to look into reopening railway line through Nelson

Thursday, November 6, 2025

The UK Government should look into reopening the railway line through Nelson to passengers, according to Plaid Cymru Senedd Members.

Larger turbine blades for wind farm a “minor change,” says developer

Tuesday, October 14, 2025Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Plans to increase the blade size of turbines for an approved wind farm near Senghenydd are a “minor change,” according to the developer behind the project.

Larger turbine blades proposed for wind farm

Monday, October 13, 2025Monday, October 13, 2025

Turbine blade sizes could be increased at a proposed wind farm potentially capable of powering 81,000 homes.

Labour’s Caerphilly by-election candidate to face voters at community events

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Welsh Labour’s Senedd by-election candidate for Caerphilly, Richard Tunnicliffe, will host a series of “community listening events” across the constituency, beginning this weekend.

Primary school pupils and Olympian open new supermarket

Friday, September 19, 2025Friday, September 19, 2025

Primary school pupils were joined by former Team GB Olympian and rugby sevens star Sam Cross to open Nelson’s new Aldi supermarket.

500 jobs to go as Welsh Water announces major restructuring

Thursday, September 11, 2025Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Up to 500 jobs are set to be lost at Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water as part of a major restructuring programme announced today.

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