Lord Dunlop to give evidence on intergovernmental relations
The House of Lords Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee will tomorrow discuss intergovernmental relations and the Union with Lord Dunlop. The session follows Lord Dunlop's review into Union Capability, published...
UK House Price Increase: Top tips for Gen Rent
'GENERATION RENT’ WILL NEED MORE HELP THAN A 95% MORTGAGE
UK House Prices Skyrocket 188% in 20 Years, with Wage Growth a Dismal 67%
Rishi Sunak...
Safonau Masnach Cymru yn rhoi rhybudd am dwyll neges destun am...
Mae Safonau Masnach Cymru wedi cael ei hysbysu am dwyll ar ffurf neges destun sy'n ymwneud â'r Cyfrifiad cenedlaethol.
Dywedir wrth y bobl sy'n derbyn...
Trading Standards Wales issue Census text scam warning
Trading Standards Wales has been made aware of a text message scam in relation to the national Census.
Recipients are told that there is information...
Fishing vessel Nicola Faith recovered from seabed
The wreck of sunken fishing vessel Nicola Faith, which went missing off the coast of Colwyn Bay on 27 January, has been raised from the...
Plan needed to prevent families at ‘cliff-edge’ of homelessness when bailiff...
The Local Government Association (LGA) has set out a six-point plan needed to protect vulnerable households who could lose their homes when the ban...
EAC to hear from water companies and industry experts on fatbergs...
In the third evidence session of its Water Quality in Rivers inquiry, the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) will hear from those working in the planning, policy...
Motions on school funding and Estyn proposed by NAHT Cymru and...
Today (Tuesday 25 May 2021) at the Wales TUC Congress, two motions proposed by school leaders' union NAHT Cymru as part of its campaign...
Leading Muslim Organisation Calls for EHRC Action Following Conservative Islamophobia Inquiry...
Muslim Engagement and Development (MEND), the UK’s largest grass-roots Muslim advocacy organisation, has called upon the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to formally...
EAC to hear from water companies and industry experts on fatbergs...
In the third evidence session of its Water Quality in Rivers inquiry, the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) will hear from those working in the planning,...
UK TUC: Welsh government “has shown the way” during the pandemic
TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady praises Covid response of Mark Drakeford and Welsh unions in speech to Wales TUC Congress
Welsh administration has...
Lords to quiz experts on post-Brexit intergovernmental cooperation on health
The House of Lords Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee will tomorrow question health experts, looking at the policy areas covered by the Blood Safety and...
Wales TUC: Recovery must put power in the hands of young...
New ONS data confirms that young workers in Wales have been hit hardest by the Covid crisis – with a 6.5 percentage point...
TUC Cymru: Rhoi grym yn nwylo gweithwyr ifanc er mwyn adfer
Mae data newydd y Swyddfa Ystadegau Gwladol yn cadarnhau bod gweithwyr ifanc yng Nghymru wedi cael eu taro galetaf gan argyfwng Covid – gyda gostyngiad...
LGA: Road funding drop this year could pay for 9.5 million...
Councils could repair more than 9.5 million extra potholes with the funding lost from local road maintenance budgets this year, analysis by the Local...
Balfour Beatty Strike “Certainty” After TSSA Members Back Action
TSSA General Secretary, Manuel Cortes, has warned that a strike at Balfour Beatty over pay will be "a certainty" next month - delaying vital railway upgrades...
Wales TUC: Recovery must put power in the hands of young...
New ONS data confirms that young workers in Wales have been hit hardest by the Covid crisis – with a 6.5 percentage point...
LGA responds to Prime Minister’s announcement on variant of concern originating...
Responding to the Prime Minister’s announcement this evening on the variant of concern originating in India, Cllr James Jamieson, Chairman of the Local Government...
LGA responds to Prime Minister’s announcement on variant of concern originating...
Responding to the Prime Minister’s announcement this evening on the variant of concern originating in India, Cllr James Jamieson, Chairman of the Local Government...
LGA – Offices left empty by COVID-19 could result in surge...
Office blocks that are left empty following the coronavirus pandemic risk being turned into potential substandard housing as a result of rules that allow...
LGA responds to Health and Social Care Committee report on health...
Responding to a Health and Social Care Committee report on the Government’s white paper on reform of health and care, Cllr David Fothergill, Chairman...
LGA responds to Sport England’s Year 1 Implementation Plan of their...
Responding to Sport England’s year 1 implementation plan of their new Uniting the Movement strategy, Chair of the Local Government Association’s Culture Tourism and...
LGA responds to Sport England’s Year 1 Implementation Plan of their...
Responding to Sport England’s year 1 implementation plan of their new Uniting the Movement strategy, Chair of the Local Government Association’s Culture Tourism and...
LGA: Councils respond to the Queen’s Speech
Responding to the Queen’s Speech, Cllr James Jamieson, Chairman of the Local Government Association, said:
“Councils know their local areas best and stand ready to...
LGA responds to Age UK report on an increase in older...
Responding to new Age UK analysis which shows the pandemic has significantly increased older people’s need for social care, Cllr Paulette Hamilton, Vice Chair...
