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WebBROADCASTING: Wales' new media watchdog won't exist until 2028 — as critics call it "constitutional navel-gazing"
11+ hour, 29+ min ago (651+ words) Wales is getting a new broadcasting body — but not until 2028, and its first form will be a working group advising on how to set it up. Culture minister Heledd Fychan set out the timetable for a Shadow Broadcasting and Communications…...
SAVE THE LOCAL: New Welsh law to give communities first refusal on buying their pub — announced the day Baglan's Bagle Brook went up for sale
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (716+ words) Communities in Wales are set to get a legal right to buy their local pub when it comes up for sale, under the first wave of laws planned by the new Welsh Government. First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth told the…...
SWANSEA SCHOOLS: 'Owed £11m' for children with additional needs, says council leader — as Plaid's budget faces knife-edge vote tonight
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (1040+ words) Swansea’s schools are owed at least £11m this year to support children with additional learning needs, the city’s council leader has claimed — money he says Wales’s new government is holding back. Rob Stewart, the Labour leader of Swansea Council, made the…...
SWANSEA: MP calls cross-party community meeting to tackle 'division' in politics
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (357+ words) Swansea West MP Torsten Bell is inviting people from across the city to a community meeting on how to bring Swansea together — amid what he says is a political climate that feels more divided and angrier than ever. The ‘Bringing…...
BUDGET DEFEAT: Plaid government's £294m spending plan voted down 49–44 — as schools funding row claims its first casualty
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (717+ words) Wales’s new Plaid Cymru government has been defeated on its first budget, with the Senedd voting down its spending plans by 49 votes to 44 this evening. Welsh Labour, Reform UK and the Conservatives combined against the supplementary budget — which the government…...
VAPING CRACKDOWN: Plain white packs, no sweet-shop flavours and hidden displays — what the new rules mean for a county already at war with illegal vapes
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (675+ words) The brightly coloured vapes lining local shop counters could soon vanish — replaced by plain white packs, muted devices and displays hidden from view, under a UK-wide crackdown on products that hook children. The UK and devolved governments launched a 12-week…...
SWANSEA: Lord Mayor launches charity appeal at the market — with choirs, school singers and collection tins
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (484+ words) Swansea‘s Lord Mayor has thanked the traders, volunteers and crowds who turned out as she launched her charity appeal with an afternoon of music at the market. Cllr Penny Matthews welcomed residents, traders and visitors to Swansea Market‘s…...
WATERFALL COUNTRY: £6-a-day car park opens early at Pontneddfechan — as MP questions plan to lease it to a private operator
1+ week, 5+ day ago (543+ words) A new 136-space car park is now open at Pontneddfechan, with Neath Port Talbot Council saying it made “considerable efforts” to open the facility ahead of schedule to help manage the impact of peak summer visitor traffic on the village....
NEATH PORT TALBOT: Safer routes to schools, stations and parks — the walking and cycling plans for your area
1+ week, 6+ day ago (975+ words) Getting the kids to school on foot. Cycling to the station instead of driving. Reaching the local park without walking along a busy road. These are the kinds of everyday journeys behind a set of new walking, wheeling and cycling…...
SWANSEA: Fresh images reveal updated look for landmark Civic Centre as new consultation opens
2+ week, 14+ hour ago (551+ words) Fresh images have been released showing the latest designs for the transformation of Swansea‘s landmark Civic Centre, as a new public consultation opens next week. The updated proposals from regeneration firm Urban Splash, working with Swansea Council, go on…...