Ammanford Dental Practice to close in July
It is with regret that Margaret Street Dental Practice, Ammanford, will be closing on 31 July 2022. The health board is working closely with {My} Dentist to provide patients who had previously received care at the Practice with information about…
Knife-point robber jailed for five years
A MAN who robbed a woman at knifepoint has started a five-year prison sentence just one month later. Kieran Steven Brumby admitted holding a knife to the woman’s throat and demanding the £160 she was withdrawing from a cashpoint at…
Dyfed-Powys Police appeal for witnesses following Llanfair Caereinion road traffic collision
Dyfed-Powys Police is appealing for witnesses following the road traffic collision which occurred in Llanfair Caereinion on Monday afternoon, 23rd May 2022, involving a school bus and primary school aged children. One man and four children were taken to hospital….
Masks may still be required in Llanelli care homes after lifting of Covid regulations
Some Llanelli care homes may still require people visiting relatives or friends to wear masks – depending on the level of risk to residents. That was the message from Care Forum Wales, which represents nearly 500 social care providers, after…
Medical Co-responder champion presented with Chief Fire Officer Commendation Award
Stephen Roberts, Operations Manager, Community Support for the Welsh Ambulance Service Trust, has been presented with a Chief Fire Officer’s Commendation Award in recognition for his work in developing the Medical Co-responder scheme between Mid and West Wales Fire and…
Family highlights suffering of cats following spate of air gun attacks
A family has highlighted the suffering of cats following a spate of air gun attacks on the animals in West Wales. Jemima has been left with a pellet lodged between her shoulder blades and her spine. People who indiscriminately target…
First Minister looks to brighter future as Coronavirus protections in law come to an end
First Minister Mark Drakeford today said Wales can look forward to a brighter future, as the last remaining coronavirus protections in law come to an end. After more than two years of living with coronavirus regulations, these will expire on…
Police appeal for witnesses to robbery on Llanelli coast path
Dyfed-Powys Police are appealing for information after a man was robbed on the coastal path in Carmarthenshire on Tuesday (24 May). The incident, which saw the victim assaulted and left with minor injuries, happened at around 4pm, near the Wildfowl…
Three new theatres for Singleton Hospital
THREE new operating theatres are a step closer at Swansea’s Singleton Hospital, and recruiting the staff needed to work in them is under way. Swansea Bay University Health Board chiefs have agreed to push forward with the proposal, although a…
Bay Studios Covid field hospital being decommissioned
THE field hospital which became a symbol of the early response to the Covid pandemic in Swansea Bay is finally to be decommissioned. Bay Studios Field Hospital, off Fabian Way, was created at speed along with the smaller Llandarcy Field…