BBC Wales has highlighted the devastating impact of bus cuts in rural areas and the phenomenal work of CTA members, Dolen Teifi, based in Ceredigion, as they support more people than ever in accessing hospital appointments in the region. 

BBC Wales reported: 'Dolen Teifi in Ceredigion said it was helping more people get to hospital than ever before, and blamed the lack of transport in rural areas.

It was a real pleasure to be alongside a really engaged and enthusiastic group of delegates at the Transport Smart Class for Wales & the West in Cardiff on 5th December. The attendees, keynote speakers and innovation sponsors were all focused on how to take the latest innovative practice and embed it to make our transport networks more effective, integrated, accessible, and sustainable.

In 2019 Wales was the first country in the world to declare a climate emergency and in 2023 Welsh Government set up Climate Action Wales to better communicate and engage with the population around the subject.  

Transport is the third largest carbon emitter in Wales and Climate Action Wales is keen to communicate how adapting or changing our travel behaviour can contribute to not only reducing the emissions but also another host of benefits like improving air quality, saving money and enhancing our health and wellbeing overall.  

This year I have had the pleasure of working with Lynsey Hargreaves at the West Glamorgan Regional Partnership who has been working with people with lived experience of learning disabilities around their issues with transport.

“It’s been a really interesting process over the past three years. The only way I can describe it is that it’s like a relationship – we started out as friends, then we dated for a while, and now we’re official!”

Listening to Elenid Roberts describe how an informal partnership of CT operators in north Gwynedd developed was both informative and entertaining. Our Working Well sessions create space for operators to share experiences and learn from each other.  

As part of CT Week, I met with Huw Davies at Partneriaeth Ogwen to discuss community-led climate action. Partneriaeth Ogwen is a social enterprise in Bethesda in the beautiful Ogwen valley in North Wales.