Bottleneck ‘breaker’ at notorious Carmarthenshire Road
Motorists using one of the busiest stretches of road in Carmarthenshire can look forward to less stressful journeys thanks to an improvement scheme which...
£5m to make playgrounds and play areas fun-tastic
Children’s playgrounds and play spaces across Wales are to be improved so youngsters have better opportunities to play within their local communities. The Welsh Government is providing an extra £5m to local authorities to purchase items to improve the quality of play spaces, refurbish playgrounds and support the creation of inclusive and accessible play spaces. […]
‘Wales isn’t a nation of millionaire farmers’: Plaid Cymru demands pause to farm tax
Plaid Cymru urged the UK Government to pause and review planned changes to inheritance tax for farmers, warning the impact could be destructive in rural Wales. Llŷr Gruffydd said the problem with the policy is it does not distinguish between millionaires buying land to avoid tax and family farms scraping a living from the […]
Deadline extended to feedback on 20mph speed limit on Carmarthenshire roads
Following the Welsh Government’s announcement on Tuesday, 16 July 2024, that it has published new guidance to support highways authorities when making decisions on 20mph speed limits, Carmarthenshire County Council has extended the closing date of its 20mph speed limit survey, to 31 August. The County Council’s online survey was published in April (after the […]
Hwb o £31.5 miliwn i drefi a dinasoedd Cymru
Mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn darparu £31.5m ychwanegol i awdurdodau lleol i gyflawni prosiectau adfywio a fydd yn trawsnewid canol trefi ledled Cymru. Bydd y cyllid yn cael ei ddefnyddio gan naw awdurdod lleol i helpu i gyflawni prosiectau fel Y Storfa yn Abertawe, Marchnad y Frenhines yn y Rhyl a dymchwel Canolfan Hamdden Casnewydd. Cadarnhawyd […]
Morriston and Carmarthen regeneration projects praised by Senedd
Local projects in Morriston and Carmarthen have been praised by Members of the Senedd as inspiring examples of local efforts to revitalise town centres. A new report published by the Senedd Public Account and Public Administration Committee today, Thursday 25 January 2024, looks at how the Welsh Government’s support for town centre regeneration is working across […]
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 – which provides free school transport if pupils live two miles or more away, or three for secondary pupils – as no longer fit for purpose. The Conservative said: “These […]
Cynlluniau newydd i gymell gwelliant mewn mathemateg a llythrennedd
Mae Gweinidog y Gymraeg ac Addysg, Jeremy Miles, heddiw wedi cyhoeddi manylion cynlluniau i wella llythrennedd a rhifedd, fel rhan o ymdrechion ehangach i ddelio ag effeithiau pandemig Covid mewn ysgolion. Cyn y pandemig, roedd Cymru yn gwneud cynnydd cadarnhaol o ran llythrennedd a rhifedd. Fodd bynnag, mae’n dod yn amlwg bod effeithiau’r pandemig wedi […]
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 voted 29-28 in favour of the final budget, with Welsh Lib Dem leader Jane Dodds abstaining after securing more than £100m worth of commitments from ministers. Labour, which holds […]
£5m i wneud meysydd chwarae a mannau chwarae yn hwyliog
Bydd meysydd chwarae a mannau chwarae i blant ledled Cymru yn cael eu gwella fel bod pobl ifanc yn cael gwell cyfleoedd i chwarae yn eu cymunedau lleol. Mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn darparu £5m ychwanegol i awdurdodau lleol brynu eitemau i wella ansawdd mannau chwarae, adnewyddu meysydd chwarae a chefnogi’r gwaith o greu mannau chwarae […]