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A view from Welsh Labour MS for Fflint Wrecsam – Ken Skates
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (700+ words) In this month’s column Fflint Wrecsam MS, Ken Skates writes: The new Welsh Government unveiled its first draft budget last week, and what stood out most was what was missing. Despite every Welsh council and teaching union calling for it,…...
Farming minister denies plan to cut livestock numbers over ‘left-wing ideological climate targets’
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (973+ words) The Welsh Government has no plans to force a reduction in livestock numbers to meet climate targets, the rural resilience minister has insisted. Llyr Gruffydd said agriculture remains “central” to Wales’ rural economy following a clash in the Senedd over…...
New vision for devolved Welsh rail includes Burns stations and reopened lines
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (671+ words) The Welsh Government has set out an ambitious pathway to achieve full devolution of Wales’s rail network from Westminster control, citing the success of the core Valleys lines as proof the country can manage its own infrastructure. Deputy Minister for…...
Skates asks FM “Why was not a single extra penny allocated towards ALN in your supplementary budget?”
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (519+ words) Ken Skates, Welsh Labour MS for Fflint Wrexham, has delivered a sharp rebuke to the First Minister saying not a ‘single extra penny’ has been put towards additional learning needs in the Welsh Government’s supplementary budget, despite Plaid Cymru’s manifesto…...
Welsh Government commits to supporting Wrexham City of Culture 2029 application
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (430+ words) The Welsh Government has pledged its full support for Wrexham’s bid to become UK City of Culture 2029, with Cabinet backing and noting £60,000 already allocated towards developing the application before the 10 August deadline. First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth re-affirmed the resources…...
Wrexham fans face ‘absolutely shocking’ rail chaos for Cardiff City fixture, says local MS
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (283+ words) A Reform UK MS for Fflint Wrecsam has raised concerns over transport chaos that will force supporters travelling to a football match in Cardiff to face an overnight journey with no practical way home by rail. Nigel Williams told the…...
First minister faces questions on Andy Burnham, mobile phones in schools and ALN funding
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (1557+ words) Wales’ First Minister has said he has “a lot to talk about” with Andy Burnham if, as widely expected, he becomes Britain’s new Prime Minister this month. The former Mayor of Manchester was a hot topic in the Senedd as…...
A view from Wrexham’s Member of Parliament
6+ day, 19+ hour ago (564+ words) Wrexham.com has invited local Members of Parliament and Members of the Senedd to write a monthly article with updates on their work in their respective Parliaments and closer to home – you can find them all here. In this month’s…...
Traveller site plans recommended approval
6+ day, 19+ hour ago (416+ words) A Traveller site between a Wrexham village and a historic hotel has been recommended for planning permission. The single-family site has already been built on Llyndir Lane in Rossett, with hard-standing and a static caravan now situated on the former…...
‘There was a pit in my stomach’: Sam Rowlands reflects on election count drama
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (1897+ words) It has been just over two months since Sam Rowlands (Welsh Conservative) was returned to the Senedd to represent Fflint Wrecsam, but the Welsh Conservative MS said he still vividly remembers the tension of the election count – from believing Welsh…...