UK first as unique blood test is used to screen bowel cancer survivors
People in Swansea Bay who have survived bowel cancer will be the first in the UK to be offered a unique blood test to make sure it has not returned. Guidelines require these patients to have a follow-up colonoscopy after…
Plaid Cymru responds to teacher’s union rejection of Welsh Government pay offer
Plaid Cymru has responded to the news that the National Education Union Cymru (NEU) has rejected the Welsh Government’s pay offer. Plaid Cymru’s spokesperson for Children and Young People, Heledd Fychan MS, said: “Teachers and teaching assistants, like…
Labour Welsh Government’s proposed cuts to bus services will leave communities “stranded”, Plaid Cymru have warned
Over three quarters of public transport journeys in Wales are bus journeys but the cash bus services receive from the Welsh Government is at risk – with no clear continuation of the Bus Emergency Scheme funding which comes to an…
RSPCA appeal after three ponies rescued from Gelligaer Common
RSPCA Cymru has launched an appeal for information after three ponies were removed from common land at Gelligaer due to concerns for their welfare. Officers from the animal welfare charity worked in partnership with Caerphilly County Borough Council, Redwings,…
Llanelli MP and MS “deeply disappointed” at no prosecutions following Llangennech rail crash
Llanelli’s MP, Dame Nia Griffith, and MS, Lee Waters, have expressed dismay that no prosecutions will be pursued in relation to the Llangennech rail derailment that took in August 2020. In a statement issued earlier today by Natural Resources Wales,…
Helping businesses cut energy costs: Welsh Government and Development Bank launch new Green Business Loan Scheme
A major new loan scheme to support businesses in Wales cut their energy costs by taking steps to become greener and more energy efficient has been launched today by the Welsh Government and Development Bank of Wales. With the ambition…
Plaid Cymru Leader Adam Price pays tribute to Nicola Sturgeon “once in a generation politician”
Plaid Cymru Leader Adam Price has paid tribute to Nicola Sturgeon who has this morning announced she will resign as SNP leader and First Minister after more than eight years as head of the Scottish government. The Plaid Cymru…
Residents concerned over accident ‘black spot’ near Heol Gofffa
Residents have expressed concerns following a vehicle collision near Heol Goffa School. Dyfed-Powys Police received a report of a two car collision on Heol Goffa near the junction of Corporation Avenue in Llanelli at shortly after 2pm on Thursday, February…
“Protect the existing bus network whilst a better, fairer, greener transport network is built” urges Adam Price MS
Plaid Cymru has warned that cuts to bus services in Wales could prove “catastrophic”. Last week, Welsh Government confirmed that the cut to Bus Emergency Scheme (BES) – originally due to end in March 2023 – would be extended to…
Man arrested in connection with death of Tomasz Waga
A man wanted in connection with the death of Tomasz Waga has been arrested. Artan Palluci, 31, was arrested in the London area last week and brought back to Cardiff for questioning. Palluci has now been charged with participating in…