يحاول ذهب - حر

Council's £66k of payouts over mental anguish

August 25, 2025

|

South Wales Evening Post

A COUNCIL has made three payouts totalling £66,000 to people claiming personal injury for "mental anguish".

- ABBIE WIGHTWICK

Neath Port Talbot council made three separate payments of £33,000, £23,000 and £10,000 in legal settlements.

The figures were revealed among £2m of payouts by councils in Wales for personal injury claims.

The claims were for incidents also including assault, infestation, education supervision, trips, falls, faulty buildings and industrial disease between 2022 and this year.

Cardiff Council, the largest local authority in Wales, had the most claims and highest payouts.

The city council shelled out more than £739,000 in settled personal injury claims between April 2022 and this year, figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act reveal.

المزيد من القصص من South Wales Evening Post

South Wales Evening Post

Trump pauses US-UK tech pact

WASHINGTON has paused the flagship US-UK tech pact just weeks after Rachel Reeves doubled down on Britain's digital services tax in her Autumn Budget, sharpening fears that the levy has become a pressure point in wider trade talks with Trump’s administration.

time to read

1 min

December 18, 2025

South Wales Evening Post

PM in festive dig at Reform and Kemi's ‘Muppets’ show

SIR Keir Starmer used his final Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) appearance this year to attack Reform UK.

time to read

1 mins

December 18, 2025

South Wales Evening Post

Plans to ban greyhound racing in Wales clear the first hurdle

THE Welsh Government has taken a major step towards making Wales the first nation in the UK to ban greyhound racing after winning a key vote, writes ICNN Senedd reporter Chris Haines.

time to read

1 min

December 18, 2025

South Wales Evening Post

Wales star Rees-Zammit opens talks with Bristol over contract extension at Ashton Gate

WALES wing Louis Rees-Zammit has opened talks with Bristol Bears over extending his contract at Ashton Gate.

time to read

2 mins

December 18, 2025

South Wales Evening Post

Carre set to turn down move to France and stay at Sarries

WALES prop Rhys Carre looks set to turn down a move to France in favour of staying at Saracens.

time to read

1 mins

December 18, 2025

South Wales Evening Post

Miles steps in as 'health board fails to improve'

THE Welsh Government has escalated intervention at Aneurin Bevan health board to one step short of special measures amid concerns about an £18m deficit and A&E failures.

time to read

1 mins

December 18, 2025

South Wales Evening Post

Pay rises for Welsh politicians in 2026

SENEDD members will secure pay rises ranging from £12,000 to £25,000 in the next term starting in May, compared with salaries paid after the previous election in 2021.

time to read

2 mins

December 18, 2025

South Wales Evening Post

Mum's anger at Army following soldier's death

THE mother of a soldier who died by suicide has said she feels \"as if he has been forgotten\" by the British Army, following the settlement of a legal claim.

time to read

2 mins

December 18, 2025

South Wales Evening Post

CHRISTMAS CLEAR-UP

Mark the start of a fresh New Year with these expert tips.

time to read

2 mins

December 18, 2025

South Wales Evening Post

£27bn draft budget is backed

THE Senedd has backed the Welsh Government's “imperfect” £27bn draft budget following a late deal to prevent a “catastrophe” for public finances.

time to read

2 mins

December 18, 2025

Listen

Translate

Share

-
+

Change font size