to spin some festive yarns.

Green energy potential is one thing. Realising it is another.Back in Abergavenny, Sir Keir voiced his distaste when people suggested to him this was low level crime and not something he should concentrate on.

Then he promised 13,000 more community police officers across the UK and a "safe and secure environment for every single person in Wales".But funding - and tight public finances - will come into this.The Welsh government's draft budget last December included a £7.5m cut to the budget for police community support officers, often on the front line in tackling anti-social behaviour.

The PM is relying on patience - and a tolerance for short term pain - from voters in Wales and across the UK.His argument is that longer term it will be worth it.

He has an eye on ten years of national renewal with the comfort of a huge Commons majority.

Eluned Morgan will need a return on that pain sooner with the 2026 Senedd election looming on the horizon.Canterbury Archaeological Trust, which is leading the work, said it expected to find deposits from Roman, Anglo-Saxon and medieval eras.

Dover District Council (DDC) has been awardedto transform the brownfield site on Bench Street.

Initial work, drilling bole holes to take core samples, started last week.The Dover Beacon project aims to regenerate an area of the town centre, formerly home to "derelict, eyesore buildings", says the council.