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By Chris Haines, ICNN Senedd reporter

DRAFT spending plans by the Welsh Government for the coming financial year - which are coming along with a raft of cuts to public services - have…

DRAFT spending plans by the Welsh Government for the coming financial year - which are coming along with a raft of cuts to public services - have…

DRAFT spending plans by the Welsh Government for the coming financial year - which are coming along with a raft of cuts to public services - have…

Welsh motorists living under the countrys new blanket 20mph zones will actually be able to drive at 25mph before falling foul of new laws, it has emerged.

Welsh drivers fined under new blanket 20mph zones will not have to pay fines if they are genuinely confused by the new policy, First Minister Mark Drakeford has suggested.

The outcry comes as outgoing First Minister Mark Drakeford said that drivers who break the limit will not be punished if they are genuinely confused by the new policy.

Motorists in Wales are allowed to drive at 25mph in 20mph zones before being prosecuted, it has emerged, in contrast to rules across the rest of Britain.

Last week, the Welsh Conservative Member for Monmouth, visited the Preservation Society, a small family business involved in making preserves and contributing to the local community.

AN OPPOSITION motion urging Welsh ministers to protect funding for a farming support scheme was voted down in the Senedd.