Surfers, Homeschooling & Do Parking Fees Harm Shops?

Porthcawl could be set for a £9.5million boost to its tourism industry as part of Visit Wales plans to create "attractor destinations" in south east Wales. (Pic : Phil Holden via lowpressure.co.uk) Here's another round-up of some of the goings-on in Bridgend, cabinet reports of note and also a Welsh Government report on...

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Westminster 2015 : The Welsh Battlegrounds

Which Welsh seats are going to be keenly-fought over? (Pic : BBC) As we're now into the last fortnight of the 2015 election campaign, it's time to take a closer look at where in Wales the fight for votes might be keenest, and which seats might be more likely to change hand...

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The Abyss Staring Back at Wales

The National Assembly has voted in favour of a moratorium on opencast mining. Whether there'll actually be a moratorium is a different issue. (Pic : The Guardian) The Parc Slip Monster Libraries, Bus Cuts, School Moves & Parc Slip II As promised on Wednesday, I come back to another members debate, this time on opencast...

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Westminster 2015 : The ITV Wales Debate

(Pic : ITV Wales) Another week, another debate; this time from ITV Wales, hosted by Sharp End's Adrian Masters in Cardiff. For some reason it's not available online (though I watched it online), so you'll just have to take my word for it, although the ITV Wales website has a running commentary on what was said on their...

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Flying Doctors set to take to the sky

It's happened! It's actually happened! A common sense, practical idea on ambulance services from the Welsh Government. (Pic : EMRTS Cymru) After a longer than usual Easter recess, the National Assembly has returned for summer term. Although the election will be on everyone's minds, it's important to remember that AMs still...

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Westminster 2015 : The Manifestos Part II

Westminster 2015 : The Manifestos I (Conservatives, Greens, Labour) Following yesterday's look at the party manifestos (linked above), today it's the turn of the Lib Dems, Plaid Cymru and UKI...

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Westminster 2015 : The Manifestos Part I

The following two posts are the most important of the lot this election campaign : What are we voting for in May? Or, more accurately, what might be on the table during negotiations in the event of a hung parliamen...

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Westminster 2015 : The BBC Challengers Debate

(Pic : The Mirror) The second of the main TV debates of Election 2015 was held last night, this time consisting of the opposition party leaders – so no David Cameron bwark-bwark-bwark-bwaaaark or Nick Clegg, which damaged the legitimacy a little bit....

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Dear Vaughan....

(Pic : Wales Online) Although AMs are still on recess for another fortnight or so, and attentions are firmly-focused on the Westminster campaign, it's worth briefly returning to the National Assembly – though a bit later than I otherwise would have – and what's become a thorn in Labour's side : Welsh ambulance service...

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Westminster 2015 : The Key Issues in Wales

What are likely to be the main issues for Welsh voters? (Pic : Click on Wales) The first debate's out of the way, I've given my verdict on the Coalition and the manifestos are going to be released over the next few weeks (I'll look at them in more detail once their all out, though UKIP are dragging their heels by the looks...

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Westminster 2015 : The ITV Leaders Debate

The big debate has been held, and here's a run down of how the leaders did. (Pic : ITV) I'll only count this and the BBC opposition debate on on 16th April as "debates" because they're....actual debates. I'm not going to count the Question Time and Daily Politics specials or the interviews. I don't know if there are Wales-only...

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Whatever happened to the Natural Law Party?

They promised us "bubbling bliss", so where are our yogic flying heroes today? When I were t'lad, whenever party political/election broadcast season came around, there was one I would always look forward to....

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