Hands off our hospital: 17,000 demand Senedd saves stroke services
Senedd members have scrutinised a 17,000-signature petition calling for action to save stroke services amid fears for the future of frontline hospital care in...
‘Medical misogyny failing women in rural Wales’
A Senedd member warned a woman’s postcode too often dictates whether she receives timely care in Wales as he shared his daughter’s own 13-year ordeal. Plaid Cymru’s Cefin Campbell expressed concerns about systemic failings in women’s health care and a “unique patchwork of barriers” facing women in rural Wales. He shared the story of his […]
Drakeford pans Plaid Cymru’s ‘kitchen sink’ motion
Mark Drakeford panned Plaid Cymru for “throwing the kitchen sink” into a motion, describing a debate on the UK budget as the antithesis of responsible politics. The former first minister lambasted the Plaid Cymru motion on the forthcoming UK budget which made a long list of calls from devolving the Crown Estate to introducing a […]
Cross-party support for backbench sign language bill
Senedd members from across the political divide united to support a backbencher’s bid to make Wales the best place in the UK for British Sign Language users. Mark Isherwood formally introduced his British Sign Language (BSL) bill in the Senedd on July 16, nearly seven years after calls were first made for legislation in Wales. Mr Isherwood, […]
Tourism tax plans get green light
The Senedd passed plans for a £1.30-a-night tourism tax in parts of Wales from 2027. Senedd members voted 37-13 for the tourism tax bill which will see people charged £1.30 each, plus VAT, for stays in hotels, B&Bs and self-catering accommodation. People staying in hostels and campsites would pay 75p per person per night, with under 18s […]
Families across Llanelli urged to check eligibility for help with school essentials
Local MS Lee Waters is urging families across Llanelli to check if they may be entitled to up to £200 per child, to help...
Senedd unites to call for fairer funding
Senedd members unanimously called for a fairer funding formula for Wales. Rhun ap Iorwerth led a debate calling for the “outdated and unfair” Barnett formula to be scrapped, warning Wales gets a “poor deal”. The population-based Barnett formula – which was devised as a temporary measure in the late 1970s by Labour’s Joel Barnett – […]
Age Cymru are holding focus groups in Llanelli to understand older people’s priorities for...
Dear editor, As Wales prepares for the 2026 Senedd elections, your older readers will be eager to let those standing for election know what they would like them to prioritise for older people across Wales. Readers will want to know the priorities of the next Welsh Government for older people on health, social care, the […]
Wales ‘offered crumbs’ from UK spending review
Plaid Cymru claimed Wales has been offered crumbs and told to be grateful, but a Labour backbencher accused the opposition of acting like petulant children. Heledd Fychan led a debate on June 11 following chancellor Rachel Reeves’ announcement on the UK Government’s spending review, which sets department budgets. Calling for fairer funding, Plaid Cymru’s shadow finance secretary […]
‘Barriers need ripping down’: alarm over ‘shameful’ disability employment gap
Wales needs to take a wrecking ball to the barriers disabled people face getting and keeping a job as a “tsunami” of proposed benefits cuts approaches, the Senedd heard. Jenny Rathbone led a debate on the Senedd equality committee’s report on tackling the disability employment gap, which found too many people face unnecessary barriers. The gap, which […]