Financed by the Welsh Assembly Government with the support of the European Social Fund, the restaurant service and cookery competitions were held at Coleg Llandrillo Cymru at the Rhos-on-Sea campus in Colwyn Bay on 11 April 2011. …
Plaid Cymru AMs to snub Queen’s official opening of Welsh Assembly
PLAID Cymru AMs who declare themselves republicans are to boycott the official opening of the Welsh Assembly by the Queen. Her Majesty will officially open the new Senedd term next Tuesday. But Plaid’s new AM for North Wales …
Welsh pylon rally’s land protest
Four pieces of Mid Wales land were handed to Welsh Assembly members as a “living reminder” of what will be destroyed if a substation and hundreds of pylons across the countryside are built. More than 1500 protesters travelled from Montgomeryshire to …
Police confirm inquiry into Welsh Assembly electoral fraud complaint
TWO Assembly Members are at the centre of a police probe into alleged electoral fraud. Aled Roberts, who resigned as leader of Wrexham council on Wednesday after being elected as an AM, had his Assembly pass taken away earlier …
Anti-pylon crowds to march on Welsh Assembly
Hundreds of campaigners fighting multi-million pound plans which may see hundreds of pylons and a substation built in Mid Wales will march on the Welsh Assembly on May 24. The date was revealed today by Montgomeryshire MP Glyn Davies, who is urging as …
Bourne’s ‘bittersweet’ night as he loses seat after 11 year
Although a leading figure in the Just Say No campaign that argued for a No vote in the 1997 referendum on whether to set up a Welsh Assembly, Mr Bourne quickly took the view that the Conservatives needed to embrace devolution and demonstrate that they …
Late pensioner’s funeral gnomes confiscated by police
Pembrokeshire Council officers said they had been instructed to remove the gnomes after Welsh Assembly transport officials said they could be “distracting” to other road users. Mrs Pratt’s family said they were sad to see the gnomes, on Penblewin …
CARMARTHENSHIRE Council has spent nearly £26000 spying on its own staff with …
All public bodies in Wales are required to implement a Welsh language scheme and Carmarthenshire uses mystery shoppers to ensure the public can access services in Welsh. Putting Llanelli First Welsh Assembly candidate Sian Caiach said: “It’s something …
Slashed hardship funds for struggling students start to dry up
“The Welsh Assembly Government has made a commitment to achieving social justice through higher education, yet cuts such as this could seriously harm retention rates and prevent students from realising the success that they deserve. …
Royal wedding: Anglesey leads celebrations across Wales
Six days before the Welsh assembly election, the main political parties will not be campaigning at a national level, although local canvassing will continue in many areas. Jewellery firm Wartski, which was founded in Bangor and later moved to Llandudno …
