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Emergency support for businesses hit by Coronavirus The Welsh Labour Government has today announced a package of support worth more than £200m for small businesses...

Whilst we find ourselves in an unprecedented situation, Neath Port Talbot Council has a set of well-established procedures for responding to a range of...

Responding to the Government’s announcement that all new homes will come with gigabit-speed broadband, the LGA’s digital spokesman, Cllr Mark Hawthorne, said: “We are pleased...

Lee Waters MS and Cllr Tina Higgins have backed a commitment by the Welsh Labour Government to improve welfare standards for dogs at breeding...

Responding to the Government’s announcement that this year’s local elections will be postponed for one year, Cllr James Jamieson, Chairman of the Local Government...

Please find below a reaction from CLA Cymru Director John Pockett to the publication of the Welsh Government’s Bus Services (Wales Bill). “Bus travel is...

Responding to the NAO report on supporting disadvantaged families through free early education and childcare entitlements in England, Cllr Judith Blake, Chair of the...

Commenting ahead of the second reading of the Private Members Bill from Mike Amesbury MP on the Education (Guidance about Costs of School Uniforms)...

Responding to the Chancellor’s Budget announcement to introduce a plastic packaging tax from 2022, Cllr David Renard, Chairman of the LGA’s Environment, Economy, Housing...

Responding to the Chancellor’s announcement of £13 million for rolling out more Business & Intellectual Property Centres in today’s Budget, Cllr Gerald Vernon-Jackson, Chair...

Responding to the Chancellor’s announcement that the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust will receive £10 million to support veterans with their mental health, Cllr...

A new report for fire and rescue services to help them respond to the climate emergency at a local level has been published by...

Major plans to boost digital connectivity for businesses and residents throughout South West Wales are picking up speed. Gareth Jones, from Carmarthen, has been appointed...

A Llanelli man has been ordered to pay over £600 after his household waste was found dumped in a quarry in Llwynhendy. Robin Adam Collins...

Smaller shops, restaurants and cafés are amongst the businesses who will benefit from a high street rate relief scheme adopted by Carmarthenshire County Council. Members...

Mid and West Wales Member of the Senedd, Eluned Morgan has welcomed confirmation that an agreement has been reached that will improve mobile phone...

  More than 150,000 (1 in 14) workers in Wales currently don’t earn enough to qualify for Statutory Sick Pay (SSP), according to new TUC...

Responding to research by CIPFA into council tax increases this year, Cllr Richard Watts, Chair of the Local Government Association’s Resources Board, said: “Faced with...

Local services in England face an overall funding gap of almost £6.5 billion by 2025, new analysis by the Local Government Association ahead of...

The issue of looked after children in Wales has come under scrutiny recently after it emerged numbers of children in the care system have...

Neath Port Talbot Council has published a report setting out its revised revenue budget proposals for the financial year 2020/21. The headlines include: A 4.5%...

Thousands of disadvantaged adults are being held back from vital support to help them get on in life with funding for adult learning falling...

Responding to the Office of National Statistics figures on young people not in education, employment or training (NEETs), Chair of the Local Government Association’s...

Six of the 10 largest independent groups of providers of children’s residential and fostering placements had more debts and liabilities than tangible assets last...

Responding to the report by the independent UK2070 Commission, which says that an ‘over-centralised system’ is partly responsible for widening regional inequality, Sir Richard...

Responding to the Government’s announcement that it will launch a consultation for legal duties to protect public spaces from terror attacks, Cllr Simon Blackburn,...

Responding to the report by IPPR North, which calls on the Government to deliver a ‘devolution parliament’, Sir Richard Leese, Chair of the Local...

Local Member of the Senedd Lee Waters visited Coleg Sir Gar to meet with prize winning students on Friday. Three students from the college have...

Neath Port Talbot Council has agreed to adopt a new discretionary financial support scheme for retail businesses in the county borough. Approximately 550 retail businesses...

Responding to the Government’s response to the Online Harms White Paper consultation, Cllr James Jamieson, Chairman of the Local Government Association, said: “Online abuse, intimidation...

Local Member of the Senedd, Lee Waters has held the third Llanelli School Council Summit in the Welsh Parliament for secondary school pupils from...

Responding to the Government’s announcement that EU imports and exports will face the same checks as the rest of the world after the transition...

Council staff are working flat out round-the-clock repairing the damage caused by Storm Ciara, closing roads to deal with fallen debris, and supporting communities...

Today (7th February), families at the University Hospital of Wales were joined by the First Minister of Wales and Minister for International Relations and...

Neath Port Talbot Council has agreed to implement a policy to demonstrate its commitment to the UK steel industry. The UK Steel Charter Policy outlines...

Neath Port Talbot Council has agreed to continue a council tax support scheme to help its most vulnerable residents. The decision to approve the scheme...

Responding to the Government’s Youth Accelerator Fund, Cllr Gerald Vernon-Jackson, Chair of the LGA’s Culture, Tourism and Sport Board, said: “This funding will provide a...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=12&v=2fg1-oNclfQ&feature=emb_logo An innovative portfolio of major Neath Port Talbot projects aimed at helping tackle climate change while safeguarding the future of the steel industry has...

Budget consultation deadline approaches There are just a few days left to have your say on Neath Port Talbot Council’s proposals to balance the budget...

Responding to Arts Council England’s 10-Year Strategy, Cllr Gerald Vernon-Jackson, Chair of the LGA’s Culture, Tourism and Sport Board, said: “We are pleased to...

Nearly two thirds of leisure centres are outdated and need urgent new investment from government, the Local Government Association reveals today. New figures, shared with...

Responding to a report by IPPR which said Big Tech must open up data and help fund digital inclusion as the UK economy moves...

Neath Port Talbot Council is making a personal alarm system available to residents of Briton Ferry and Melin as part of a pilot to...

Responding to the Government’s consultation response to the veterans strategy published today, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community and Wellbeing...

Leader of the Council, Councillor Rob Jones said: “In light of the media coverage this week, the council does not wish to be associated with...

Sorting through dumped rubbish by hand is not something for the faint hearted but it’s all in a day’s work for council environmental enforcement...

More than 1000 working parents across Neath Port Talbot have successfully applied for a funded early education and childcare scheme. Known as the Childcare Offer...

Neath Port Talbot Council is urging community run groups and organisations to sign up to an online directory known as Dewis Cymru.  The aim of...

Neath Port Talbot Council’s Think Family Partnership and Youth Service have been recognised for their work with children and young people at a ceremony...

The latest round of the Local Government Association’s Behavioural Insights Programme has awarded funding to eight councils. As part of the LGA’s sector-led improvement offer,...