A resident of Machen for 20 years with his family, Cllr Aicheler explains why Wales needs “serious solutions to serious problems”.
Tag: Senedd
Deputy First Minister under fire over ‘political fix’ on greyhound racing ban
During a tense evidence session, Huw Irranca-Davies was challenged by fellow Labour member Alun Davies over the timing of a draft law.
Senedd meeting cancelled as most members unable to attend
The meeting had to be pulled at the 11th hour after Plaid Cymru’s Luke Fletcher, Labour’s Vaughan Gething, Tory Joel James and independent Rhys ab Owen all sent apologies.
Behind the numbers: What the Caerphilly by-election poll reveals
A new opinion poll for the upcoming Caerphilly Senedd by-election, being held on October 23, suggests a two-horse race between Reform UK and Plaid Cymru.
Claim council went ‘over the top’ cancelling meetings ahead of by-election
A councillor believes the local authority went “over the top” by cancelling public meetings ahead of the Caerphilly Senedd by-election.
Watchdog ‘stretched to limit’ amid deluge of complaints
A public services watchdog received a record 3,500 formal complaints last year – a 10% increase that is stretching resources to their limit, a Senedd committee has heard.
UK minister derails hopes of Wales receiving £4.6bn ‘owed’ from HS2
A UK Government minister who said “something is amiss” with Wales missing out on HS2 funding has confirmed the nation will not receive a multi-billion-pound windfall.Peter Hendy, UK minister of state for…
Wales ‘lags behind rest of UK’ on stroke care
Altaf Hussain MS blamed the poor performance on the Welsh Government’s failure to run a national “Act FAST” awareness-raising campaign in recent years.
‘Value-for-money’ concerns over £8m ‘spare’ train driver bill
Transport for Wales spends more than £8m a year on an excess wage bill for dozens of “spare” train drivers and conductors, the Senedd has heard.
Traditional town centre business model is ‘dead’, ex-minister warns
A former minister warned the traditional business model for Welsh town centres is “dead”, dismissing “magic bullets” such as free parking and abolishing business rates.