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Tribunals in Wales do not have the necessary resources to make sure cases are dealt with quickly, efficiently and justly, a committee heard. Gary Hickinbottom,...

Senedd members called for an "urgent and long overdue" overhaul of fire authorities amid concerns about a culture of bullying, misogyny, racism and nepotism. Jenny...

The deputy first minister insisted Natural Resources Wales has no intention of closing visitor centres at sites that contribute £37m to the economy and...

Senedd members warned schools face "harrowing" funding pressures that risk failing a generation of children and young people in Wales. Cefin Campbell led a Senedd...

A heritage body warned its workforce has almost halved over the past decade due to cuts, with some staff now "doubling up" and doing...

Sports Wales warned any further cuts to its budget by the Welsh Government next year would have a potentially devastating impact. Brian Davies, chief executive...

A think tank has set out proposals to ban lying politicians, with the aim of rebuilding public trust and making Wales one of the...

Disabled people feel "forgotten and left behind" due to severe delays to reforms aimed at advancing their rights in Wales, the UK's equality watchdog...

Senedd members narrowly rejected Conservative calls for action on eye care amid warnings of a "tidal wave of blindness" about to hit Wales. Sam Rowlands...

Women are too often put off seeking health care treatment due to the normalisation of their physical and emotional pain, a Senedd member warned. Leading...

The chair of the Senedd's housing committee warned of a 210% annual increase in the number of former prisoners sleeping on the streets of...

Campaigners called for greater openness, warning trust in politics is perilously low following controversy surrounding donations to the former first minister's leadership bid. Transparency International,...

Almost a quarter of a million Welsh households are at risk of flooding, with the number of flood risk alerts surging by 16% last...

Wales faces a housing crisis, with almost 140,000 people on social housing waiting lists and more than 11,000 trapped in temporary homes, the Senedd...

Labour faced accusations of giving up the fight and making false promises after more than 100 years of traditional steel production came to an...

The criminal justice system is in disarray due to years of chronic underfunding, the Welsh Government's chief legal adviser warned.  Julie James, who was appointed...

Disabled people's experiences of "horrific" employment practices are leaving them too scared to re-enter the Labour market, a committee heard. Debbie Foster, a professor at...

A petitioner accused Wales' transport secretary of being disingenuous by suggesting the Welsh Government has no plans to bring in road charging. Ken Skates maintained...

An internationally renowned opera director warned the proliferation of Welsh talent will inevitably die out if the Welsh National Opera (WNO) faces further cuts. Giving...

Opposition members criticised a lack of targets in Eluned Morgan's statement of priorities, accusing Wales' new first minister of empty rhetoric. Rhun ap Iorwerth warned...

Senedd members voted 37-14 against the Conservative motion which urged the Welsh Government to repeal the "disastrous" default 20mph policy. Natasha Asghar, who was told off moments...

A Conservative refused to back down despite being given a ticking off by the Senedd in a row over depicting 20mph as a "blanket"...

Wales' new finance secretary Mark Drakeford expressed optimism about the Welsh Government's draft budget but warned public spending will not suddenly start flowing. Prof Drakeford...

Plaid Cymru's shadow health and social care secretary warned that new Wales-wide standards for commissioning care may be unachievable due to financial pressures. Mabon ap...

The Conservatives' shadow transport secretary accused the Welsh Government of painting a rosy picture of Transport for Wales that could hardly be further from...

An application to build holiday chalets at a trout fishery in north Pembrokeshire is recommended to be turned down despite planners giving the scheme...

A special meeting of senior Pembrokeshire councillors has backed the next stages in the county’s recently-approved freeport. In late March it was announced that Pembrokeshire...

What do you know and why you should know. There are a few countries that do not have identity cards such as Australia, Canada, Denmark,...

A petition calling for a formal review of Pembrokeshire’s public toilet strategy has been submitted to the county council. Pembrokeshire County Council’s Cabinet, meeting on...

The best performing school in Wales is in a poor physical state, with pupils having to walk under scaffolding to avoid falling debris, a...

A street where goods were once unloaded from the River Tawe could feature commercial units made from shipping containers and a block of flats...

Rail travel from Pembrokeshire to neighbouring Ceredigion without having to face a massive detour through England is unlikely to happen for decades. Currently anyone wanting...

An investigation has shown that newly proposed standards of energy efficiency in households would be difficult for a significant number of rental homes to...

Plans for an extension at the UK’s first community-owned hardware store have been submitted to Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. Havards Ironmongers shop in Newport, north...

park expansion has been approved. At the March 14 meeting of Pembrokeshire County Council’s planning committee, members approved plans for an extra eight luxury sustainable...

Neyland’s deputy mayor claims he is being intimidated into silence after he was subject to a private no-confidence vote earlier this week. While the no-confidence...

Plans to demolish and replace Tenby’s “austere modernist” former Royal Mail sorting office with a larger  19th century-style development are expected to get the...

Council tax is likely to go up by 6.8% in Carmarthenshire after cabinet approved a revised budget and dropped a number of savings proposals. A...

Boats are regularly stuck in Carmarthenshire’s only harbour because it is so poorly maintained by a private company, the chairman of a campaign group...

Plans to increase the height and footprint of Haverfordwest’s new multi-storey car park have been given the go ahead. Delegated power to approve planning permission...

A former industrial estate in north Pembrokeshire will soon house homes for the over 55s. Planning permission has been granted for 26 ‘park homes’ on...

Fitness fans will have a new gym to try out as a former office building is permitted a change of use. The former benefits agency...

Applications for permission to speak – and in some cases vote – on matters councillors may have interests in were the main focus of...

A new teaching block will be built at a popular Welsh-language school in Haverfordwest. Ysgol Caer Elen, on Withybush Road, opened in 2019 and is...

National Park members will visit a development site next to a school in St Ishmaels to “see the carnage we have” at drop off...

Two new access lifts and disabled parking will be built at a Newport property in a prime location on the estuary. There were concerns about...

Plans to increase the size of a home in Dale have been approved as the applicants welcome their first baby. An application for a single...

Five of the newly elected councillors have joined the independent group, making it the largest official group. There are now 13 members of the independent...

He won the fight for his Llandewi Velfrey seat and has today announced his intention to stand for re-election as council leader. Independent Cllr David...

Labour has held onto power in Swansea after securing 45 seats in the council elections. It was a loss of three compared to the 2017...