24/06/2026
Monmouthshire pupils pave the way during Walk to School Week
Pupils of Gilwern Primary School, Monmouthshire, came together with Living Streets Cymru, part of the UK charity for everyday walking, for a special event to celebrate Walk to School Week (Wednesday 20 May).
The school has been working with Monmouthshire Council to implement a new footpath, funded through the Welsh Government’s Active Travel Fund, in a bid to create a safer environment for pupils to walk, wheel, scoot and cycle to school.
The new widened path is now safer and more accessible for all, including wheelchair users, mobility‑scooters and families with pushchairs.
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Neath Port Talbot Council has approved plans to consult on an updated Learner Travel Assistance Policy, which aims to make pupil eligibility for travel support clearer, fairer and easier to understand.
Swansea city centre NPT officers seized 29 illegal e-bikes in the months of April and May 2026.
Officers from the Roads Crime Unit (RCU) recently carried out the second of three enforcement days, targeting Large Goods Vehicle (LGV) drivers around Flintshire and Deeside.
The Council will soon start an engagement exercise where residents can have their say on its current Active Travel Network Map – which outlines the existing walking and cycling routes in Rhondda Cynon Taf, along with proposed new routes that are being planned and developed for the future. 
Surveys submitted on Dyfed-Powys Connects are being combined with collision data and local intelligence to shape road policing operations.
BikeSafe is a police-led initiative designed to give riders of all abilities the opportunity to enhance their knowledge, improve riding techniques and reduce their risk on the road. Delivered by advanced police motorcyclists, the workshop combines classroom input with an observed ride, offering practical personalised feedback in real-world conditions.
Twenty-one illegal e-bikes and e-scooters have been taken off the road thanks to another South Wales Police joint operation with Cardiff Council.This takes the total number of illegal vehicles seized and recycled since August 2025, to 633 illegal vehicles.
Twenty-five additional highway resurfacing schemes will now go ahead after Caerphilly Council’s Cabinet approved a £2.6 million funding boost.Earlier this year, Welsh Government announced an additional £50million of funding for councils across Wales. Caerphilly received an allocation of £2.647m and Cabinet have agreed to invest the money in improving the highway network, through resurfacing and increased reactive maintenance.£2.2m will be used for 25 additional resurfacing schemes and £447k will be targeted at reactive maintenance to tackle potholes and other repairs. Cllr Jamie Pritchard, Leader of Caerphilly Council said, “We want to plough this additional funding into urgently improving the highway network, because we know that residents are concerned about the condition of some local roads. We are listening to feedback from the community and delivering positive change. This is something that we, as a Cabinet, are committed to doing across all parts of the Caerphilly County Borough.”This new £2.6million funding boost is in addition to the £4million which has already been allocated for resurfacing in the council’s 2026/27 budget. The £4million is made up of £1.6million capital and revenue investment and £2.4million of WG Local Government Borrowing Initiative (LGBI)./>