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Yahoo
08-08-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
The community centre where members can pick up discounted food and 50p clothes
A new hub has opened in Blakenall offering a community pantry, charity shop and other services. The Love Blakenall Community Hub launched today inside the Blakenall Village Centre on Thames Road. READ MORE: By-election confirmed following resignation of former leader The new facility is a joint partnership between the Bloxwich Community Partnership and New Horizons Community Enterprise. The new charity shop within the building offers adult's and children's wear, as well as school uniforms for just 50 pence a piece. They are also accepting donations of the above items. Membership for the community pantry is just £2 per year and offers reduced-cost food and household items. There are no eligibility criteria for becoming a member, and those who are already members at the Stan Ball community pantry on Abbotts Street do not need a second membership. Also within the newly opened hub is Walsall Connected, where people needing to access council services can do so in person, food bank vouchers, job seekers and benefits advice, as well as 'coffee with a copper' once a week. The facility also has two large conference rooms available for hire. Rob Hughes, director of New Horizons Community Enterprise, said: 'This is about community cohesion. If there are no facilities, there's nowhere for people to go, and there's no community. It's about supporting that community, rather than it being done to them.'
Yahoo
05-08-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Kansas insurance commissioner delivers pitch to voters in race for governor
TOPEKA (KSNT) – A new candidate is taking a stab at claiming the governor's seat in Kansas next year. On this episode of Inside Kansas Politics, co-host Rob Hughes sat down for a one-on-one with Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt. She shares her thoughts on the biggest problems facing Kansas and a message for voters ahead of Election Day. Inside Kansas Politics has also interviewed the following gubernatorial candidates for the 2026 race: Ty Masterson Martin Tuley Charlotte O'Hara Cindy Holscher Stacy Rogers Jeff Colyer and Doug Billings Scott Schwab Who is running for governor in Kansas for 2026? Also in the show, Tim Carpenter sat down with Rebekah Chung and Rob Hughes. He weighs in on THC drinks and Kansas Governor Laura Kelly's decision to leave the National Governors Association. Carpenter also talked about the role taxes, Medicaid, marijuana, and the Department of Governmental Efficiency will play in the upcoming election. You can watch Inside Kansas Politics at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday mornings only on KSNT (check your local listings). To get the latest news on Inside Kansas Politics, check out our X account, or follow us on Facebook. If you have a story you think we should cover, email us at ikp@ 'I'm going to defund this board': Kansas lawmakers are unsatisfied with Board of Nursing For more Capitol Bureau news, click here. Keep up with the latest breaking news in northeast Kansas by downloading our mobile app and signing up for our news email alerts. Get the latest in weather alerts by downloading our Storm Track Weather App. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Solve the daily Crossword
South Wales Argus
19-06-2025
- Business
- South Wales Argus
YesCymru take campaign letter to Downing Street
Directors Rob Hughes and Sam Murphy took the letter to 10 Downing Street as part of a national campaign for control of assets and revenues in Wales. The campaign has already garnered support from all 22 local authorities in Wales, the Senedd, and 75 per cent of the Welsh public. YesCymru argues that transferring control of these assets to Wales, as has already happened in Scotland, would support local economies and promote sustainable development. Mr Hughes said: "Wales has been overlooked and undervalued for far too long. "All we're asking for is fairness, and when that's denied, more and more people see independence as the only way forward. "This united support across Wales shows that YesCymru can bring people together behind a clear demand, and that real change is possible when voices across the country speak as one." Torfaen Council was the last Welsh local authority to back the transfer of Crown Estate powers, with a motion passed on June 10. The Crown Estate in Wales, worth over £850 million, currently sends its profits straight to the UK Treasury.
The National
19-06-2025
- Business
- The National
Yes Cymru deliver Crown Estate campaign letter to Downing Street
All 22 local authorities in Wales, the Senedd, and an overwhelming 75% of the Welsh public have supported the campaign on, with the final council voting unanimously to support the proposal last week. In the letter, YesCymru set out the case for the transfer, stating that "Westminster's failure to act is strengthening the case for independence" and driving public support. Thee group highlighted the significant rise in backing for an independent Wales, from around 5% before the 2014 Scottish referendum to 41% in the most recent poll, conducted in April. READ MORE: Robin McAlpine: Why support for independence is surging in Wales Campaigners are calling for the management of Crown Estate assets in Wales to be devolved to the Welsh Government, and for the profits from these sites to stay in Wales also, instead of going to the UK Treasury. Crown Estate Scotland manages seabed, coastline, rural estates and other assets, delivering the profits to the Scottish Government for public spending. The Crown Estate in Wales, valued at over £850 million, generates significant revenue from Welsh land and seabeds. Several peers argued in October that it is only fair to devolve the Crown Estate in Wales to the Welsh Government, given Scottish assets were devolved to Scotland in 2016. Director of YesCymru, Rob Hughes, said: "Wales has been overlooked and undervalued for far too long. All we're asking for is fairness, and when that's denied, more and more people see independence as the only way forward." The letter outlines that YesCymru is willing to engage constructively with the UK Government, not only on transferring the Crown Estate but also on preparing the way for a referendum on Welsh independence. Hughes concluded: "This united support across Wales shows that YesCymru can bring people together behind a clear demand, and that real change is possible when voices across the country speak as one."
The National
10-06-2025
- Business
- The National
All Welsh councils vote to control Crown Estate like Scotland
Torfaen County Borough was the final local authority to support the campaign on Tuesday, with councillors voting unanimously to support the proposal. The vote marks a historic consensus across all 22 local councils and the Senedd, following a coordinated national campaign led by YesCymru. The group is calling for the management of Crown Estate assets in Wales to be devolved to the Welsh Government, and for the profits from these sites to stay in Wales also. READ MORE: Scottish Government not ruling out changes to devolved Winter Fuel Payment Crown Estate Scotland manages seabed, coastline, rural estates and other assets, delivering the profits to the Scottish Government for public spending. Several peers argued in October that it is only fair to devolve the Crown Estate in Wales to the Welsh Government, given Scottish assets were devolved to Scotland in 2016. Director of YesCymru, Rob Hughes, said: 'With unanimous support across all local authorities and the Senedd, the message from Wales is loud and clear. We call once again on the UK Government to do the right thing and transfer control of the Crown Estate to Wales.'
