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A Labour councillor who is also a constituency aide to First Minister Carwyn Jones was discovered driving without relevant insurance after he crashed his car in Bridgend, a court heard. Luke Ellis, 31, of Waun Bant Road, pleaded guilty yesterday at Cardiff Magistrates’ Court to driving without insurance. Ellis, who represents Pyle on Bridgend council, had been driving his Renault …

Rhondda Labour MP Chris Bryant has used compensation he received from News International after his phone was hacked to buy a new bathroom he is calling Rupert. Last year Mr Bryant accepted £30,000 from the media group owned by Rupert Murdoch as the extent of the News of the World phone hacking scandal became public knowledge. On Tuesday evening he …

Andrew Conboy   Andrew Conboy, a tough, physical, 6ft 4ins winger from America, has signed for Cardiff Devils. Former Montreal Canadiens NHL draft pick Conboy, 25, will add an extra edge of steel for Elite League Devils. Minnesota-born Conboy, who has played 150 American League matches for Hamilton Bulldogs, returned his signed contract last night to commit to Devils “Andrew …

A midwife failed to recognise the “obvious stress” of an expectant mother as she gave birth to a child who later died of severe brain damage, a panel has found. Julie Louise Richards failed to communicate properly with Colleen Tyler as she dealt with agonising pain while giving birth to her son Noah, a Nursing and Midwifery Council panel has …

Roger Pride has been appointed as the new chairman of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) in Wales following a vote by the CIM’s Welsh Board. The managing director of Cardiff and Co, Mr Pride will bring 30 years’ experience in the marketing industry to the voluntary role, in which he will head the 13-strong Wales Board. Mr Pride began …

Principality Building Society has strengthened its commercial team with two key appointments to drive growth and help create business. Richard Wales and David Harvey have joined Principality Commercial in the roles of senior manager business development and commercial relationship manager. Peter Hughes, managing director of Principality Commercial, said: “I welcome them both on board as they bring a wealth of …

Having just concluded a meeting with the First Minister and members of the Welsh Government Alan Collett, president of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), sips his Guinness and surveys the economic landscape. This visit to Wales will be his last before he steps down. It is part of a global tour he’s making to hear members views at …

Commercial and domestic cleaning company Lady Muck Cleaning has appointed Kath Hiscock as its commercial director. Ms Hiscock comes to the new role at the Hengoed-based business from UHY Peacheys where she was payroll manager at its Newport branch. Ms Hiscock, who is from Caerphilly, has become a shareholder in the business. Lady Muck sales and marketing director Ross Porter …

An express bus service running every 20 minutes almost round the clock between the city centre and Cardiff Airport is to launch next month, under new plans. The Vale of Glamorgan council is inviting bus operators to bid to run the service, which comes four months after the Welsh Government’s £52m takeover of the Rhoose terminal. It will be scheduled …

The contents of a letter at the centre of a row over an attempted multi-million pound land deal by Cardiff council is to be kept secret, the Economy Minister has decided. Labour minister Edwina Hart says she will not allow a cross-party committee of councillors to view the letter, despite repeated attempts. Councillor Russell Goodway, cabinet member for economy, had …