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State of Wales Goes Live
My new independence and "all things big picture" site, State of Wales, launched yesterday. It's the first of three new sites coming over the next few months."State of Wales is a quarterly...
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Senedd Watch - July 2017
This is the final "Senedd Watch" post - and my final post relating to Welsh politics on Oggy Bloggy Ogwr - before I launch Senedd Home in September. While this has never been the most read feature, I...
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Calls for Bridgend taxi fare increases & more
(Pic : National Rail Enquiries)Here's another round-up of some of the key items on the agenda for Bridgend Council's (BCBC) cabinet and full council this week.Taxi drivers demand fare increases...
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Bridgend Summer Playscheme Details 2017
(Pic: Bridgend & Porthcawl Gem)Bridgend's schools started their summer holidays this week. That means 6 weeks of children complaining that they're bored, parents trying to find...
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End of Term Report 2016/17
As is tradition, here's my verdict on how the Welsh Government and opposition leaders have performed in the first year of the Fifth Assembly.Carwyn Jones AM (Lab, Bridgend)First MinisterB-He's been...
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Cardiff-Swansea electrification zapped by UK Government
Rail electrification between Cardiff & Swansea (including Bridgend) was promised by a Conservative-led government in 2012. Five years later they've scrapped it.I'm not surprised as we've been...
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FMQs: RIFW Redux, Tuition Fees & Parking Fines
The final FMQs of the 2016-17 Assembly term took place this afternoon and it's also the final FMQs covered on this site.State of Wales will launch at the end of the month, while Senedd Home (which will...
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Bridgend railway station set for a makeover
(Pic: © R~P~M via Flickr. Licenced for resuseunder this Creative Commons Licence)As the title suggests, Arriva Trains Wales have submitted a planning application to create a more passenger and...
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Growing Pains: Senedd demands specialist arthritis service
(Pic : stephencataldo.com)Arthritis is perhaps stereotyped as an "old person's disease" caused by joint wear and tear, but there are a number of arthritis and arthritis-like conditions that can strike...
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"Forced Adoptions": Necessary evil, or dirty secret?
(Pic : Irish Times)I recently covered a moderately critical report into Bridgend's Children's Social Services Department (here). It generated such a strong response I've decided to return to one of the...
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FMQs: Mind Your Language
The penultimate FMQs of the 2016-17 term, and although there's still a lot of heat being generated on the Circuit of Wales saga (yet again) it's not generating much light at the moment but that might...
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Right to Buy ban "needs explaining"
(Pic: The Guardian)The Communities Committee published their Stage One report on the Abolition of Right to Buy Bill yesterday (pdf). In summary, their recommendations were that:The Senedd support the...
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Former "Cottage Homes" set to become Conservation Area
(Pic : via Google Earth)Bridgend Council's planning committee, meeting later today (6th July) will discuss the creation of a Conservation Area for the former Children's Cottage Homes – now known as...
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FMQs: Abortions, Smoking & Sport
Another summary of FMQs from the Senedd.FMQs, 4th July 2017Party LeadersFirst up was Plaid Cymru leader, Leanne Wood AM (Plaid, Rhondda) who asked whether Wales will follow England in providing free...
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Senedd committee calls for more medical school places
(Pic : BBC Wales)Medicine is already one of the most competitive and academically-demanding university courses. On top of that it's becoming a struggle for Wales to recruit and train tomorrow's doctors...
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Welsh rail franchise & Metro: Still on track?
The current franchise to run passenger trains in Wales and English border counties – presently held by Arriva Trains Wales – expires in October 2018. For the first time, the Welsh Government will award...
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Senedd Watch - June 2017
The Welsh Government publicly revealed Aston Martin received £5.8million in repayable business finance, following a ruling by the UK Information Commissioner in May 2017. The new plant is expected to...
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Senedd sceptical about snare use (but stop short of a ban)
The Environment Committee stopped short of calling for an immediate ban on the use of snares (to trap pests) in their latest inquiry report (pdf) but have displayed a certain level of...
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FMQs: Circuit of Wales, Stressed Teachers & Gambling
Here are the highlights of this afternoon's First Minister's Questions which, as you might expect, was dominated by the Welsh Government's decision earlier today not to underwrite the Circuit of Wales...
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Clear vision needed for post-Brexit regional funds
(Pic : Getty images)The Senedd's External Affairs Committee have called for the Welsh Government to start planning for a post-Brexit, post-EU funding Wales in a new inquiry report published last week...
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