Priority for proper road repairs should precede building new highways, said Welsh Assembly members.
It comes after the Welsh Assembly’s economy, infrastructure and skills committee launched a photo competition to highlight the state of the roads and a resident from Wrexham submitted the worst example along the A525.
Jaguar Land Rover and unions have agreed to delay pay negotiations in current market situation, a decision which was also reached by Nissan earlier this month.
JLR has been hit by a dramatic fall in orders due to China’s slowdown and the collapse of diesel sales which make up most of the UK premium brand’s sales, as well as uncertainty around Brexit outcome and border controls.
Results from the 2018 Fleet World/ALD Automotive MPG Marathon have shown fleets and drivers have never had a wider choice of technologies at their disposal, and top honours for combustion-engined cars this year went to Honda, with BBC journalist Paul Clifton and his daughter Françoise, achieving an impressive 87.5mpg from the 1.6-litre diesel Civic despite congested roads and steep terrain on their 330-mile route.
Kevin Booker of Brecon Beacons National Park and Matt Price of ITV News took a close second place with the new Kia Ceed 1.6-litre diesel achieving 74.0mpg.