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Main headline · Welsh political opinion

Archive photograph of the Senedd in Cardiff Bay, viewed from the east on 3 August 2019. Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0; cropped.

Health tops Welsh priorities in YouGov political snapshot

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Illustrative books photograph supplied with the Welsh Government release. The image was first published in its press library in February 2025; it does not identify a funded project. Welsh Government, Open Government Licence v3.0; cropped.

The Nation · Culture funding

More than £550,000 for 17 Welsh cultural projects

Museum, archive and library projects will be supported through March 2027, including youth work, digitisation and local-history activities.

Fri 16 Oct, 10:16

View towards Bannau Brycheiniog from the lower slopes of Pen-y-crug, 13 May 2023. Archive landscape context, not authority offices or staff. Dominic Nelson / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0; cropped.

The Nation · Public services

Audit calls for urgent workforce planning at Bannau Brycheiniog

A September-dated report published by Audit Wales on 15 October found gaps in the park authority’s staffing information and its response to capacity pressures.

Thu 15 Oct, 17:13

Archive: Norwegian Church, Cardiff Bay, where the minister spoke. The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; not a photograph of the event.

The Nation · NHS

Wales trials same-day mental health support without referrals

The Welsh Government’s open-access model is being tested before wider rollout. Ministers say support should start wherever people first seek help.

Wed 14 Oct, 00:06

Archive: Farmers’ Union of Wales representatives meeting Llyr Gruffydd in September 2026. Photograph: Farmers’ Union of Wales.

The Nation · Farming

Farm advances reach 90% of SFS claimants, with balances still to follow

The Welsh Government reports £117.3m in SFS advances and £35.5m through BPS. Farmers are urged to check RPW Online before remaining payments follow.

Wed 14 Oct, 00:06

The Brief· Wales

Out Out

Twin Town director Kevin Allen to join Ystradgynlais screening Q&A
Fri 16 Oct, 11:15