All news on the topic: Welsh government

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Welsh taxpayers face £600,000 bill to fund energy costs for Gypsy and Traveller sites
Taxpayers in Wales will be forced to spend £600,000 to support tavellers living on sites with their energy costs.
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UK space radar faces Welsh blockade amid fierce local backlash
A planning decision on the DARC - Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability - project was expected last week, but the Welsh Government intervened days before the vote, a move that could potentially lead to a conflict with Westminster concerning the UK’s national security.
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North Wales becomes first UK region to enter drought after record dry spell
A region has become the first in the UK to officially declare a drought amid record dry conditions, intense heatwaves, wildfires and dwindling rivers.
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Welsh government attacks Starmer after promised June meeting fails to happen
The Welsh government has expressed disappointment that a meeting promised by Sir Keir Starmer with First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth in June is not taking place.
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Wales schools urged to restrict phones as ministers prepare national rules
Headteachers will be "strongly encouraged" to restrict pupils using phones during the school day, Wales’ education minister has said.
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Alun Davies brands Starmer’s name "toxic" as voters turn on Labour across Welsh heartlands
Alun Davies, a former Welsh Government minister and Senedd member, has launched a blistering broadside on UK and Welsh Labour, two weeks on from the party’s catastrophic local and devolved election results.
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UK health authorities say risk to general public from hantavirus remains very low
People in Wales are self-isolating due to links with the ongoing hantavirus outbreak, it has been confirmed.
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Welsh Conservatives offer to back Labour budget if land transaction tax is scrapped
The Welsh Conservatives have suggested they will support a Labour budget if the devolved government backs its plans to scrap a tax paid by homebuyers.
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Bangor University to eliminate 200 positions to achieve £15 million in savings
Bangor University aims to cut about 200 jobs to make savings of £15m, its vice-chancellor told staff in an email.
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Welsh government outlines plans to prohibit greyhound racing
A proposal to implement a ban in Wales was among the most popular petitions on the Senedd’s website, garnering over 35,000 signatures.
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Wales’ FM Gething denies wrongdoing as he resigns
The first minister of Wales, Vaughan Gething, has announced his resignation, only four months after taking the job.