Keeping dogs under control will protect lambs and other livestock
Dog owners are being reminded to keep their animals under control around sheep and other livestock. With lambing season underway as well, Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths and Rural & Wildlife Crime Coordinator Rob Taylor have said it’s important dogs…
Plaid Cymru responds to Ambulance workers rejection of Welsh Government pay offer
THE GMB Union has announced that Ambulance workers in Wales will strike again. Plaid Cymru has responded to the news that the Ambulance workers who are part of the GMB Union have rejected the latest pay offer and will…
Rhaglen Atal Diabetes newydd bellach ar gael ar draws BIP Hywel Dda
Yn dilyn canlyniadau ardderchog o gynllun peilot a gynhaliwyd yng ngogledd Ceredigion, mae Rhaglen Atal Diabetes newydd Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Hywel Dda bellach ar gael i’r rhai sydd fwyaf mewn perygl o ddatblygu diabetes math 2 sy’n byw ar draws…
Calls for backing fund for campaign to reduce pressure at Pembrokeshire hospitals made by senior councillors
By Bruce Sinclair A CALL for Welsh Government to provide a £2.5m backing to an emergency campaign to support and reduce pressure at Pembrokeshire hospitals, has been made by senior councillors. At the February meeting of Pembrokeshire County Council’s Cabinet,…
Questions over publicly owned farmland left unanswered
A BID to get answers about publicly owned farmland saw an opposition Wrexham councillor clash with the leader of the authority. Grosvenor Cllr Marc Jones (Plaid) locked horns with council leader Esclusham Cllr Pritchard (Ind), also the lead member for…
Councillor who swore and used discriminatory language outside children’s park under scrutiny
A TOWN councillor used discriminatory language against two other elected members outside a children’s park and swore at one of them, a standards committee has concluded. It will now decide whether the actions of Llanelli town councillor Terry Davies amounted…
Newtown bypass plans could provide over 200 jobs if approved
OVER 200 jobs could be created if plans to build a hotel, pub, drive through coffee shop and petrol station on the outskirts of Newtown come to fruition. The scheme by Melrose Bros Ltd has re-emerged just a couple of…
New skatepark in Swansea finally opens after five years in the making
FIVE years in the making and not for the want of trying, a new skate park is now open to the public in Swansea. There has been no fanfare or no ribbon-cutting just yet – in fact you might not…
Hopes raised as new pay and display machine in Llangrannog marks an end to ‘no-go’ zone reputation
By Bruce Sinclair HOPES have been raised that a new parking machine will end the reputation of a car park making a west Wales seaside village ‘no-go’ zone. In the last few years, a privately-owned car park at the Ceredigion…
Eluned Morgan MS, Minister for Health and Social Services issues statement on ending of the COVID-19 vaccine primary and booster dose universal offers
Eluned Morgan MS, Minister for Health and Social Services has issued the following statement on the Ending of the COVID-19 vaccine primary and booster dose universal offers: In my statement on 25th January 2023, I confirmed that I had accepted…