Horrendous domestic assault ends in 13 years jail time for abuser
Late one evening in July 2022 an horrendous domestic incident happened in the Penrhys area, when Jonathan Woods, 40 assaulted his partner. He knocked her to the ground and stamped on her face, leaving the victim helpless and fighting her…
67-year-old jailed for sexual assault
A man has been jailed and given a lifelong restraining order for a sexual assault in Canton, Cardiff. Paul McGrath, 67, sexually assaulted a woman in the bus stop outside the Admiral Napier Pub, on Cowbridge Road East, at around…
Cardiac arrest survivor reunites with life savers
A PETROL station attendant who had a cardiac arrest at work has thanked her husband, co-workers and the ambulance crew who saved her life. Jayne Partridge, 55 (pictured centre right), had just started her shift at the Tesco filling…
Vintage Club annual show raises £200 for NHS charity
Towy Valley Vintage Club is a non-profit organisation based in Carmarthenshire. Members of the Club have a wide range of vintage items like tractors, cars and motorbikes. The Club held its 29th annual vintage show in June at the Pontargothi…
Welsh Ambulance Service to host bi-monthly board meeting next week
THE WELSH Ambulance Service will host its bi-monthly Board meeting next week. The public can join on Zoom to hear senior leaders discuss performance and patient safety. A member of the public who had to transport their grandfather to…
First English astronomy book written by a Welshman before Galileo was born could sell for thousands at auction
An incredibly scarce astronomy book, written by a Welshman before Italy’s Galileo was even born, could sell for a five-figure sum at auction. A first edition of The Castle of Knowledge by Robert Recorde, published in 1556, has been discovered…
Free all-day parking for Ceredigion residents in run-up to Christmas
CHRISTMAS shopping in Ceredigion will be given a boost again this year with free all-day car parking on three Saturdays in the run-up to Christmas. There will be no parking charges at Council operated Pay and Display car parks…
Farming Connect to host events and give advice to help farmers in feeding and managing pregnant ewes for lambing success
PLANNING the feeding and management of pregnant ewes is critical in the last six weeks of pregnancy, with farmers warned that getting it wrong risks foetal growth and development, even the future fertility of unborn lambs. Vet Phillipa Page,…
Investing in starling-proof cattle housing could save dairy farmers two months in cattle feed
INVESTING £30,000 in starling-proofing cattle housing is a major outlay for a Welsh dairy farming business but it calculates a payback period of just two months in feed savings alone. In the months from October and March, Nantgoch Farm…
Tax payers could see bill increases with biggest shake-up and redesign of tax system in the works
Hundreds of thousands of council tax payers could see their bills increase under plans for the biggest shake-up of the system in decades. The Welsh Government has launched a consultation on proposals to redesign council tax, which raises more than…