Senedd holds urgent debate on ‘callous’ welfare cuts
Senedd members criticised Westminster's "short-sighted, immoral and unethical" plans to slash spending on welfare by £4.8bn a year by the end of the decade.
Sioned...
Wales could miss out on £65m to cover national insurance hikes
Mark Drakeford warned Wales could miss out on up to £65m to cover the increased costs of employer national insurance contributions in the public...
Tourism tax plans move closer with rates set to rise
Plans to bring in a tourism tax cleared the first hurdle in the Senedd, with the Welsh Government set to raise the rate to...
Gorau Cymru ar y ffordd i Tsieina
Wales’ best on road to China
Tua chwarter carfan hyfforddi WorldSkills UK o golegau Cymru
Mae myfyrwyr a phrentisiaid o golegau ledled Cymru wedi dechrau cystadlu...
Ministers urged to keep promise on banning lying politicians
Welsh ministers have been urged to keep a promise to disqualify politicians found guilty of deliberate deception after appearing to backtrack on the commitment.
Plaid...
First minister grilled about £4.8bn benefit cuts
Senedd members pressed Wales' first minister about the Labour UK Government plans to slash spending on welfare by £4.8bn a year by the end...
Plans for ‘crumbling’ Senedd offices face scrutiny
A commissioner warned current Senedd offices are "crumbling" and becoming "no longer fit for purpose" amid a multi-million-pound search for new office space.
Hefin David,...
‘Crisis? What crisis?’: Labour politician criticises response to report on culture...
A Labour Senedd member criticised the Welsh Government's response to an inquiry on the impact of cuts to culture and sport over the past...
‘A pointless talking shop’: Conservatives quit Senedd Covid committee
The Conservatives quit a Senedd committee charged with addressing gaps in the UK Covid-19 inquiry after Labour blocked calls for witnesses to swear an...
Call for long-term cancer strategy as 9,000 wait too long for...
Cancer charities joined forces to call for a longer-term national strategy to improve services after 9,000 people waited too long for treatment last year.
Mark...
Welsh ministers ’embarrassed’ over Crown Estate devolution
Senedd members criticised Labour's "utterly embarrassing" position on the Crown Estate, with ministers in Cardiff Bay backing devolution while Westminster blocks reform.
Plaid Cymru's Luke...
‘Slow progress’ on fire service reform
A Senedd member criticised "slow progress" tackling a toxic culture within fire services, with less than half the recommendations of a damning report implemented...
School transport ‘no longer fit for purpose’
Senedd members called for a long-awaited overhaul of "inadequate" school transport, warning too many pupils facing barriers to accessing education.
Tom Giffard described current legislation –...
Senedd backs ‘buy-one-get-one-free’ ban amid obesity crisis
The Senedd narrowly backed plans to ban offers on unhealthy food and drinks including "buy-one-get-one-free" deals in an effort to tackle high rates of...
Senedd supports ‘scores on the doors’ for care homes
The Senedd supported plans to introduce inspection ratings for care homes, with service providers set to be required to publish "scores on the doors".
Care...
Cyfleuster i roi bywyd newydd i hen deiars gyda chefnogaeth Llywodraeth...
Mae un o brif ddarparwyr gwasanaethau teiars Cymru ar fin agor cyfleuster newydd a fydd yn rhoi bywyd newydd i hen deiars, gyda chefnogaeth...
Facility to give new life to old tyres with Welsh Government...
One of Wales’ leading providers of tyre services is set to open a new facility that will give new life to old tyres, with...
50 mlynedd o bartneriaeth arloesi sy’n torri tir newydd
Mae un o fentrau mwyaf hirhoedlog y DU sy'n cysylltu busnesau a sefydliadau â'r byd academaidd yn dathlu 50 mlynedd o ddarparu gwerth i...
50 years of pioneering innovation partnership scheme
One of the UK’s longest standing initiatives connecting businesses and organisations with academia is celebrating 50 years of delivering value to the Welsh economy.
The...
Great British Energy to fund new community energy projects in Wales
Wales to receive nearly £3 million to build community renewable energy projects
Great British Energy and UK Government funding will give more communities...
Eye care services ‘woefully under-resourced’
Tens of thousands of people at the greatest risk of irreversible sight loss are languishing on waiting lists for too long, with services woefully...
Senedd members denounce ‘devastating’ benefit cuts
Sweeping £5bn cuts to benefits will have a devastating impact on disabled people in Wales, Senedd members warned.
Sioned Williams, Plaid Cymru's shadow social justice...
Ministers at odds with dentists over ‘biggest reforms in decades’
Wales' health secretary set out plans for the biggest changes to NHS dentistry services in almost two decades despite still being at loggerheads with...
Wales to receive new national planning service
TerraQuest to provide Planning Portal services across Wales under new agreement with Welsh Government
TerraQuest will provide its Planning Portal service for planning applications in...
Plaid Cymru demand for ‘fair share’ from HS2 voted down
The Senedd rejected Plaid Cymru calls to demand HS2 be redesignated as an England-only project to unlock billions of pounds of consequential funding for...
Cydweithredu arloesol yn arwain at leihau allyriadau carbon wrth dyfu’r diwydiant...
