Paving slabs worth £10,000 stolen from Nantgarw Chinaworks - Wales Online

Paving slabs worth £10,000  stolen from Nantgarw Chinaworks - Wales Online:

And they left the weeds behind...

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Elderly homeowner lose first stage of eviction battle against supermarket giant Tesco - Wales Online

Elderly homeowner lose first stage of eviction battle against supermarket giant Tesco - Wales Online:

I wonder who owns the car park at the rear of her property....

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New blow for Welsh language communities from European courts - Wales Online

New blow for Welsh language communities from European courts - Wales Online: "Planning policies aimed at protecting the Welsh language have received a blow as a European court ruling appeared to make it more difficult for authorities to implement them.

The ruling comes as two campaign groups expressed concern at what they see as the lack of protection afforded by the Welsh Government to the language.

A judgement issued by the European Court of Justice in a case brought against the Flemish region of Belgium concluded that a stipulation that property must be sold to local people was an infringement of freedom.

It said: “Such a measure may ... discourage residents of one member state from making investments in immovable property in other member states, and thus constitutes a restriction on the free movement of capital.”

Gwynedd property consultant Evan Owen said: “This ruling confirms that authorities which try to stop people buying property on affordability or language grounds are acting unlawfully."

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New blow for Welsh language communities from European courts - Wales Online

New blow for Welsh language communities from European courts - Wales Online:

This isn't a blow for the Welsh language!

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Regeneration Minister, Carl Sargeant has published guidance for applicants seeking a share of up to £90 million that will be available over the next three years from the Welsh Government’s new regeneration framework, Vibrant and Viable Places.

How many affordable homes could we build for just half this amount?

I know several 'entrepreneurs' who mop up these grants and make a fortune.

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Michael Gove: People fighting planning reforms are against aspiration, family and social mobility - Telegraph

Michael Gove: People fighting planning reforms are against aspiration, family and social mobility - Telegraph:

"Chatsworth or the Nash terraces of Regent’s Park, Edinburgh’s New Town or Salisbury Cathedral,"

The irony of it, the buildings he extols were built in a "free for all", there were no planning laws back then!

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BBC News - Second homes 'leaving Lake District villages childless'

BBC News - Second homes 'leaving Lake District villages childless':

The problem is the planning system which is dictated by the Countryside Act

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Change in path for Bontnewydd and Caernarfon bypass - North Wales Weekly News

Change in path for Bontnewydd and Caernarfon bypass - North Wales Weekly News:

There wasn't much congestion until that roundabout appeared.

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Around 400 jobs saved in Wales despite collapse of engineering firm - Wales Online

Around 400 jobs saved in Wales despite collapse of engineering firm - Wales Online:

Shame. good workers round here but the poor rates for repairing leak after leaf after leak in the same spot must have been untenable for the firm.

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Unemployment in Wales falls by 6,000 - Wales Online

Unemployment in Wales falls by 6,000 - Wales Online:

I know some who left to find work in England, I also know one or two who had their benefits cut so they worked out that they were better off working.

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BBC News - Wales economy growing slowly, says CBI's Emma Watkins

BBC News - Wales economy growing slowly, says CBI's Emma Watkins: "NewBuy would have enabled people to get high loan-to-value mortgages, and supported the building of 3,000 homes."

I doubt that very much.

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Welsh councils face significant cuts to services following Treasury spending review, the WLGA has warned - Wales Online

Welsh councils face significant cuts to services following Treasury spending review, the WLGA has warned - Wales Online:

Why don't the people who use leisure centres and libraries pay the full cost for the service provided.

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Port Talbot is most affordable place in Britain to buy a house - Wales Online

Port Talbot is most affordable place in Britain to buy a house - Wales Online:

Will they be trapped there forever and will the influx push house prices up?

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Bid to build 7,500 new affordable homes by 2016 gets fresh boost from ministers - Wales Online

Bid to build 7,500 new affordable homes by 2016 gets fresh boost from ministers - Wales Online:

Many builders have gone to the wall, literally.

There are insufficient land allocations in LDPs.

Siop siafins

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