WELSH Government legislation intended to strengthen the rights of those who rents their homes is being delayed at the request of landlords. The Renting Homes Act, first passed in 2016, will make changes to the duties required of landlords in Wales
THE first Urdd Eisteddfod to be staged in person for two years has opened on the outskirts of Denbigh. The Coronavirus pandemic had meant the festival couldn't go ahead in its traditional format in either 2022, when it was cancelled at short notice
Post Office Scandal: Read the fifth article in our special series with Noel Thomas - a Welsh sub-postmaster who was wrongly imprisoned after allegedly stealing money. After 20 years, he won a legal battle with his fellow campaigners, after they
Concerns have been raised after a total of twelve "never events" - patient safety incidents that are wholly preventable - occurred within North Wales hospitals during the last 12 months. The incidents that have the potential to cause serious harm
IT is the ultimate honour for any Welsh rugby player to be immortalized in clay and to have their own Grogg – but until today no female player had ever been turned into one of the famed ceramic figurines. However that has now been corrected with
The new series of Love Island is tantalisingly close and to whet our appetites ahead of their arrival at the villa, ITV has announced the full cast. Series eight of the show is heading to our screens on Monday, June 6 - less than a week to wait
DRIVERS are being warned that “worse is sadly yet to come” on fuel prices after the average cost of filling a typical family diesel car hit £100 for the first time. Figures from data firm Experian Catalist show the average price of a litre of the
CROWDS were seen gathered outside Newport’s passport office on Monday morning, May 30, as delays continue to put people’s travel plans at risk. With the summer half term now underway, many families now face the uncertainty of potentially cancelling
FRUSTRATED motorists in several Monmouthshire towns say the new 20mph zones on main roads aren’t making them safer and should be scrapped. A reduced speed limit has been introduced on the B4245, which runs through Magor, Undy, Rogiet and Caldicot
TWO primary school children remain in hospital a week after they were hit by a bus in Llanfair Caereinion. The bus crashed into a group of children shortly before 3.30pm on Monday, May 23, which involved five people being taken to hospital.
SIGNS warning camper vans and other vehicles “no overnight stays” at a remote Ynys Môn beauty spot are regularly being removed or damaged. The signs, which then have to be replaced at the taxpayers' expense, were put at parking areas close to the
WALES’ beaches are clean and healthy, the nation’s environmental agency has said, following reports of what some people thought was sewage or slurry in water. Following a number of reports of unusual substances in the water at beaches, Natural
THE boss of Sainsbury’s has said the supermarket chain will continue to pump funds into offsetting rising costs over the rest of the year. This comes as shoppers are becoming “increasingly concerned” about their finances due to the increased cost
A MAN has appeared in court charged with the murder of a 79-year-old woman. Simon Parks, 51, of no fixed abode, Newport, was remanded in custody after appearing before the city’s magistrates’ court over the alleged killing of Mari O’Flynn.
OFGEM has warned UK households that the October energy price cap is expected to rise even further with the new cap expected to be “in the region of £2,800”. Chief executive Jonathan Brearley told MPs their constituents can expect further rises
A CODE of conduct encouraging pro-Scottish independence activists to commit to “respectful and tolerant” campaigning in indyref2 “will likely be the template for the wider movement”, an MP has said. At the Aberdeen Independence Movement (AIM) Progress
WREXHAM AFC co-owner Rob McElhenney says he and fellow chairman Ryan Reynolds are 'just getting started' as the club's season comes to an end. Saturday afternoon (May 28) completed a treble of recent heartbreaks for Wrexham as they lost out 5-4
AFTER a huge sell-out for their UK arena tour, N-Dubz has surprised fans by announcing more dates for their Back To The Future tour, including another date in Cardiff and tickets go on sale today. The group will be on stage on Tuesday, November
LOVE Island, the nation’s favourite dating show, returns for its eighth series a week today on Monday, June 6. As always, speculation has been rife as to who will be taking part in the show. From today, ITV will be confirming all those who
A WREXHAM man who embarked on a 'campaign of burglaries' - worth over £12,000 in total - has been jailed. Patrick Hadley, 21, of Y Wern, Wrexham appeared before Mold Crown Court on Friday, May 27. He faced 11 charges - four counts of burglary
POLICE forces are reportedly taking an average of three minutes longer to attend serious offences in Wales and England compared with six years ago. BBC News said information requests from 22 of the 43 police forces in Wales and England suggest
A BRIDE-TO-BE may have to cancel her wedding in Cyprus and another woman says she is £6,000 out of pocket for tickets to Sunday’s Grand Prix in Monaco after Tui and easyJet cancelled their flights. Scores of holidaymakers faced travel chaos after
Drivers are being warned to expect long delays on popular routes during the Platinum Jubilee bank holiday period, as nearly 20 million getaway journeys are planned. The RAC estimated that 19.5 million leisure trips by road will take place between
Convictions for motoring offences in Wales and England rose by more than a fifth last year, new figures show. Analysis of Home Office data by the AA, shared with the PA news agency, found 565,440 drivers were successfully prosecuted in 2021, up
Britain’s whale, dolphin and seal populations are at risk because of inconsistent approaches to environmental impact studies, experts have found. Researchers from the Edinburgh-based Heriot-Watt University examined 93 "cumulative effect assessments
Half of young people could leave their local area to look for jobs because they feel there are not enough opportunities where they live, new research suggests. A survey of 10 to 25-year-olds found that challenges they expect to face include financial
Medical leaders have made a renewed call for legislation to protect women from “unacceptable” harassment and intimidation outside abortion clinics. The Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH), which represents more than 14,000 UK doctors
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