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Controversial hotel to close its doors weeks after announcing Scarlets partnership
4+ hour, 42+ min ago (1289+ words) A Welsh hotel which made headline news following unrest over plans to house asylum seekers at the venue has shut down "with immediate effect. Stradey Park, Llanelli, became the centre of a series of protests in summer 2023, which eventually led…...
Foreign nationals arriving in UK on work visas down by nearly a third
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (619+ words) The number of visas issued to foreign nationals coming to the UK for employment fell by nearly a third last year, driven by a sharp drop in people arriving as a skilled worker or for a job in health and…...
Could dual British nationals be denied entry to the UK under new passport rules?
2+ week, 12+ hour ago (409+ words) Nation.cymru - Do Not Process My Personal Information Dual British nationals, including children, could be denied entry to the UK unless they have a British passport under new rules coming into force later this month. Here, the Press Association takes…...
Home Office escorts fell asleep returning migrant to France
3+ week, 1+ day ago (313+ words) Two members of a Home Office team tasked with escorting a migrant back to France under the UK Government's "one in, one out" scheme fell asleep on the job, inspectors have said. The pair dozed off while the migrant was…...
Legal migration rules overhaul to leave 300,000 children ‘in limbo’ – think tank
3+ week, 1+ day ago (413+ words) More than 300,000 children living in the UK could be left "in limbo" if the Home Office goes ahead with its shake-up of legal migration rules, a think tank has warned. The Home Secretary set out details to end automatic settlement…...
Council's £3.2m bill for unused HGV depot branded a ‘shambles’
3+ week, 2+ day ago (615+ words) Richard Evans, Local Democracy Reporter A county council has spent "3.2m on the not-fit-for-purpose HGV "shed" " splashing out more than "700k on consultant fees alone. A Freedom of Information request submitted by the Local Democracy Reporting Service to Conwy County Council has…...
Police chief fears smaller forces could be ‘absorbed’ under UK reforms
3+ week, 2+ day ago (879+ words) Twm Owen, Local Democracy Reporter Chief constables of smaller forces will be worried about a takeover by larger neighbours under the UK Government's proposed police reforms, a Welsh police chief has said." However"Chief Constable Mark"Hobrough"has vowed to…...
Mother considers moving after daughter targeted in sexual offence on school bus
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (785+ words) Twm Owen, Local Democracy Reporter A south Wales mum has said she has considered moving after her daughter was the victim of a sexual offence on a bus travelling to school." The youngster had been on the bus when an…...
Maintenance cost of former council HQ approaching £500K
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (755+ words) Alec Doyle, Local democracy reporter A north Wales council has paid almost half a million to maintain its former headquarters since moving from the site in February this year. According to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request, Flintshire County Council…...
Reform UK supporters 'don't realise Nation of Sanctuary was for Ukrainians"
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (1167+ words) Most Reform UK supporters in Caerphilly don't realise that the bulk of the Welsh Government's Nation of Sanctuary programme has been spent on resettling Ukrainian refugees, it has been claimed. Throughout the Senedd by-election campaign, which will culminate on polling…...