Ken Skates

AMs back drive for more control of Welsh rail developments

07.02.2019

Roger Milne

Cymru | Infrastructure - Transport | Ken Skates | railway | Welsh Government

Welsh Assembly Members (AMs) have come out in support of the Welsh Government’s bid for more powers and funding for rail services in Wales.

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New rail station between Cardiff and Newport gains traction

25.01.2019

Roger Milne

Cardiff | Cymru | Infrastructure - Transport | Ken Skates | Newport

Ambitious proposals for a new park-and-ride mainline rail station and business district located between Newport and Cardiff have made significant progress.

Huge Anglesey nuclear power scheme suspended

17.01.2019

Roger Milne

Work on a huge new nuclear power station on Anglesey has been suspended, a move with potentially dire consequences for North Wales’s economy.

OECD drafted in to help work up Welsh economic blueprint

04.01.2019

Roger Milne

Brexit | Cymru | Economic Growth | Ken Skates | Welsh Government

Welsh ministers have announced that the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has been commissioned to support the development of a regional economic development blueprint for Wales.

Rail infrastructure projects boost South Wales Metro plans

15.06.2018

Roger Milne

Cymru | Infrastructure - Transport | Ken Skates | South Wales Metro | Welsh Government

The Welsh Government has announced funding worth nearly £100 million for a new train depot at Taff’s Well, about seven miles north of the capital, as part of proposals for the South Wales Metro.

Wales round-up: New student village scheme mooted for Swansea waterfront; Merthyr Tydfil demolition proposals

09.03.2018

Roger Milne

A round-up of planning news in Wales: 3 March-9 March, 2018

Revamped Newport Docks scheme will delay M4 project

05.01.2018

Roger Milne

Major new proposals for a £136 million revamp of Newport Docks as part of the building of the M4 relief road have been unveiled by transport and economy secretary Ken Skates.

Wales round-up: Redevelopment plans for Newport campus make waves; Brexit ‘could dent’ affordable housing plan

01.09.2017

Roger Milne

A round-up of planning news in Wales: 26 August-1 September, 2017

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Welsh minister calls for rail infrastructure powers

27.07.2017

Roger Milne

Proposals for powers over rail infrastructure to be devolved to Welsh ministers should be expedited, economy secretary Ken Skates has insisted.

Circuit of Wales under a cloud as ministers refuse to underwrite the project

29.06.2017

Roger Milne

Circuit of Wales | Cymru | Economic Growth | Ken Skates | Leisure & Tourism

The fate of the proposed multi-million Circuit of Wales project is now under a huge cloud following the decision by the Welsh Government not to provide a financial guarantee for around half the cost of the project.

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