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Tag: Bridgend

Communities & Housing / Editorial

“You do it!”: When the Big Society outpaces Small Government

November 20, 2019November 26, 2019 - by Owen Donovan - Leave a Comment

(Title Image: Bridgend County Borough Council) You would have assumed David Cameron’s vision for a “Big Society” was about community …

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Health & Social Services

Health board “has been too focused on targets” to detriment of patients

November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 - by Owen Donovan - 1 Comment

(Title Image: © Copyright Jaggery and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence BY-SA-2.0) A joint review by the Wales …

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Economy & Transport

Ineos selects Bridgend site to develop new off-road vehicle

September 19, 2019September 19, 2019 - by Owen Donovan - Leave a Comment

(Title Image: Ineos via ITV Wales) The chemicals company, Ineos, has selected a new business park to the south of …

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Economy & Transport

£70million rail safety task force following fatal Port Talbot accident

July 16, 2019August 15, 2019 - by Owen Donovan - Leave a Comment

(Title Image: Jeremy Segrott via Flickr under Creative Commons Licence CC-BY-2.0) Network Rail has launched a £70million task force to …

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Economy & Transport / First Minister

FMQs: First Minister rejects suggestions of “inaction” over Bridgend Ford

June 25, 2019August 15, 2019 - by Owen Donovan - Leave a Comment

Welsh Government business support comes under fire again Leader of the Opposition, Paul Davies AM (Con, Preseli Pembs.), asked when …

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Communities & Housing

Councils accused of not taking their Future Generations Act obligations seriously

June 19, 2019August 15, 2019 - by Owen Donovan - Leave a Comment

Immediately following environment and rural affairs questions came housing and local government questions. Housing as a legal right Shadow Housing …

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Economy & Transport

Train operators seeking to provide more direct services between Wales and England

June 18, 2019August 15, 2019 - by Owen Donovan - Leave a Comment

(Title Image: © Copyright DS Pugh and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence BY-SA-2.0) Two train operating companies have …

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Economy & Transport

Bridgend Ford engine plant workers back possible industrial action

June 18, 2019August 15, 2019 - by Owen Donovan - Leave a Comment

(Title Image: Sky News) Workers at the under-threat Bridgend Ford engine plant have passed a ballot rejecting closure proposals and …

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First Minister / Health & Social Services

FMQs: Waiting Times, Batteries & Patient Voices

June 11, 2019August 15, 2019 - by Owen Donovan - Leave a Comment

70,000 people waiting longer than six weeks for outpatient appointments in north Wales Leader of the Opposition, Paul Davies AM …

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Economy & Transport

Task force set up to deal with Bridgend Ford closure fallout

June 11, 2019August 16, 2019 - by Owen Donovan - Leave a Comment

(Title Image: Sky News) This afternoon provided the first opportunity for AMs to quiz the Welsh Government over Ford’s announcement …

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Economy & Transport / Video

Workers “badly let down” by Bridgend Ford plant closure announcement

June 11, 2019August 16, 2019 - by Owen Donovan - Leave a Comment
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Economy & Transport / Hot Button

Bridgend Ford engine plant to close in September 2020

June 6, 2019August 15, 2019 - by Owen Donovan - 3 Comments.

(Title Image: Wales Online) Ford Europe has announced that the Bridgend engine plant will close on 25th September 2020, with …

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Finance

Minister to discuss Bridgend’s poor rate relief uptake with council leader

May 22, 2019August 15, 2019 - by Owen Donovan - Leave a Comment

Here’s a summary of this afternoon’s finance questions. Economic Intelligence Leader of the Opposition, Paul Davies AM (Con, Preseli Pembs.), …

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Education

Minister: School hours “should be decided locally”

May 1, 2019August 15, 2019 - by Owen Donovan - Leave a Comment

(Title Image: via Senedd TV) Here’s a round-up of this afternoon’s Education Questions. Quality Controlling the new National Curriculum Following …

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Culture, Media & Sport

Welsh Government “has no intention” of getting involved in Project Reset

March 6, 2019August 15, 2019 - by Owen Donovan - 2 Comments.

(Title Image: Ospreys) I’ve always believed politics and sport shouldn’t mix, but it was inevitable recent “issues” arising from the …

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Health & Social Services

Name change part of £3million Bridgend health board swap

March 5, 2019August 15, 2019 - by Owen Donovan - 4 Comments.

(Title Image: NHS Wales) The Welsh Government has tabled an Order paving the way for Bridgend to move from Abertawe …

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Economy & Transport

Senedd condemns UK rail under-investment; calls for full north and south mainline electrification

February 6, 2019August 16, 2019 - by Owen Donovan - 1 Comment

(Title Image: © Copyright Jeff Buck and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence) The Motion (Amended/Final Version) The …

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Economy & Transport

Economy Minister upbeat about prospects for Bridgend Ford engine plant

January 15, 2019August 15, 2019 - by Owen Donovan - 1 Comment

(Title Image: Wales Online) Earlier this afternoon, an emergency question on the future of the Ford engine plant in Bridgend …

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Communities & Housing / Finance

Senior Labour figures criticise council funding decisions

October 18, 2018August 15, 2019 - by Owen Donovan - 1 Comment

Two senior Labour figures have criticised local government financial decisions as part of the draft 2019-20 Welsh budget. In a …

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Equality & Social Justice / Video

“I’ve missed out on a lot of opportunties because I can’t get to those places”

October 11, 2018August 16, 2019 - by Owen Donovan - 1 Comment
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Criminal Justice & Public Safety

Prison staff stage walkout over violence

September 18, 2018August 15, 2019 - by Owen Donovan - Leave a Comment

(Title Image: Mirror) Prison staff in EnglandandWales staged a walk-out protest on September 14th to highlight what unions say is …

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The Lobby

The Talking Point #34: Davies vs Davies in fight to replace Davies

July 4, 2018September 8, 2018 - by Owen Donovan - 2 Comments.

To prove just how quickly things change in politics (and why I don’t like making predictions), a fortnight ago I …

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Economy & Transport / Editorial

The Talking Point #27: More jobs go, Wales learns nothing?

May 9, 2018August 15, 2019 - by Owen Donovan - 2 Comments.

(Title Image: ITV Wales) Wales hasn’t learned anything about becoming too reliant on a single industry, group of industries or …

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Communities & Housing

Cabinet Secretary softly rebuked for latest local government reform plans

April 26, 2018August 16, 2019 - by Owen Donovan - 1 Comment

(Title Image: Electoral Reform Society) The Issue Public Services Secretary, Alun Davies (Lab, Blaenau Gwent) recently launched the third major …

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Editorial / Education / Equality & Social Justice

The Talking Point #24: Counting the cost of school uniforms

April 16, 2018August 15, 2019 - by Owen Donovan - 5 Comments.

(Title Image: via change.org) One story you might have missed amidst the furore over the Second Severn Crossing name change …

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