5 h. ago Fresh uncertainty over £300m Rhydycar West ski slope plan as council told it can't approve it

The call-in on Rhydycar West means the council itself can't grant planning permission as it would now require the approval of Welsh ministers

Economics

5 h. ago Welsh Government takes over decision on £300m Rhydycar West ski slope plan

The Welsh Government has stepped in to take responsibility for deciding whether the indoor ski slope in Merthyr Tydfil goes ahead

Politics

5 d. ago Shock update on £300m ski slope and resort plan for South Wales

The application will go before a council planning committee on Wednesday, March 12, but concerns have been raised about its location, visual impact and ecological impact

Economics

7 d. ago Asylum seekers being forcibly expelled at EU borders, says top rights lawyer

Council of Europe’s Michael O’Flaherty urged leaders not to give in to populist rhetoric over migrationEurope’s most senior human rights official has said there is evidence of asylum seekers being forcibly expelled at EU borders, as he urged mainstream politicians not to concede to populists on migration.The commissioner for human rights at the Council of Europe, Michael O’Flaherty, told the Guardian he was concerned about the treatment of asylum seekers at the EU’s external borders in Poland and Greece, as he warned against a “securitisation response” that goes too far. Continue reading...

Events

9 d. ago Wandsworth told it must fix 'serious failings' in council housing

Concerns were raised over a lack of electrical safety checks and failure to complete overdue fire safety actions

Events

1 week ago Trump tried to extort Zelenskyy and was impeached – now he may succeed

The Ukrainian president is expected at the White House on Friday to sign a multimillion-dollar minerals deal with echoes of a notorious 2019 phone callAlexander Vindman remembers the phone call – and what he did next. Serving on the national security council (NSC), he went to see his twin brother, who was the council’s senior ethics official, closed the door and told him: “Eugene, if what I’m about to tell you ever becomes public, Donald Trump will be impeached.”Vindman had set up a call between Trump and Ukraine’s new president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in July 2019. He heard the US president attempt to leverage US military aid to the country in return for Zelenskyy launching an investigation into Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, over his position at a Ukrainian gas company. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Carbon emissions in Cardiff reduce but huge challenge remains to reach net

Cardiff Council's cabinet member for climate change, Cllr Dan De'Ath, told councillors last year that Cardiff needed a 'green revolution'

Events

2 w. ago Horse Whisperer handed £3,600 legal bill following bitter nine

Animal trainer Stephanie Dale (pictured) illegally built stables on greenbelt land. Cheshire East council told her to take them down as far back as 2016. She was found guilty of breaching the order.

Economics

2 w. ago Council leader told to resign four MONTHS into job in scandal

Following the 'Trigger Me Timbers' WhatsApp scandal, there are calls for Tameside Council's Labour leader to stand down

Politics

2 w. ago St Patrick's Day punters told 'no camping' by council chiefs after Scots slept outside pub

Bosses at Dropkick Murphys on Merchant Street in Edinburgh were left in stitches last year after the dedicated revellers snoozed in tents outside the premises.

Politics