26/08/2026
Wales by Bike Prize Draw Survey Winner, Chris Hubner, a biker from Ceredigion, has been randomly selected as the winner of the Wales by Bike Prize Draw Survey.
Anyone who had completed a Welsh Government subsidised course in 2025-26 was invited to fill in a survey and to be entered into a prize draw for the chance to win £250 from Road Safety Wales.
Welsh Government subsidised courses included:
26/08/2026
Cardiff Council is using a specialist thermal road repair machine to help repair potholes and damaged road surfaces across the city, following the unprecedented number of highway defects caused by last winter's prolonged wet weather and cold snaps.
The machine uses a heat-based process to repair potholes, while reducing carbon emissions by up to 85% compared with a conventional dig-and-fill repair technique. It works by heating the existing road surface before new material is applied, allowing much of the existing material to be reused and creating a stronger bond between the old and new surface. Where the machine can be used, the process removes the need for traditional cuts around the repair area and eliminates joints that can allow water to penetrate the road surface and weaken repairs over time.
Cllr Ed Stubbs, Cardiff Council's Cabinet Member for Frontline Services, said: "Keeping Cardiff's roads safe and in good condition is a priority for us, and we're constantly looking at ways to improve how we maintain our highway network, with the budget available.
25/08/2026
The Deputy Minister for Transport, Mark Hooper, met with Lord Burns this week to share views on the future direction of transport policy and investment across Wales.
Deputy Minister for Transport Mark Hooper met Lord Burns to discuss progress in tackling M4 congestion and new rail infrastructure in the south east of Wales Developing positive working relationships with the UK Government was agreed, with both citing the Railways Bill as a real opportunity to make progress in this area, to help benefit communities across the Wales and Borders network.
Top of the agenda was looking at the progress being made to implement the recommendations of the Burns Review, tackling vehicle congestion on the M4 and building new rail infrastructure.
19/08/2026
A new daily long-distance coach service connecting the north and south of Wales will come into service from Sunday 25 October.
The new north-south coach service will be called TaithCymru. The service begins on Sunday 25 October between Bangor and Carmarthen Tickets can be purchased from 10:00hrs on Tuesday 6 October, in advance via an online booking system
TaithCymru will run daily between Bangor and Carmarthen calling at Caernarfon, Porthmadog, Dolgellau, Machynlleth, Aberystwyth and Aberaeron, cutting journey times by more than an hour and improving access to jobs, education, healthcare, and leisure for communities along the route.
11/08/2026
Electric vehicle charging bays and forecourts across Wales will benefit from full non-domestic rates relief until 2036. The move, announced today by the Cabinet Minister for Finance, intends to remove a potential barrier to investment at a critical stage in the growth of electric vehicles. The 100% non-domestic rates relief will support the continued rollout of the necessary infrastructure to help drivers make the switch, particularly in areas currently underserved by charging points. In the current financial year, local authorities will be asked to award the relief using their discretionary powers. Where relevant, this will allow relief to be backdated to the start of the 2024-2025 financial year. Regulations will be brought forward later this year to place the relief on a statutory footing from 2027-2028 to 2035-2036. Subject to Senedd approval, this will give ratepayers and local authorities certainty in the years ahead.
Cabinet Minister for Finance, Elin Jones, said: "The switch to electric vehicles is a huge opportunity to cut emissions – but that transition will only work if people can rely on the infrastructure to support it. "We want to see a thriving charging network right across Wales, including in the areas that need it most, so that nobody is left behind." This relief removes a potential barrier to investment in Wales, giving operators the certainty they need to keep expanding infrastructure, without the risk of unexpected rates bills. Providing this support for a full decade sends a clear signal that Wales is serious about building a charging network we can all depend on.
05/08/2026
Swansea Council's highways repair teams are continuing to visit communities across the city to fix roads in need of repair. The ongoing Small Resurfacing Schemes (SRS) programme is now operating in the city centre within the Castle Ward.
During the first two weeks of August, the crews will be at Rodney Street in Sandfields and Bryn Syfi Terrace and North Hill Road in Mount Pleasant. Later in August, the repair teams will be in Bonymaen.
The SRS programme involves smaller repairs to sections of road in streets within every community in Swansea and is designed to complement Swansea Council's main highways repair programme where full resurfacing schemes are completed during the year.