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It is not a binary choice between independence and the Tory status quo — we need to defend devolution from Westminster and fight for a fairer, greener, socialist future as equal partners with the rest of the UK, writes BETH WINTER MP

Writing is powerful: How this Penarth poet will be helping people across Wales A PENARTH poet has been tasked with bringing to life Wales’ Well-being of Future Generations Act says she wants to bring hope and inspire joy.  Taylor Edmonds is today announced as the Future Generations Commissioner Sophie Howe’s new poet-in-residence, as the world marks Earth Day 2021.  The Well-being of Future Generations Act puts a responsibility on public bodies, including Welsh Gove...

The president of the CAAV (Central Association of Agricultural Valuers) wants more joined up thinking as farmers embrace changes brought about by Brexit and Government demands. Andrew Thomas, director of South Wales agents Herbert R Thomas, says Brexit has accelerated the process of farmers becoming price makers rather than price takers. He says the pandemic has also prompted people to shop locally, to question the provenance of food, food miles and carbon footprint. Andrew’s company ...

Concerns enormous nuclear development could have adverse impact on Severn estuary wildlife The plant is spread over a 230 acre site and is expected to be completed in 2023 00:01, 16 MAR 2021 Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Want Newport news straight to your inbox? Sign up to our newsletter!Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be us...

Work to start on £46m Gwynedd bridge scheme to prevent community from being cut off by flooding Construction of the new Dyfi Bridge will begin in March 00:01, 12 FEB 2021 An artists impression of the A487 New Dyfi Bridge (Image: Welsh Government) Sign up to our free newsletter for the top North Wales stories sent straight to your e-mail Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up now! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newslet...

Work is to start on the Dyfi Bridge CONSTRUCTION of the new £46m Dyfi Bridge near Machynlleth is set to begin in March, Economy and Transport Minister Ken Skates said today (Friday, 12 February) The scheme will improve road safety, strengthen links between communities, provide active travel opportunities and build resilience against flooding, as well as improve transport connectivity to help stimulate further economic development in this part of Wales. The new development will be a viadu...

Major renewable hydrogen demo project comes online at Welsh cement plant Building materials giant Hanson UK has installed a renewable hydrogen generation unit at one of its facilities near Swansea, Wales, to test the potential of replacing natural gas with lower-carbon alternatives. Pictured: An aerial view of the plant in Port Talbot The unit has been installed at the firm’s Regen ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBS) plant in Port Talbot. It contains an electrolyser which, powered by ...

Abermule Business Unit graphic PLANS for a new business park in north Powys have been given the go-ahead. Powys County Council will now develop business units as part of the new Abermule Business Park after the council’s Planning, Taxi Licensing and Rights of Way Committee approved the planning application today (Thursday, February 4). The new business park will provide flexible options for start-up businesses and local companies, with an excellent opportunity to boost economic developm...

ALMOST 30 years has passed since the cross-party pressure group Scotland United was formed bringing together socialists, nationalists, liberals, communists and Greens together with trade unionists, representatives from the churches and civic society to campaign for a multi-option referendum on Scotland’s future.  Senior figures from the SNP like Mike Russell supported that position and marched alongside STUC general secretary Campbell Christie and a number of Labour MPs building support for ...

UNTIL it arrived, 2020 was seen by many as a symbol of the future. It was a benchmark and distant date with destiny – aided by phrases like “2020 vision”. But 2020 didn’t feel like the future that had been predicted – or like any other year. This is a salutary lesson. Much of the future is always surprising, unimagined and unpredictable – while other parts are predictable or “inevitable surprises”. To think, dream and conceive of the future is part of what it is to be human....