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Further evidence emerges of misconduct by disgraced Reform Senedd candidate
1+ hour, 7+ min ago (510+ words) Warning " this news article contains offensive language. Questions are mounting over the robustness of Reform's vetting procedures after further evidence emerged of past misconduct by a disgraced Senedd election candidate. Leader Nigel Farage defended the Senedd candidate, saying he was…...
An Unholy Mess
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (967+ words) As we enter Holy Week, the politicisation of religion has never seemed more unsettling. The unravelling of the postwar consensus has brought with it a reaction against the perceived passivity of Christianity in Britain, alongside renewed hostility by some towards…...
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1+ hour, 51+ min ago (14+ words) Residents remain doubtful after council leader promises to save iconic row of trees'Nation.Cymru...
Council staff who issued a £177,000 grant overpayment have now left the authority
3+ hour, 1+ min ago (589+ words) All staff involved in a costly grant overpayment of more than "177,000 have now left the Welsh council at which they were employed, a senior official has revealed. The admission came during a meeting of Powys County Council's Liberal Democrat/Labour…...
Reform whistleblower describes 'expensive, flawed and unprofessional' vetting process
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (1090+ words) A Reform UK whistleblower has described the "expensive, flawed and unprofessional vetting process" used by the party to select Senedd election candidates. The key member, who does not wish to be named, said they took part in Reform's "full candidate…...
Councillors give go-ahead on plans to convert large house into children's care home
6+ hour, 51+ min ago (556+ words) Councillors have given the go-ahead on plans to convert a large house in a Welsh town into a children's care home. At a meeting of Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council's Planning Committee on Thursday, March 26, councillors received a proposal from…...
Reform UK councillor calls for more local meat in school meals
6+ hour, 34+ min ago (880+ words) Richard Youle, Local Democracy Reporter A Reform UK councillor has called on a council to procure more chicken and meat for school dinners from Welsh and British farmers, saying the current proportion wasn't "good enough. Cllr Francesca O'Brien said that,…...
£1.7m funding boost set for synagogue redevelopment
7+ hour, 34+ min ago (330+ words) Anthony Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter The redevelopment of a synagogue in a Valleys town into a Jewish heritage centre is set to get "1.7m in grant funding. The Welsh Government has announced a "12.6m package to go towards town centre regeneration and…...
Plaid Cymru leader urges voters to ‘choose hope over division’
8+ hour, 34+ min ago (753+ words) The leader of Plaid Cymru has urged voters to "choose hope over division" as he launched his party's bid to end three decades of Labour rule in Wales. Rhun ap Iorwerth is hoping to form the first non-Labour led government…...
Labour can still turn things around, First Minister says
7+ hour, 55+ min ago (623+ words) The First Minister has said she believes Labour can turn its fortunes around before the Senedd election in May. Speaking at Welsh Labour's campaign launch in Swansea on Monday, Baroness Eluned Morgan suggested her party is the only one "serious…...