Additional £30million to be invested in walking and cycling
(Title Image: local-transport-projects.co.uk) Last week, the Welsh Government announced an additional £30million towards active travel projects across Wales, while the …
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Best of the Blogs #63: Reform
(Title Image: Greggy100 via Wikipedia under Creative Commons Licence BY-SA-4.0) Mat Mathias on reforming the UK House of Lords. Will …
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Senedd Bites #62: Letting fee ban in place for September
(Title Image: landlordnews.co.uk) Letting fee ban to come into force on September 1st Following the passing of the Rental Fees …
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FMQs: “No single person” to blame for damning Cwm Taf maternity report
This afternoon’s session was dominated by today’s announcement that maternity services at two Cwm Taf Morgannwg health board hospitals have …
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Welsh children “graded F” for sedentary lifestyles
(Title Image: National Assembly of Wales) Health & Social Care Committee Physical Activity of Children & Young People (pdf) Published: …
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Welsh Government “has no intention” of getting involved in Project Reset
(Title Image: Ospreys) I’ve always believed politics and sport shouldn’t mix, but it was inevitable recent “issues” arising from the …
Read More Senedd calls for fresh measures to rescue Active Travel Act goals
(Title Image: www.local-transport-projects.co.uk) The Motion The Senedd: Notes lowest levels of physical activity, illegally high levels of air pollution, …
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Welsh Government remains committed to free swimming despite critical review
(Title Image: BBC Wales) The first international relations and culture questions in the Senedd took place earlier this afternoon. Use …
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Anti-obesity law being considered as part of new public health drive
(Title Image: thedailymeal.com) Yesterday, the Health Minister, Vaughan Gething (Lab, Cardiff S. & Penarth), launched the latest Welsh Government anti-obesity …
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Senedd Bites #50: No jobs yet at Ebbw Vale business park
(Title Image: BBC Wales) “No jobs” yet at £100million Ebbw Vale automotive park A special BBC Wales investigation into the …
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Best of the Blogs #47: Telepathy
(Title Image: Memory Alpha) Borthlas on politicians’ miraculous powers of telepathy. Prof. Roger Awan-Scully on the latest polling on the …
Read More Sport Wales: Free swimming scheme “needs radical change”
(Title Image: BBC Wales) An independent report commissioned on behalf of Sport Wales has recommended an overhaul of one of …
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Why Wales hasn’t got on its bike yet
(Title Image: local-transport-projects.co.uk) Economy & Infrastructure Committee Post-legislative scrutiny of the Active Travel Act 2013 (pdf) Published: 24th May 2018 …
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FMQs: Powers, Trains & Special Measures
The real rough-and-tumble today will surround the (final) vote on the UK’s Brexit Bill; I’ll have something on that later, …
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AMs support principle of an “inclusive play” law
(Title Image: Sutcliffe Play) Another debate on a backbench Member’s Bill idea took place yesterday, this time from Vikki Howells …
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Sport Wales expected to do more for the grassroots
(Title Image: Wales Online) After a tumultuous few months for Sport Wales – the body responsible for funding sports organisations …
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