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Cllr Gwilym Williams The Conservative candidate for the Brecon and Radnorshire seat in the Senedd election has not received the support of a Powys county councillor. Councillor Gwilym Williams has publicly stated that he cannot support the candidate James Evans, who is also a councillor. In February, cllr Williams left Powys County Council’s Conservative group due to frustrations over continual council tax rises. He joined the Action for Powys group but continued as president of th...

Senedd Election 2021: Full list of North Wales regional candidates The regional list vote elects four Senedd Members to represent the North Wales electoral region. 05:00, 12 APR 2021 NorthWalesLive - Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any...

Library image of a ballot box. The people of Wales will go to the polls on Thursday, May 6. While some will choose to vote by post or proxy, and others by visiting the polling station, they will all receive at least three ballot papers. These will include a paper for the constituency, another for the region and a third for the Police and Crime Commissioner election. Some, including voters on parts of Anglesey, will also receive papers for county council by-elections happening in their a...

BBC News Published media captionCase rates and positivity rates are two of the key factors on the road out of lockdown Four people from a maximum of two households in Wales will be able to meet outdoors for exercise from Saturday. It is one in a small list of changes announced to lockdown restrictions. Stay at home travel rules are staying in place but First Minister Mark Drakeford said they could be eased in three weeks time. As part of the plans primary school children aged eight and over may...

(MENAFN - NewsBytes) The Indian National Congress-led government in the union territory of Puducherry is now in minority with the resignation of lawmaker A John Kumar on Tuesday. Kumar, who represented the Kamaraj Nagar constituency, is the fourth lawmaker of the Congress party to have quit over the past month. The resignation comes a day ahead of party leader Rahul Gandhis visit to the UT. In this article Kumar resigned citing dissatisfaction with Congress government 2 Congress lawmaker...

BBC News By Ione Wells image copyrightGetty Images image captionIn Wales, independence is still a minority view, but a campaign aimed at making it a reality has gained momentum in the past year In the past few years, debate has raged about whether the United Kingdom faces a future without Scotland. Polls have suggested for months that support for Scottish independence has been higher than for Scotland staying in the UK. In Wales, independence is still a minority view, but a campaign aimed at ma...

Nigel Farage’s new Reform UK party is unlikely to succeed – but his next one might The former Ukip leader is a poor frontman for lockdown scepticism, but his opponents have reason to be worried by his return to politics. Nigel Farage will re-enter British politics: renaming the Brexit Party as “Reform UK” and running against any lockdown restrictions in this year’s local elections, whether they are held in May or, as may be more likely, in June. In reality, the Brexit Party was, o...