https://www.coverwales.com/story/powys-waiting-times-funding-october-2026 Cover Wales en 2026-10-01T16:07:56.043Z Powys gets £3.5m to tackle long treatment waits and improve tests https://www.coverwales.com/story/neath-food-festival-october-2026 Cover Wales en 2026-10-01T16:07:56.043Z Neath Food and Drink Festival 2026: dates, hours and what to expect https://www.coverwales.com/matchday/cardiff-zebre Cover Wales en 2026-10-01T14:12:08.656Z Cardiff Rugby v Zebre https://www.coverwales.com/story/cardiff-zebre-confirmed-team-october-2026 Cover Wales en 2026-10-01T14:12:07.509Z McNally leads Cardiff as four changes are made for Zebre https://www.coverwales.com/story/rhondda-heritage-park-bat-workshops-october-2026 Cover Wales en 2026-10-01T14:12:07.509Z Free bat-box workshops at Rhondda Heritage Park this half-term https://www.coverwales.com/story/cardiff-girls-academy-pathway-september-2026 Cover Wales en 2026-10-01T14:12:07.509Z Cardiff’s new Under-15 side fills a gap in girls’ academy pathway https://www.coverwales.com/story/welsh-health-research-grants-october-2026 Cover Wales en 2026-10-01T14:12:07.509Z Welsh research grants fund studies on birth, menopause and school support https://www.coverwales.com/story/rct-support-foster-carers-2026 Cover Wales en 2026-10-01T14:12:07.509Z RCT seeks part-time foster carers for short breaks and emergencies https://www.coverwales.com/story/velindre-immunotherapy-safety-award-2026 Cover Wales en 2026-10-01T14:12:07.509Z Velindre cancer team wins safety award for immunotherapy support https://www.coverwales.com/story/wrexham-academy-september-six-wins-2026 Cover Wales en 2026-10-01T12:10:56.582Z Wrexham academy’s six September wins bring 29 goals https://www.coverwales.com/story/bridgend-housing-adaptations-waits-2026 Cover Wales en 2026-10-01T12:10:56.582Z Bridgend home adaptation waits: what the 838-day figure leaves out https://www.coverwales.com/story/bridgend-rhiw-parking-november-2026 Cover Wales en 2026-10-01T12:10:56.582Z Bridgend’s Rhiw car park to open until midnight from November https://www.coverwales.com/story/steffan-powell-y-llais-presenter-2026 Cover Wales en 2026-10-01T11:08:49.802Z Steffan Powell takes over Y Llais as free audience tickets open https://www.coverwales.com/story/wrexham-matchday-park-and-ride-2026 Cover Wales en 2026-10-01T11:08:49.802Z Wrexham matchday park-and-ride: £1 return and buses every 20 minutes https://www.coverwales.com/story/swim-wales-skills-academy-2026-27 Cover Wales en 2026-10-01T11:08:49.802Z Swim Wales names first three dates for young swimmers’ Skills Academy https://www.coverwales.com/story/cardiff-half-marathon-2027-ballot Cover Wales en 2026-10-01T10:11:16.764Z Cardiff Half 2027 ballot opens: deadline, fees and payment explained https://www.coverwales.com/story/wales-netball-boswell-departure-2026 Cover Wales en 2026-10-01T10:11:16.764Z Sarah Boswell steps down as Wales Netball and Dragons chief executive https://www.coverwales.com/story/cardiff-city-community-foundation-impact-2026 Cover Wales en 2026-10-01T10:11:16.764Z Cardiff City charity reports wider reach and plans youth jobs hub https://www.coverwales.com/story/digital-inclusion-grants-swansea-npt-pembrokeshire-2026 Cover Wales en 2026-10-01T10:11:16.764Z £1,300 digital skills grants: three areas have until 9 October to apply https://www.coverwales.com/story/flintshire-recycling-income-audit-2026 Cover Wales en 2026-10-01T08:08:32.917Z Flintshire audit exposes gap in £500,000 recycling income plan https://www.coverwales.com/story/wales-flu-vaccine-hospital-admissions-2026 Cover Wales en 2026-10-01T08:08:32.917Z Flu vaccine prevented over 800 Welsh hospital admissions, PHW estimates https://www.coverwales.com/story/energy-saving-plug-devices-safety-warning-2026 Cover Wales en 2026-10-01T08:08:32.917Z All 13 “energy-saving” devices fail charity’s safety tests https://www.coverwales.com/story/powys-primary-school-applications-2027 Cover Wales en 2026-10-01T08:08:32.917Z Powys reception applications open: apply by 15 January https://www.coverwales.com/story/wales-benefits-check-advicelink-october-2026 Cover Wales en 2026-09-30T23:07:48.808Z Missing out on benefits? How to get a free check in Wales https://www.coverwales.com/story/wales-alcohol-minimum-price-65p-2026 Cover Wales en 2026-09-30T23:07:48.808Z Wales alcohol minimum price rises to 65p: what changes at the till https://www.coverwales.com/story/south-wales-industrial-grid-battery-programme-2026 Cover Wales en 2026-09-30T21:08:31.915Z Battery trial to test faster grid connections for south Wales industry https://www.coverwales.com/story/a55-st-asaph-closure-30-september-2026 Cover Wales en 2026-09-30T21:08:31.915Z A55 closure near St Asaph: Traffic Wales removes alert https://www.coverwales.com/story/north-wales-pay-as-you-go-25-stations-2026 Cover Wales en 2026-09-30T19:06:58.282Z Tap-in rail travel reaches 25 stations in north Wales and the borders https://www.coverwales.com/story/senedd-contaminated-land-testing-motion-2026 Cover Wales en 2026-09-30T18:06:59.775Z Senedd backs national contaminated-land testing and cleanup funding call https://www.coverwales.com/story/scarlets-costelow-domachowski-dragons-injury-2026 Cover Wales en 2026-09-30T18:06:59.775Z Costelow available for Dragons derby as Domachowski misses opening block https://www.coverwales.com/story/cardiff-middlesbrough-away-tickets-october-2026 Cover Wales en 2026-09-30T18:06:59.775Z Cardiff’s Middlesbrough tickets go on sale Thursday, with adults paying £22 https://www.coverwales.com/story/gwynedd-chewing-gum-cleaning-grant-2026 Cover Wales en 2026-09-30T16:10:47.562Z Gwynedd buys extra gum-cleaning machine with £26,752 grant https://www.coverwales.com/story/swansea-yori-griffith-return-2026 Cover Wales en 2026-09-30T16:10:47.562Z Yori Griffith returns from injury with two goals for Swansea under-21s https://www.coverwales.com/story/welfare-man-made-ceramics-2026 Cover Wales en 2026-09-30T15:12:12.627Z Free men’s ceramics workshops start in Ystradgynlais on 3 October https://www.coverwales.com/story/cwmbran-library-coffi-cart-2026 Cover Wales en 2026-09-30T15:12:12.627Z £51,000 coffee-cart project brings work-skills training to Cwmbran Library https://www.coverwales.com/story/rct-litter-bin-reporting-funding-2026 Cover Wales en 2026-09-30T14:10:32.065Z RCT to number public litter bins and spend £25,000 on more https://www.coverwales.com/story/npt-tata-community-wellbeing-fund-2026 Cover Wales en 2026-09-30T14:10:32.065Z £1.2m Tata transition fund opens for Neath Port Talbot community projects https://www.coverwales.com/story/wales-grooming-gangs-inquiry-investigation-2026 Cover Wales en 2026-09-30T14:10:32.065Z Grooming gangs inquiry launches dedicated Wales investigation