3+ hour, 32+ min ago   (418+ words) A new £750,000 unit providing outpatient care for children and young people is expected to open at a Welsh hospital next spring. Hywel Dda University Health Board is developing the new Puffin paediatric unit within the main building at Withybush Hospital…...

14+ hour, 22+ min ago   (619+ words) A festival combining live-fire cooking, Welsh folklore, music and independent food producers has announced its full line-up ahead of its return later this month. Mabon will take place in the grounds of Caldicot Castle from September 25 to 27, coinciding with the…...

17+ hour, 22+ min ago   (475+ words) Twm Owen Local Democracy Reporter An outbuilding put up without planning permission was only discovered when councillors paid a visit to inspect a barn conversion. Councillors on the planning committee visit application sites to help them consider whether to grant…...

19+ hour, 22+ min ago   (524+ words) Dale Spridgeon, Local Democracy Reporter A 12-home development in north Wales has been approved despite falling short of planning policy requirements for affordable housing. The plan to build 12 houses at Bryncrug has been approved by Eryri planners. Four of the…...

1+ day, 36+ min ago   (569+ words) Nicholas Thomas Local Democracy Reporter A former city centre shop which a council purchased for almost half a million pounds is likely to be demolished and replaced by a new city-centre open space. A new cabinet report shows demolition is…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (383+ words) The Welsh Government are asking people in Wales to take part in a consultation on new measures to protect seals and hares. The consultation opens on 21 September and runs for four weeks. It asks for views on two proposals: making…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (399+ words) Almost one in five drivers (19%) have accidentally broken the speed limit after being unable to see a road sign hidden by overgrown foliage, a survey suggests. Some 94% of drivers who took part in the poll commissioned by the RAC said…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (731+ words) A Welsh council has made additional improvements to routes connecting to an active travel bridge over the River Usk, as house building continues to connect an ever-expanding town with nearby villages. Residents travelling between Llanfoist and Abergavenny are set to…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (459+ words) Anthony Lewis Local Democracy Reporter Plans are underway to turn buildings in a south Wales town centre into new housing and commercial space. Housing association Trivallis has purchased properties in Taff Street, Pontypridd with £837,004 in support from Welsh Government’s Transforming…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1217+ words) Kieran Molloy, Local Democracy Reporter Cardiff has undergone a dramatic transformation in recent decades – but residents, businesses and visitors are divided over whether the Welsh capital is continuing to improve or showing signs of neglect. While some describe a modern…...