Failure to act on social care in Queen’s Speech will be...
Failure to act on securing the future of adult social care as we emerge from the pandemic will be a ‘bitter blow’ to the...
The Bojo Home Makeover – You could add a swimming pool...
The Bojo Makeover
With lockdown reminding us how much we value space within the home, maybe one of the most common home improvements you can...
Wales TUC: Workers want a government that will fight for fairness
New data from Wales TUC/YouGov survey of workers in Wales shows investment in the public sector is the number one priority – alongside...
97 y cant o gartrefi yn ymateb i Gyfrifiad 2021
Mae'r ymateb i Gyfrifiad 2021 wedi mynd y tu hwnt i'r disgwyl, gyda 97 y cant o gartrefi ledled Cymru a Lloegr yn gwneud...
97 per cent of households respond to Census 2021
The response to Census 2021 has exceeded all expectations, with 97 per cent of households across England and Wales making sure they count when...
Revealed: The WELSH areas with the STRONGEST local economies
BOOMING BUSINESSES: Which WELSH local economy is the strongest?
New research from savings platform Raisin UK have revealed which parts of Wales, and the rest of...
63% OF PEOPLE IN WALES SUPPORT FREE CYCLE TRAINING FOR SCHOOL...
Offering free cycle training to every school child in Wales is one of 11 asks in Cycling UK’s Welsh election manifesto
Support for...
LGA responds to Sport England’s Active Lives Adult Survey
Responding to Sport England’s Active Lives Adult Survey – November 2019/20 Report, Cllr Gerald Vernon-Jackson, Chair of the LGA’s Culture, Tourism and Sport Board...
LGA responds to High Court Judgement on holding online and hybrid...
Responding to the judgement in the High Court application made by Hertfordshire County Council, Lawyers in Local Government and the Association of Democratic Services...
Mae TUC Cymru yn galw am orfodi rheolau diogelwch Covid yn...
Mae data newydd gan TUC Cymru/YouGov yn dangos mai dim ond 1 o bob 4 cyflogwr yng Nghymru sy’n dilyn rheoliadau Covid Llywodraeth...
Wales TUC calls for tougher enforcement of Covid workplace safety rules...
New data from Wales TUC/YouGov shows that only 1 in 4 employers in Wales are following Welsh Government Covid regulations – 13 months...
LGA responds to Public Accounts Committee report on supporting vulnerable people...
Responding to a Public Accounts Committee report on supporting vulnerable people during lockdown, Cllr Paulette Hamilton, Vice Chair of the Local Government Association’s Community...
Wales TUC Comment: New ONS Labour Market Figures
Responding to this morning’s labour market statistics from the ONS, Shavanah Taj, Wales TUC General Secretary, said:
“While today’s statistics suggest a broadly stable jobs...
Wales TUC: Insecure work linked to higher Covid mortality
New analysis shows Covid mortality rates in insecure jobs have been twice as high as other occupations during the pandemic.
New poll reveals...
Neil McEvoy announcement on the Senedd Booze up
Propel Leader, Neil McEvoy, will make an announcement on the Senedd booze up in which four Members of the Senedd, from Labour and the...
PROPEL CALLS FOR TOUGH RULES ON CORPORATE LOBBYING
Why should money and connections mean lobbyists have better access to politicians than the public? Power should be in the hands of the people...
Wales TUC response to new ONS GDP Data
Shavanah Taj, General Secretary of the Wales TUC, said:
The next Welsh Government will not only be dealing with an economy that is almost 8%...
COUNCILS RESPOND TO DEATH OF HRH PRINCE PHILIP
Responding to the death of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, today, Cllr James Jamieson, Chairman of the Local Government Association, said:
“On...
Jane Dodds tribute to HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
Welsh Liberal Democrat leader Jane Dodds has paid tribute to HRH The Duke of Edinburgh who has died:
"I extend my sympathies to The Queen...
UK GOVERNMENT SUPPLY OF WEEKLY RAPID TEST KITS FOR THE BRITISH...
LATERAL FLOW TESTS WILL LEAD TO EXPLOSION OF FALSE POSITIVES, FALSE REASSURANCE AND TEST RESULTS BEING ABUSED, WARNS HEALTHCARE BOSSES
British healthcare company Salutaris People, which operates...
LGA responds to Prime Minister’s announcement of the next step of...
Responding to the Prime Minister’s announcement of the next step of the roadmap out of lockdown, Cllr James Jamieson, Chairman of the Local Government...
Census 2021 myth buster – 11 things you think you know...
Census 2021 is over – I've missed Census Day so I don't have to do it
Wrong! Every household is required by law to complete...
LGA responds to expert study on COVID-19 tests and self-isolation
Responding to a study published in the British Medical Journal by Public Health England and others, which shows one in five people request a...
EXPERT COMMENT: UK POTHOLE CRISIS
News today from the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA) has revealed that the UK’s roads are only resurfaced every 85 years, with irregular repairs leading to a...
LGA responds to launch of Office for Health Promotion
Responding to the launch of the new Office for Health Promotion, Cllr Paulette Hamilton, Vice Chair of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing Board,...