Mae'r brand archfarchnad blaenllaw Tesco, a llawer o'i gyflenwyr Cymreig, yn gweithio gyda Llywodraeth Cymru ar raglen arloesol i helpu busnesau bwyd a diod...
Innovative collaboration leads to carbon reduction while growing the food and...
Leading supermarket brand Tesco, and many of its Welsh suppliers, are working with the Welsh Government on an innovative programme to help food and...
Call for by-elections to replace misbehaving Senedd members
A Labour Senedd member called for voters to be given a say over who replaces politicians removed from office for wrongdoing under a new...
‘We can’t carry on as we are’: NRW set to face...
Natural Resources Wales is not out of the woods after making £10m cuts, slashing 250 jobs and receiving a £19m loan to cover an...
Plaid Cymru demand for ‘fair share’ from HS2 voted down
The Senedd rejected Plaid Cymru calls to demand HS2 be redesignated as an England-only project to unlock billions of pounds of consequential funding for...
Delays to tribunal reforms ‘deeply troubling’
Senedd members urged ministers to press ahead with urgently needed reforms of the Welsh tribunal system or risk leaving the courts unable to cope...
Welsh Government set to change key ambulance target
A key target for ambulances to respond to the most urgent 999 calls within eight minutes, which has not been met in five years,...
New Senedd ‘super constituencies’ confirmed
Final plans for 16 new "super constituencies" have been unveiled ahead of the next Senedd election in a little over a year.
The Democracy and...
Hwb benthyca o £120m i gynghorau lleol drwsio ffyrdd
Cyn hir, bydd cynghorau lleol yn gallu cael mynediad at hyd at £120m i atgyweirio mwy o ffyrdd lleol dros y ddwy flynedd nesaf,...
Borrowing boost of £120m for local councils to fix roads
Local councils will soon be able to access up to £120m to repair more local roads over the next two years, under new plans...
Wales’s Clean Energy Industry boosted by Minister Nia Griffith’s visit to...
Wales at the forefront of the UK's clean energy mission.
Minister highlights Wales's natural resources, world-class energy sector and skilled workforce on visit...
‘Wales isn’t a nation of millionaire farmers’: Plaid Cymru demands pause...
Plaid Cymru urged the UK Government to pause and review planned changes to inheritance tax for farmers, warning the impact could be destructive in...
Welsh Government’s £26bn budget passes
The Senedd signed off on the Welsh Government's £26bn budget for the coming year after ministers struck a deal with the Liberal Democrats.
Senedd members...
200 healthcare workers to join NHS Wales
A further 200 nurses and doctors from Kerala in India will be recruited to join the health service in Wales.
The announcement strengthens the agreement...
200 o weithwyr gofal iechyd i ymuno â GIG Cymru
Bydd 200 yn rhagor o nyrsys a meddygon o Kerala yn India yn cael eu recriwtio i ymuno â'r Gwasanaeth Iechyd yng Nghymru.
Mae'r cyhoeddiad...
Eco-Ysgol o’r haen uchaf yn helpu natur i ffynnu
Mae ysgol yng Ngheredigion wedi cael ei chydnabod gan y Dirprwy Brif Weinidog am y camau y mae'n eu cymryd i fynd i'r afael...
Top tier Eco-School helping to improve nature’s chance to thrive
A school in Ceredigion has been recognised by the Deputy First Minister for the action it's taking to tackle the nature and climate emergencies.
Thanks...
Significant funding increase confirmed – the next chapter for Wales’ publishing...
Wales' publishing sector will see a significant increase in Welsh Government funding compared to last year, bringing the sector's overall funding for 2025 –...
Cadarnhau cynnydd sylweddol mewn cyllid – y bennod nesaf i sector...
Bydd sector cyhoeddi Cymru yn gweld cynnydd sylweddol yng nghyllid Llywodraeth Cymru o'i gymharu â'r llynedd, gan ddod â chyllid cyffredinol y sector ar...
Additional Welsh Government funding for arts, culture and publishing
The Welsh Government has today announced an extra £4.4m a year to support the arts, culture and publishing sectors in Wales.
The new funding, which...
Cyllid ychwanegol gan Lywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer y celfyddydau, diwylliant a...
Heddiw, mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi cyhoeddi £4.4m y flwyddyn yn ychwanegol i gefnogi sectorau'r celfyddydau, diwylliant a chyhoeddi yng Nghymru.
Mae'r cyllid newydd, sydd wedi'i...
Ministers urged to condemn Trump’s Gaza plan
Plaid Cymru called for the Welsh and UK Governments to condemn US president Donald Trump's proposals to depopulate Gaza.
Rhun ap Iorwerth led a debate...
Welsh schools ‘facing £500m repairs backlog’
Schools in Wales face a total maintenance bill of more than £500m, with a £93m backlog of urgent works, a Senedd member revealed.
Cefin Campbell,...
Greyhound racing ban in Wales “a huge step forward for animal...
Greyhound racing is set to be phased out in Wales, in a move that has been heralded as "a significant step forward" for dog...
Dentists accuse Welsh Government of pedalling ‘half-truths’
The British Dental Association Cymru Wales has slammed continued spin over the Welsh Government's reform plans for NHS dentistry, and the ceaseless tide of...