Health Minister welcomes innovations which help cut waiting times and NHS Wales costs
PROGRESS on digital innovations which are helping to cut waiting times and save NHS Wales money have been welcomed by the Health Minister Eluned Morgan. On a visit to Neath Port Talbot Hospital the Health Minister saw first-hand how…
Dwr Cymru’s illegal sewage dumping ‘a shocking admission’ says Leader of Welsh Lib Dems
Welsh Liberal Democrat Leader and MS for Mid and West Wales Jane Dodds MS has called for a review of Dwr Cymru following admission of illegal sewage dumping. “This is a shocking admission and the Welsh Government can no longer…
Man charged after causing nuisance to Welsh Ambulance Service
A CALDICOT man who made more than 40 nuisance calls to the Welsh Ambulance Service – including 11 in one day – has received a two-year criminal behaviour order (CBO). Jason Monks, 41, made the unnecessary calls to the ambulance…
North Wales Police investigation into theft of motorcycles from Bangor area
Statement: WE’RE investigating the theft of two motorcycles that are reported to have been stolen from the Bangor area on Friday October 13th. The first motorcycle is reported to have been taken in the early hours of Friday 13th from…
Anglesey man jailed for domestic violence
A 33-year-old man has been jailed for domestic violence offences. Joshua Alexander Hughes, of Dwyran, Anglesey, appeared at Caernarfon Crown Court yesterdfay Tuesday October 17th, after pleading guilty to controlling and coercive behaviour and intentional strangulation offences. Between April 2021…
Man jailed following historic sex offences against teenager
A MAN has been jailed for eight years following historic sex offences against a teenage boy. Andrew Mark Bell, 60, of Plas Issa, Penycae, Wrexham appeared at Mold Crown Court on Monday, October 16th, where he was sentenced for nine…
Ceredigion Council awarded special commendation for National Council of the Year at NEE Awards
CEREDIGION County Council has been awarded Special Commendation in the National Council or Local Authority of the Year category at the National Energy Efficiency Awards Ceremony held in Birmingham on 29 September 2023. Judges considered the nature, scale and…
Plaid Cymru calls time on ‘breach’ or ‘clinical exemptions’ to safeguard transparency
THE use of ‘breach’ or ‘clinical exemptions’ within Emergency Departments should end, Plaid Cymru has said. Plaid Cymru’s health spokesperson, Mabon ap Gwynfor MS, said stopping the clock on treatment waits for patients beyond four hours in emergency departments lacks…
Cardiff man missing for five months – family appeal for help
SHANE, aged 48, was last seen leaving the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, on Sunday 7th May. Extensive enquiries have been carried out to locate Shane but there have been no confirmed sightings since he was seen on Allensbank Road,…
South Wales Miners’ Library marks 50 years of celebrating the region’s industrial heritage
The South Wales Miners’ Library is celebrating half a century of collecting and preserving crucial memories of the region’s proud industrial past. Based at Swansea University, the South Wales Miners’ Library marks its 50th anniversary on Friday, October 20 by…