An electric bus route between Carmarthen and Aberystwyth has seen a 65 per cent increase in passengers this year.
The new electric TrawsCymru buses were launched at the end of March 2023. They carried more than 100,000 passengers in their first six months in service. Since then, they have shown an overall increase of passengers by 65% compared to 2022/23.
Each electric bus saves around 3kg of CO2 per round trip - the equivalent of 13,000 cups of tea.

The Local Government Association (LGA) has launched its Sector Support programme for  2024/25.
The programme aims to provide councils with new and enhanced tools and support to harness opportunities, drive improvement across all regions and deliver critical services to communities.
The support offer is funded by the UK Government and builds on the current five key themes of governance, leadership, finance, workforce and transformation, directly informed by engagement with local government.

A partnership between the Scottish Government and the Scottish Football association is supporting low-income families with before-school, after-school and holiday activities for around 2,700 children each week.
The Extra Time programme was launched by the First Minister with a £2million Scottish Government investment last year and aims to tackle poverty by delivering accessible and affordable activity clubs for children from low-income families.

A record £714 million has been invested by the government into the broadband rollout so far this year.

The Scottish Government has announced that Climate Engagement Fund has reopened for bids.
Organisations, such as community, cultural and education groups, will be able to apply for support from a fund aimed at engaging people in tackling the climate emergency.
The £250,000 Fund will be used to support activities like climate festivals, skills workshops, art exhibitions and youth development programmes that are aimed at increasing people’s understanding of climate change and encouraging climate action.

Local authorities have announced which roads are set to benefit from the first tranche of relocated HS2 funding.
Councils have already been paid £150 million to get on with the work and deliver improvements, with another £150 million following in this financial year. Some roads have already seen improvements.
As a condition of the funding, local authorities are required to publish a two-year plan detailing exactly which local roads will benefit.