30 new affordable homes welcomed in Gwynedd village amid a need for affordable housing
PLANS to build 30 new affordable homes in a Gwynedd village have been welcomed amid a “need for affordable local housing”. An application has been submitted to build the homes on land opposite Stad Cremlyn in Bethel. The proposal, if…
Contractors appointed to to build new £20M facility in Port Talbot to help industries achieve net zero
MORGAN Sindall Construction has been commissioned to design and build a new £20m Swansea Bay City Deal backed facility in Neath Port Talbot which will help industry decarbonise. Led by Neath Port Talbot Council in partnership with Swansea University, the…
Discount retailer B&M announces relocation of Llanelli branch
Discount retailer, B&M, has announced that it will be relocating its Parc Pemberton, Llanelli store to a much bigger and better site. Following feedback from regular shoppers that they wanted a bigger shop and even more products, the store team…
Generous donations allow spirometer funding for Glangwili Hospital
THANKS to generous donations, Hywel Dda Health Charities, the official charity of Hywel Dda University Health Board, has been able to fund a spirometer for Glangwili Hospital. A spirometer is used to diagnose and monitor lung conditions such as…
Charity skydive raises £2,000 for Sunderland Ward in South Pembrokeshire
THREE staff from Sunderland Ward in South Pembrokeshire Hospital braved a charity skydive to raise funds for the ward. Bex, Tracy and Denise took part in the charity tandem skydive at Skydive Swansea on 3rd June 2023. They…
Patients combine fun and fitness as part of drive by health board to promote physical activity
PATIENTS have combined fun and fitness on their wards as part of a health board drive to promote the importance of physical activity. Throwing velcro darts and playing with bean bags and skittles have proven to be important ways to…
Hopeful future for Kidwelly Industrial Museum as Council consider options
LONG-TERM plans to reopen Kidwelly Industrial Museum without “simply repeating the same offer” as before are to be looked at by Carmarthenshire Council. The museum is on a 13-acre site featuring scheduled ancient monuments, listed buildings, steam engines, rolling mills and…
Conditional approval of new housing estate will restrict 13 properties from becoming second homes
PLANS for a new estate of 54 homes in a south Pembrokeshire seaside village are expected to get the go-ahead from national park planners, with a condition restricting 13 properties to not being second homes. The application for the mixtures…
Newport Council grants premises licence for cocktail bar in city centre
By Nicholas Thomas Newport council has granted a premises licence for a new cocktail bar in the city centre. Veteran club owner Iftekhar Haris has won permission to open Rootys, at 40 Cambrian Road, after winning the backing of the…
Glamorgan Council responds to concerns over absence of bus service in new transport interchange
VALE of Glamorgan Council has responded to concerns that a multi-million pound transport interchange is still without a bus service. Work on phase one of the Barry Transport Interchange development started in January 2023 and the facility is now open….