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The Finance Minister Rebecca Evans and Local Government Minister Julie James have joined forces with the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) to call on the UK government to end austerity and provide a much-needed boost to public services.

With just ten days until the UK leaves the EU, Rural Affairs Minister, Lesley Griffiths has reassured farmers she is working hard to ensure they have the information and certainty they need to plan for the future.

We want your views on the draft statutory instruments and national standards needed to implement Schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 for the use of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) on new developments.

This consultation gathered feedback on the proposed changes needed to traffic signs and road markings, due to the lowering of the default speed limit to 20mph for restricted roads (those generally with streetlights) on 17 September 2023.

Welsh Government is pushing forward in its ambition to make active travel a realistic alternative by making it easier for people to tell their local councils where existing routes need to be improved and new routes built.

Patients in Rhyl are the first in Wales to benefit from a new electronic prescription service, which allows GPs to send prescriptions securely online to the patient’s choice of community pharmacy, without the need for a paper form.

Wales today marks the 10th anniversary of a radical change to the organ donation laws, becoming the first part of the UK to introduce deemed consent to help save the lives of hundreds of people in need of an organ transplant.

A local broadband project in Powys is set to receive more than £900,000 worth of funding to help them deliver fast and reliable broadband to communities that need it, thanks to the Welsh Government’s Local Broadband Fund.

A need for a unified approach to public health and environmental issues, more focus on innovation and the importance of investment in health protection are some of the lessons learnt from the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales, according to the Chief Medical Officer.

Ahead of the UK Government’s Spending Review statement, the Welsh Government is urging the Chancellor to rule out a public sector pay freeze and deliver the funding Wales needs to protect health and jobs with support for a fair recovery.

A Local Places for Nature project at The Bridge Alternative Provision in Brynmenin, Bridgend, supporting students aged 5 to16 (many with additional learning needs) to create a food-growing space, develop life skills, and enhance wellbeing.

First Minister Mark Drakeford visited St Thomas’s Church in Caerphilly today to thank Reverend Dean Aaron Roberts and his army of volunteers, who have supported those in need in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

A Swansea based engineering company has adapted its way of working and is now producing surgical masks, creating new jobs and supporting the Welsh Government’s efforts to increase Welsh production of much needed PPE.

Ebbw Vale Institute is the oldest Institute in Wales. This Grade II listed building was built in 1849 and needed extensive repair and refurbishment, and its owner, Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council, could not commit to funding.

Those who are struggling with their mental health over the Christmas period need to know support is just a phone call away, Mental Health and Wellbeing Minister Eluned Morgan has said after meeting with Samaritans Wales.

Statement from the Chief Medical Officer for Wales on the needs to move to alert level 4 from midnight on the 19th of December and a change arrangements for Christmas relaxation, in which two households may now only meet for Christmas day.

A program run by Welsh government which provides payments to people in an emergency or who need help to live independently. The statistics cover the number and total monetary value of these payments by type, as well as breakdowns by age and local authority.

The UK’s first hospital-owned solar farm has surpassed expectations by providing enough electricity to not only contribute to the daily power needs of Morriston Hospital in Swansea, but to also cover 100% of its demand for 50 hours.

As lockdown restrictions start to ease, Stephen shares how his children, Ayda and George, felt about going back to school and what their plans are for the summer months.

Economy Minister, Vaughan Gething will today begin a series of talks with business leaders, trade experts and entrepreneurs in Atlanta and Birmingham (Alabama) to discuss how US economic policy is creating growth in places in need of investment and support.