Health Minister ‘hopeful 8am bottleneck’ for accessing GPs ‘has gone’ – as new local recruitment highlighted

Gething defends council funding: “We’ve protected health and local government as the two big priorities in the budget”

Welsh council reveals £20.5k bill for 20mph statutory notices (£80k with 2/22 replies) – as ministers take steps to bin archaic law

Prime minister Rishi Sunak questioned over mobile network issues in Wrexham

Welsh Conservatives blast council reserves – “local authorities in North Wales can only dream of having that much money kicking about”

Local MPs say they have “heard loud and clear what some of our constituents are saying”

Local decisions on covid measures in schools set to return with face coverings remaining “for the time being”

First Minister challenged in Senedd over new restrictions and pandemic response processes

Three Covid tests a week and staggered start times – Education Minister update on school arrangements for new year

‘The onus of these crimes does not fall on women’: Welsh minister speaks out in spiking debate

Health board’s assurances over booster jab venues in local communities welcomed by politicians

Further hospitality support on way as First Minister reiterates “minimise travel in and out of” Chester and Cheshire West advice

First Minister points to new vaccine timetable as “most difficult cases in English hotspots” are “unvaccinated people in their 20s”

70% of adults in Wales vaccinated with first dose – however concerns locally over rollout speed for 40-49 year olds

Local breakdown of vaccination progress in Wrexham released

Parents asked “please avoid car-sharing and please don’t hang around at the school gates” in latest detailed council update

Education Minister says there has been “good uptake” of lateral flow testing – but encourages more to take part

Council issue latest local pandemic bulletin – “After a big reduction in early February, the drop in cases has slowed”

One million doses of coronavirus vaccine administered across Wales

One in four people across Wales vaccinated as health minister describes each dose as a “small victory against this awful virus”

Local vaccination centre remains six day a week operation after concerns over vaccine supply (+ full council update)