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Conservatives call for investment to tackle poverty in Wales’ market and seaside towns

The Conservatives have called on the Welsh Government to set up a fund to support regeneration in market and seaside…

Today’s Senedd roundup: Draft budget “lacking ambition towards climate objectives”

Owen Donovan, Senedd Home Here’s a summary of this afternoon’s questions to the Finance Minister, Rebecca Evans (Lab, Gower). Criticising UK…

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Almost everyone in Wales will speak Welsh in 300 years, according to New Zealand scientists

Almost everyone in Wales will be able to speak Welsh within the next 300 years and half the population will…

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Today’s Senedd roundup: Government criticised over transport failings

Owen Donovan, Senedd Home First Minister’s Questions Is Transport for Wales on track? With several issues affecting rail services in…

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Huw Edwards and other BBC broadcasters bemoan loss of Welsh language place names

Broadcaster Huw Edwards has taken to Twitter to criticise the Anglicisation of Welsh place and building names. He was responding…

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Government ‘broke language law nine times’ over lack of Welsh on trains

A leaked report describes as “not yet final” suggests Welsh Ministers will be found guilty of breaking the rules by…

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Andrew RT Davies named on New Year’s Honours’ List

Former Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies has been named on the 2020 New Year’s Honours’ List. He has been…

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Parts of Wales ‘missing out on millions’ by not using powers to raise tax on second homes

Some of Wales’ biggest councils – including Cardiff, Vale of Glamorgan and Carmarthenshire – are missing out on millions of…

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Wales not mentioned in ‘recycled’ Queen’s Speech

The Queen’s Speech has been criticised after it did not mention Wales at all. However, the Welsh Conservative Party welcomed…

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Plaid Cymru in ‘surprise’ election win – at a Chipping Norton boarding school

Plaid Cymru won a rather unexpected election last week – at a Church of England boarding school near Chipping Norton…

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Cuts to Welsh language in government’s draft budget criticised by campaigners

Language campaigners have criticized spending cuts on specific projects for the Welsh language in the Welsh Government’s draft budget. The…

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806,116 votes in Wales counted for nothing say campaigners as they call for new voting system

806,116 votes in Wales counted for nothing because of the First Past the Post system of electing MPs, the Electoral…

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