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Responding to latest official statistics and reports showing that 2018 saw the highest suicide rate in 14 years, with the greatest long-term increases seen...

Following Hywel Dda University Health Board’s announcement to set up two vaccination centres in Carmarthen and Ceredigion, local Liberal Democrats have written to Ros...

Responding to an interim report by the APPG on Coronavirus on the need for government to adopt a Covid Exit strategy and other recommendations,...

Responding to the announcement of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine receiving regulatory approval, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing Board,...

Secondary schools across England and Wales encouraged to get involved in Census 2021 The Office for National Statistics is keen for schools across the country...

Ysgolion uwchradd ledled Cymru a Lloegr yn cael eu hannog i gymryd rhan yng Nghyfrifiad 2021 Mae'r Swyddfa Ystadegau Gwladol yn awyddus i ysgolion ledled...

Wrth ymateb i gynlluniau ar gyfer cyfyngiadau newydd ar y diwydiant lletygarwch, dywedodd Shavanah Taj, Ysgrifennydd Cyffredinol TUC Cymru: "Rydym yn cefnogi'r cyfyngiadau pellach ar y...

Responding to plans for new restrictions on the hospitality industry, Wales TUC General Secretary Shavanah Taj said: “We support further restrictions on the hospitality industry to limit...

Responding to a Health Foundation report on the future of public health and its analysis that there are at least 77,000 premature deaths caused...

Responding to calls from the AA for councils to suspend town centre parking charges over the Christmas period, Cllr David Renard, Transport Spokesperson for the Local...

Responding to Public Health England’s annual adult substance misuse treatment statistics for 2019/20, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing...

Responding to the Health and Social Care Secretary’s statement on the new three-tier restrictions being introduced for different areas across England, Cllr Ian Hudspeth,...

Wrth sôn am Adolygiad Gwariant Llywodraeth y DU ddoe, dywedodd Shavanah Taj, Ysgrifennydd Cyffredinol TUC Cymru: "Roeddem yn gobeithio y byddai'r Canghellor wedi cydnabod difrifoldeb...

Commenting on yesterday’s UK Government Spending Review, Wales TUC General Secretary, Shavanah Taj said: “We hoped that the Chancellor would have recognised the enormity of...

Commenting on the Government’s new £2.9 billion Restart programme to support the long term unemployed back into employment, Cllr Sir Richard Leese, Chair of...

Responding to announcements about adult social care and public health in today’s Spending Review, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community...

Commenting on the Government’s £1.6 billion for local road repairs, Cllr David Renard, Transport spokesperson for the Local Government Association said:  “Fixing our roads is...

Responding to the Spending Review, Cllr James Jamieson, Chairman of the Local Government Association, said: “Council services have been critical in the fight against COVID-19,...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRcdQt1kkls&feature=youtu.be Ar Dachwedd 26ain mae Mentrau Iaith Cymru yn cyhoeddi dogfen "Y Gymraeg, y gymuned a'r economi leol", sef Maniffesto'r Mentrau Iaith ar gyfer etholiad Senedd Cymru...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRcdQt1kkls&feature=youtu.be On November 26th Mentrau Iaith Cymru publishes "Welsh, the community and the local economy", the Mentrau Iaith's Manifesto for the Welsh Parliament's 2021 election. The document's aim is to present proposals for the political parties to consider during the run up to the Welsh...

Responding to a National Audit Office report on the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the coronavirus pandemic, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of...

On the eve of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (25th November), The trade union federations of Great Britain and the...

Responding to the COVID-19 Winter Plan announced today, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing Board, said” “Councils have been calling...

Senedd Member for Mid and West Wales Eluned Morgan has urged people to step up actions to prevent the spread of Coronavirus following a...

Securing the immediate sustainability of local services must be the top priority for the Spending Review to avoid councils having to find “disastrous” savings...

Vital public health services such as drug and alcohol treatment, early years and school aged support, weight management and sexual health services need urgent...

Responding to the Government announcement of an expansion of testing to include weekly tests of those working in home care, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman...

Responding to the publication of the latest NHS Test and Trace and coronavirus testing figures, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s...

Vigil Launches Petition for Police Enquiry into Children's Services 30 people will meet at Cardiff City Hall tomorrow and march to the Welsh Parliament for...

Commenting on £10 million of additional government funding for port health authorities ahead of the end of the EU Transition Period, Cllr Kevin Bentley,...

Mae bron i saith ym mhob deg (68%) o gamblwyr presennol wedi cynyddu un ai nifer yr arian neu’r amser a dreuliwyd ar o...

almost seven in ten (68%) of existing gamblers have increased either the number of money or time spent on at least one gambling activityYouGov...

Responding to the Centre for Ageing Better’s ‘State of Ageing in 2020’ report, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing...

The Make your Mark Ballot 2020 is now open and is an opportunity for 11-18 year olds across the United Kingdom to have their...

Responding to the Social Housing White Paper, Cllr Darren Rodwell, Local Government Association housing spokesperson, said: “Councils are proud of their housing and the individuals...

A post-pandemic building boom of 100,000 new social homes for rent each year would not only meet demand for affordable homes but deliver a...

Millions more people could safely and swiftly be protected against coronavirus if councils are able to act shoulder-to-shoulder with the NHS in the distribution...

Responding to a Lords Public Services Committee report on lessons learned from Covid-19, Cllr James Jamieson, Chairman of the Local Government Association, said: “Councils have...

Responding to the publication of the latest NHS Test and Trace and coronavirus testing figures, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s...

Responding to a Centre for Mental Health report on reducing mental health inequalities, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing...

The Conservative Government has failed to prepare for a hard Brexit and now there is a ‘strong likelihood’ that we risk the future viability...

Commenting on today’s (Monday) Living Wage Foundation figures which show that 22% of workers in Wales are earning under the real Living Wage, Wales...

Wrth sôn am ffigurau'r Sefydliad Cyflog Byw heddiw (dydd Llun) sy'n dangos bod 22% o weithwyr yng Nghymru yn ennill llai na’r Cyflog Byw...

06 November 2020    Shaw & Co, the Bristol-based specialist corporate finance advisory firm, has responded to the announcement made by Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of...

ouncils are working urgently to put measures in place to support people - especially those who are clinically extremely vulnerable – ahead of further...

Wales TUC welcomes the last-minute extension of the Job Retention Scheme but workers in Wales now need proper clarity. The UK Government must make...

Anyone planning a home display must avoid buying fireworks from unlicensed and potentially unsafe illegal outlets, such as through social media, car boot sales...

New analysis, published on Disability Pay Gap Day, shows that pay gap has widened by £800 over the last year to £3,800  Union...

It's hard to believe. In the midst of a pandemic that's already killed tens of thousands of people in this country, the government is about...

Welsh Liberal Democrat MS Kirsty Williams has announced after careful consideration that she will stand down at next year's Senedd election. Kirsty has served as...