The measure had faced strong

The report concluded that current legislation designed to protect the environment had not delivered as intended, with biodiversity still in decline.Key policy documents, meant to guide the Welsh government's work on saving nature, were also "years out-of-date", it said.

Promises to update afor instance were yet to be acted upon, which the committee described as "deeply concerning".It said its inquiry, which heard from experts and organisations in the field, found numerous examples of "delays, undelivered commitments, and missed deadlines".

It blamed a lack of staff and resource dedicated to nature at the Welsh government, and singled outNatural Resources Wales (NRW).

Ministers are set to unveil a long-awaited

later this year, with new environmental protections.Both national and local issues have come up in this campaign, from tolls on local bridges and the regeneration of the high street to health, housing, the cost of living and immigration – with a lot of focus on a

Anthony Stonebanks, who runs a café and events space at the Heath Business Park, cites illegal immigration as one of the issues on his mind - along with facilities for young people and a lack of funding in the area.But his biggest concern is whether any party has the answers.

"I think working class people are sort of neglected, where it's like we're going to put all these things in place and they don't see it through," he said."Obviously certain areas around Runcorn are quite deprived. They look at these areas and say we're going to do this and we're going to do that…but they need to back it up."