By CARL BUTLER ROAD tolls would be applied only to new road networks in Wales, Deputy First Minister Ieuan Wyn Jones has confirmed. Road charges would not be applied to existing roads he said in a TV interview yesterday.

By Rhodri Clark Shoppers and commuters have waited 45 years for the next train to Cardiff. The new rail service making that vital link between Ebbw Vale and the capital will be officially launched on Friday. But travellers will have to wait another eight days to board.

A watchdog covering all public transport in Wales cannot be fully set up without changing primary legislation, the Welsh Assembly Government has admitted. In spring 2004 the Westminster Government agreed to give the WAG the power to establish a Public Transport Users' Committee (PTUC).

By David Jones PEOPLE who use Wales' buses, coaches and trains are to have a greater say in the way public transport services are delivered.

A seaside town has the chance to emerge from Cardiff's shadow and become an environmental beacon for other towns in Wales.