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Welsh councils will benefit from £50m in additional capital funding this financial year, helping them manage rising costs and invest in vital local services. 

Patients across Wales will benefit from faster and more accurate diagnoses as nine hospitals receive new scanning and X-ray equipment.

More survivors of domestic abuse and sexual violence will be able to get help in safe, welcoming spaces across Wales, thanks to £3.1 million of Welsh Government funding.

Welsh should be a natural part of everyday life across Wales - in workplaces, sports clubs, online and in local communities – for the language to thrive in the future.

E.ON Next has repriced its Next Fixed 15-month tariff, helping give customers greater control, confidence and peace of mind amid a volatile wholesale market.

Avanti West Coast will operate full timetable at Glasgow Central from Wednesday 25 March as high-level platforms reopen. 

The railway between Newport and Cardiff reopened on Monday 23 March following a week of vital track renewals to support more dependable journeys on the South Wales Main Line.

The leader of Dudley Council has hailed the start an exciting new era for education in Dudley, as the construction phase of a new £26million university campus concludes.

Network Rail engineers seized the rare opportunity of the closure of Scotland’s busiest station to deliver an extensive package of maintenance and renewals that would ordinarily have taken around ten months to complete.

• New research reveals railway stations across Wales are regional growth engines driving jobs, housing and investment across the UK. 
• By 2036, new stations could unlock 40,000 jobs and £11.3 billion for communities across Wales.
• Findings underscore need for continued rail investment to generate employment, unlock prosperity and power the UK’s social and economic future. 

• New research reveals railway stations are regional growth engines driving jobs, housing and investment across the UK. 
• Development associated with the rail network - “The Rail Catalyst Effect” - projected to support over 1 million jobs and deliver £79bn boost to the economy by 2036. 
• Findings underscore need for continued rail investment to generate employment, unlock prosperity and power the UK’s social and economic future. 

People in Dudley borough will be able to benefit from new pop-up tip dates and extended enhanced opening hours of at the Stourbridge recycling site from next month.

The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) has today announced the return of the NPCC Innovation & Digital Summit, taking place 20–22 October 2026 at the Exhibition Centre, Liverpool.

Staff are completing tasks quicker and getting to spend more time with residents who need their support thanks to a collaboration between Lancashire County Council and Microsoft.

A celebrated railway sculpture that has been stored away for over two decades has been given a new lease of life at the heart of Springburn.

More than two dozen Hackney organisations are set to cut their energy bills and carbon emissions after securing a share of nearly £600,000 in fresh council funding.

• New research reveals railway stations across the South West are regional growth engines driving jobs, housing and investment across the UK. 
• Analysis of eleven South West stations shows development has delivered 3,500 new homes, 4,500 jobs and £328 million in economic value since 2020.
• By 2036, new stations could unlock 238,000 jobs and £14.25 billion for communities across the South West.
• Findings underscore need for continued rail investment to generate employment, unlock prosperity and power the UK’s social and economic future.

Applications are now open for 150 fully funded places on the Professional Development Award (PDA) in Technology Enabled Care (TEC) at SCQF Level 7, starting in September 2026.

From Monday 23 March 2026, WhatsApp users can follow East Ayrshire Latest News to access key updates, service information, community campaigns, events, and helpful resident guidance.

• An estimated 5.6 million people (one in 10) in the UK don’t like their neighbours
• Being quiet and peaceful voted the most important trait of a good neighbour
• Residents in South East England least likely to like their neighbours

Children and families in Witney took their first steps on a new Walking Bus route this week, helping pupils walk to school safely while building healthier habits.