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Vigil Launches Petition for Police Enquiry into Children's Services 30 people will meet at Cardiff City Hall tomorrow and march to the Welsh Parliament for...

Commenting on £10 million of additional government funding for port health authorities ahead of the end of the EU Transition Period, Cllr Kevin Bentley,...

Mae bron i saith ym mhob deg (68%) o gamblwyr presennol wedi cynyddu un ai nifer yr arian neu’r amser a dreuliwyd ar o...

Responding to the Centre for Ageing Better’s ‘State of Ageing in 2020’ report, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing...

The Make your Mark Ballot 2020 is now open and is an opportunity for 11-18 year olds across the United Kingdom to have their...

Responding to the Social Housing White Paper, Cllr Darren Rodwell, Local Government Association housing spokesperson, said: “Councils are proud of their housing and the individuals...

A post-pandemic building boom of 100,000 new social homes for rent each year would not only meet demand for affordable homes but deliver a...

Millions more people could safely and swiftly be protected against coronavirus if councils are able to act shoulder-to-shoulder with the NHS in the distribution...

Responding to a Lords Public Services Committee report on lessons learned from Covid-19, Cllr James Jamieson, Chairman of the Local Government Association, said: “Councils have...

Responding to the publication of the latest NHS Test and Trace and coronavirus testing figures, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s...

Responding to a Centre for Mental Health report on reducing mental health inequalities, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing...

The Conservative Government has failed to prepare for a hard Brexit and now there is a ‘strong likelihood’ that we risk the future viability...

Commenting on today’s (Monday) Living Wage Foundation figures which show that 22% of workers in Wales are earning under the real Living Wage, Wales...

Wrth sôn am ffigurau'r Sefydliad Cyflog Byw heddiw (dydd Llun) sy'n dangos bod 22% o weithwyr yng Nghymru yn ennill llai na’r Cyflog Byw...

06 November 2020    Shaw & Co, the Bristol-based specialist corporate finance advisory firm, has responded to the announcement made by Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of...

ouncils are working urgently to put measures in place to support people - especially those who are clinically extremely vulnerable – ahead of further...

Wales TUC welcomes the last-minute extension of the Job Retention Scheme but workers in Wales now need proper clarity. The UK Government must make...

Anyone planning a home display must avoid buying fireworks from unlicensed and potentially unsafe illegal outlets, such as through social media, car boot sales...

New analysis, published on Disability Pay Gap Day, shows that pay gap has widened by £800 over the last year to £3,800  Union...

It's hard to believe. In the midst of a pandemic that's already killed tens of thousands of people in this country, the government is about...

Welsh Liberal Democrat MS Kirsty Williams has announced after careful consideration that she will stand down at next year's Senedd election. Kirsty has served as...

Cllr Richard Watts, Chair of the Local Government Association’s Resources Board, said: “No young person should have to go hungry and ensuring vulnerable pupils are...

Around 200,000 workers employed in shutdown sectors will be directly impacted by the firebreak lockdown UK Government support means they are only eligible...

An emergency government measure forcing councils to fund concessionary bus fares at pre-COVID-19 travel levels - despite passenger numbers plummeting  – means local taxpayers...

 Responding to the announcement that councils will be given powers to issue improvement notices directing businesses to introduce more effective COVID-19 controls, as well...

Responding to the publication of the latest NHS Test and Trace and coronavirus testing figures, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s...

Responding to the Chancellor’s announcement of a new business grant scheme to be distributed by councils, Cllr Richard Watts, Chair of the Local Government...

Responding to the details around the further £1 billion announced for councils by the Government earlier this month, including £100 million for leisure services,...

Responding to the Health and Social Care Committee’s report on social care funding and the workforce, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of the Local Government...

Responding to Skills for Care’s annual State of the Adult Social Care Workforce report, which showed there are still around 112,000 job vacancies in...

Responding to the publication of the latest NHS Test and Trace and coronavirus testing figures, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s...

Responding to the announcement of a 17-day "fire-break lockdown" in Wales, Cadan ap Tomos, Welsh Liberal Democrat Senedd candidate for Ceredigion, said: "These decisions are...

Mewn ymateb i'r cyhoeddiad heddiw ar gyfnod clo llym, dywedodd Ysgrifennydd Cyffredinol TUC Cymru Shavanah Taj: "Mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn iawn i weithredu nawr er...

In response to today’s announcement of a firebreak lockdown, Wales TUC General Secretary Shavanah Taj said: Welsh Government are right to act decisively now in...

Wales TUC says UK Government proposal to scrap the Union Learning Fund (ULF) in England is taking away support for workers at a time...

Mae TUC Cymru yn dweud bod cynllun Llywodraeth y DU i ddileu Cronfa Ddysgu'r Undebau (ULF) yn Lloegr yn cael gwared ar gymorth i...

We can't let this happen. The government is planning to cut the £20 a week boost to Universal Credit - which has been a vital...

Responding to the Care Quality Commission’s annual State of Care report, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing Board, said: “Social...

Responding to the publication of the latest NHS Test and Trace and coronavirus testing figures, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s...

Claire Bosi, Editor of leading hospitality publication Chef & Restaurant Magazine, brings together some of the nation’s best chefs and hospitality representatives in a...

Mae arweinwyr y tri ffederasiwn undebau llafur yng ngwledydd a rhanbarthau datganoledig y DU wedi uno i fynegi eu gwrthwynebiad cadarn a'u pryderon difrifol...

Responding to latest statistics on the number of deaths related to drug poisoning in England and Wales in 2019, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of...

The leaders of the three trade union federations in the UK’s devolved nations and regions have united to jointly express their firm opposition and...

Responding to the publication of updated government guidance on shielding and protecting people who are clinically extremely vulnerable, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of the...

Responding to details about COVID-19 alert levels announced by the Prime Minister, Cllr James Jamieson, Chairman of the Local Government Association, said: "The simplified alert...

We can't let this happen. The government is planning to cut the £20 a week boost to Universal Credit - which has been a vital...

Responding to the publication of the latest NHS Test and Trace and coronavirus testing figures, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s...

English councils received at least 448 individual government grants between 2015/16 to 2018/19 in an increasingly “fragmented and reactive” use of public funding, a...

Today the Devolution APPG is launching a new inquiry, which will look at how central and local government can work together more effectively, and...

Responding to Public Health England’s third annual report on industry action to reduce sugar levels in products which contribute most to children’s sugar intakes,...