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Gwynedd councillors pledge support for graduated licence after …
4 hours ago · Councillors have pledged their support for calls to update rules on young drivers after four teenagers were killed in a crash in Gwynedd. Hugo Morris, 18, Harvey Owen, 17, Wilf Fitchett, 17, and Jevon Hirst, 16, from Shrewsbury, died when the car they were travelling in left a rural road in the ...
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MPs call for 'urgent review' to avoid future storm disruption
5 days ago · Mid and north Wales MPs have call for urgent review of resilience measures amid continued disruption to electricity and communications across rural Wales following Storm Darragh. In the House of Commons on Tuesday, 10 December, Ceredigion Preseli MP Ben Lake and Dwyfor Meirionnydd MP Liz Saville ...
Barmouth no better three months on | cambrian-news.co.uk
“In relation to the build-up of sand from the beach, we recognise that this can be a nuisance and prevent people from using the local amenities and we have a work programme in place to manage the situation and to clear away the sand and stone.
Mid and north Wales councils on 'edge of a precipice'
3 days ago · “Bringing in a minimum funding ‘floor’ of 4.3 per cent would cost Welsh Government £18m and would enable any council tax rise to be 1.9 per cent lower in Ceredigion, alternatively applying a fixed minimum increase for all Local Authorities of at least £7.5m would cost Welsh Government £11m and would enable any Council Tax rise to be 4.7 per cent lower in Ceredigion,” the council said.
Flood warnings issued for Friday evening | cambrian-news.co.uk
Similar warnings are in place for River Towy at Carmarthen Quay, Carmarthen; Tidal area at Carmarthen Bay Holiday Park, Kidwelly; Tidal area at Carmarthen Quay; Tidal area at Laugharne; Tidal area at Dale; Tidal area at Pendine; Tidal area at Lower Town Fishguard; Usk Estuary at Uskmouth and Old Town Docks; Usk Estuary at Caerleon; Wye Estuary near Tintern; Wye Estuary at Chepstow and Red ...
Book is fitting tribute to former 'Cambrian News' contributor
2 days ago · The book speak to his deep passion for his local environment and the hours he spent observing its wildlife. It is also a chronicle of his times: sometimes uplifting, and sometimes a sombre reminder, of the changes in the Welsh environment and …
Poverty and hardship 'the new normal' in Wales
The National Institute of Economic and Social Research, in its the latest quarterly UK Economic Outlook said that lowest 10 per cent of earners will see their tax burden increase by £600 a year as a consequence of the Chancellor’s freeze of the personal tax thresholds until April 2028 in the Autumn Budget, and warned that it doesn’t expect living …
Cambrian Line trains to get four carriages
Bringing the four-car-carriage trains to the line needed a variety of work to be carried out across recent months, including track lengthening at Barmouth Station, and the installation of 22 four-car-train markers across the line telling train drivers where to stop so the train doors open to onto station platforms, which was a concern on the rail line’s short platforms.