The Welsh arts sector remains “in danger” while struggling to stay afloat with 40% less funding in real terms than 15 years ago, an arts chief has warned.
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Wales ‘lacks powers’ for child poverty payment, ministers claim
The Welsh Government has rejected calls to copy Scotland’s direct payment to address child poverty, arguing Wales does not have the required powers over the welfare system.
Tories propose tax cuts as Labour derides ‘unfunded’ £669m cost
The Conservatives have called for tax cuts to boost the Welsh economy but Labour ministers warned the “unfunded” plan would blow a £669m hole in the budget.
‘These workers earned this money. They deserve to have it repaid with urgency’
South Wales East MS Delyth Jewell calls on the UK Government to repay billions owed to former mineworkers in her latest blog for Caerphilly Observer.
‘It’s bloody inhumane’: Damning account of corridor care at the Grange
A cancer patient was forced to spend a “bloody inhumane” night in a chair at the Grange hospital, only getting a bed after collapsing on the floor, the Senedd has heard.
Farming crisis deepens as four bluetongue cases confirmed
The Welsh Government has defended its “control and contain” strategy for bluetongue, with four confirmed cases highlighting the financial turmoil already hitting livestock markets.
Failure to pass commission budget would make the running of the Senedd “almost impossible”
Elin Jones, the presiding officer or Llywydd, said not passing the commission’s 2026/27 budget would make the running of the Welsh Parliament “almost impossible”.
Drakeford resists calls for law to protect historic place names
The Welsh Government has rejected calls for a new law to protect historic place names, arguing goodwill and current initiatives are already working.
Test results and appointment tracking coming to NHS Wales app
Patients will be able to view test results and track appointments in the NHS Wales app as part of a major expansion announced by the Welsh Government.
Welsh Government steps up calls for Crown Estate devolution
Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies has pledged to continue to press the case for powers over the Crown Estate amid a growing chorus of calls for devolution to Wales.