Health Board identifies extreme risks and need for imaging equipment as Welsh Gov plan an £8bn spend on green infrastructure
Hywel Dda University Health Board has published its 2020-2021 report which highlights risks within the service following two years of the pandemic. Whilst some of the risks are low or moderate the most significant number are extreme. The report states:…
Man remains in custody as police execute warrant at Llanelli property under The Explosive Substances Act
Dyfed-Powys Police can confirm that a warrant was executed, under The Explosive Substances Act, at an address in the Llanelli area on Thursday, 10th February 2022. A specialist search took place, with the assistance of the ambulance and fire services,…
When the Toad Came Home is a song for politicians everywhere
Readers will be familiar with the mole, badger, ratty and of course toad. The story of toad’s downfall after a fancy for motorcars, a run in with the police for breaking the rules, a stint in prison and an escape…
Health Board hails ‘significant legacy’ as field hospital taken through decommissioning phase
Plans are in hand to formally take Llanelli’s Ysbyty Enfys Selwyn Samuel through its decommissioning phase ahead of being returned to town council ownership later this spring, bringing an effective end to Hywel Dda’s Covid-19 field hospital programme after two…
Police appeal for witnesses to road traffic accident on Pontamman Road
Dyfed-Powys Police is appealing for witnesses following a road traffic collision that occurred at approximately 8:30pm on Tuesday, 8th February, on Pontamman Road, Ammanford. The collision involved a silver Volkswagen Jetta and an e-scooter. The 25-year-old woman riding the e-scooter…
Work begins to restore Iconic lifeboat station in Tenby
Work has begun to transfer a lifeboat station from the 1800s into a new purpose build facility for the town’s inshore D-class lifeboat. The RNLI charity is delighted to have secured planning permission to transform the Grade II listed building…
Family launch Hand Bike challenge in memory of much loved Gran to raise funds for British Heart Foundation
Family and friends of a much-loved mother and grandmother from Capel Hendre in Ammanford are taking part in a 10-mile sponsored hand-bike and walking challenge in her memory after she passed away suddenly having suffered a heart attack last October….
Top Ten Hits for the FAB 20’s
It never rains but it pours. We live in Wales after all, bordered by water, criss crossed by rivers and dotted with lakes and waterfalls you’d think that by now those people behind the door labelled Intelligence Unit for Climate…
Man jailed after being found in Llanelli cannabis factory with £232k-worth of plants
A man has been jailed for two years after he was found in a house converted into a sophisticated cannabis factory containing 249 plants. Elton Haizi, aged 25, of no fixed abode, was found inside the property in Highmead Avenue,…
New appeal for accommodation as preparations continue to welcome Afghan families to Ceredigion
Do you currently have an empty self-contained property in Ceredigion? We are looking for accommodation for an Afghan family who supported British involvement prior to the withdrawal of forces. Many Afghans are still waiting in ‘bridging accommodation’ until a more…