Council staff off sick average of 15 days a year – described as ‘awfully high’
STAFF at Swansea Council are off sick for three working weeks a year on average – a figure that has been described as “awfully high”. The average of just over 15 days per full-time employee factors in those on long-term sickness…
Motorist receives 15 months ban for dangerous driving captured on dashcam
A dangerous driver who overtook three vehicles on approach to a blind corner, before almost causing a head-on collision, has been banned for 15 months and fined a total of £180. On Saturday 4th June 2022, a grey Jaguar was…
Burry Port Incident Update: 70-year-old remains in hospital as 39-year-old man charged with GBH
Officers investigating after a man suffered serious injuries in Burry Port on Saturday (24 September) have charged Hywel David Williams, aged 39, of North Clive Street, Grangetown, Cardiff, with GBH. A man, aged in his 70s, remains in a critical…
Angen i’r Cyngor ddod o hyd i o leiaf £6m yng nghyllideb 2023/24, ond gallai’r ffigur fod dros £20m
MAE costau cynyddol chwyddiant, prisiau bwyd ac ynni ynghyd â mwy o alwadau byd-eang am nwyddau a gwasanaethau, yn golygu bod Cyngor Sir Caerfyrddin yn wynebu diffyg sylweddol yn ei gyllideb ar gyfer 2023/24. Yn union fel mae’r argyfwng costau…
Cost of living crisis a priority for council’s Cabinet
CARMARTHENSHIRE County Council’s Cabinet is meeting to discuss the cost-of-living crisis and set out plans to support its residents during the months ahead. Helping people deal with the soaring cost of living has been at the forefront of the council’s…
Council need to find at least £6m in 2023/24 budget, but the figure could be over £20m
THE rising cost of inflation, food and energy prices along with increased global demands for goods and services, means that Carmarthenshire County Council is facing a significant shortfall in its 2023/24 budget. Just as the cost-of-living crisis is placing enormous…
Julie Morgan launches a Charter for Unpaid Carers in Wales
JULIE Morgan MS, Deputy Minister for Social Services has launched the Charter for Unpaid Carers, which sets out the rights of unpaid carers under the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act. The Minister said: “The charter has been co-produced with…
Rheolau treth newydd i helpu prynwyr tai
NI fydd pobl sy’n prynu cartrefi yng Nghymru am lai na £225,000 yn talu unrhyw dreth, o dan fesurau newydd sydd wedi’u cyhoeddi gan y Gweinidog Cyllid. Mae’r trothwy ar gyfer talu Treth Trafodiadau Tir yn cael ei godi o…
Homebuyers to benefit from new tax rules
PEOPLE buying homes in Wales for less than £225,000 will pay no tax, under new measures announced by the Finance Minister. The threshold for paying Land Transaction Tax is being increased from £180,000 and the change will come into force…
Cost-of-living crisis a priority for council’s Cabinet
Carmarthenshire County Council’s Cabinet is meeting to discuss the cost-of-living crisis and set out plans to support its residents during the months ahead. Helping people deal with the soaring cost of living has been at the forefront of the…