Proposals to reclaim disused tips risk opening the floodgates to coal extraction under the guise of remediation, the Senedd heard.
Tag: Senedd
Senedd to get more members after expansion plan approved
Landmark legislation to increase the size of the Senedd and change its voting system cleared the final hurdle in the Welsh Parliament.
First Minister warns devolution still fragile on 25th anniversary of first election
The First Minister warned that devolution remains fragile as Senedd members reflected on the 25th anniversary of the first election to the then-National Assembly.
‘Galling’ – Peredur Owen Griffiths MS questions coal tip remediation plans
South Wales East MS Peredur Owen Griffiths talks about the coal tip remediation project in Bedwas in his blog for Caerphilly Observer.
Fresh calls for justice powers on 25th anniversary of devolution
Jeff Cuthbert, who spent 13 years as a then-Assembly Member before taking up the PCC role, said the devolution of the justice system is “the right way to go”.
Delyth Jewell MS: “A castle circular walk could be a real boost for the local economy”
Delyth Jewell MS talks Caerphilly Castle circular walking route, women’s health, and political donations in this blog for Caerphilly Observer.
Senedd hears calls for vulnerable people at risk of fuel poverty to be protected
Wales must safeguard vulnerable people at risk of fuel poverty after a ban on energy companies forcibly fitting prepayment meters came to an end, a committee warned.
‘Devastation and sorrow on an unimaginable scale’: Senedd repeats calls for ceasefire in Gaza
Peredur Owen Griffiths led a debate on the conflict almost six months on from the Senedd voting in favour of Plaid Cymru’s calls for an immediate ceasefire.
First Minister urged to ‘do the right thing’ amid donation controversy
A former minister urged Vaughan Gething to return a £200,000 leadership campaign donation from a convicted environmental polluter.
Calls to protect at-risk steelworks jobs as Tata confirms cuts
Luke Fletcher said there is cross-party agreement that the two blast furnaces should stay open, yet “here we are nonetheless, bystanders in our own nation’s future”.