Llandovery Sheep Festival to return bigger and better next September
Llandovery Sheep Festival will be back – bigger and better next September – ewe herd it here first! Next year’s event wool take place over the weekend of the 14 and 15 September 2024. The festival will be a huge…
Welsh Gov plans to ensure patients are “waiting well” met with criticism
PLANS to ensure patients are “waiting well” have been described as an admission that long NHS backlogs are here to stay. Eluned Morgan told the Senedd that the Welsh Government’s focus cannot solely be on increasing the capacity of health…
Dog abandoned outside RSPCA Animal Centre, Newport
THE RSPCA is urging people not to abandon their pets and to seek support after a dog was left abandoned outside RSPCA Newport Animal Centre. The bull breed – aged only a year or two – was left tied to…
Gifted students from Stagecoach Performing Arts schools grace iconic West End stage of Shaftesbury Theatre
GIFTED students from Stagecoach Performing Arts Bridgend & Cowbridge graced the iconic West End stage of the Shaftesbury Theatre on 26 November, taking part in productions that showcased their performance skills, creativity and courage. As part of the show,…
Swimming pools at Plascrug to close for essential upgrades
THE swimming pools at Plascrug Leisure Centre will temporarily close to undergo essential upgrades to improve the facilities offered to the public. Work will be carried out between 11 and 15 December 2023 to upgrade the swimming pool’s pipework….
New law will protect homeowners in “fleecehold” scandal
THE Welsh Government will support a new law to give much-needed rights and protections to homeowners caught up in the “fleecehold” scandal. Hefin David, a Labour backbencher, questioned the first minister about his position on the UK Government’s Leasehold and…
Anti-racist Wales action plan aims to reduce systemic and institutional racism in Wales by 2030
MSs took evidence from the social justice minister about plans to make Wales an anti-racist country by 2030. Jane Hutt told the equality committee that inequality during the pandemic led to a clearer commitment on tackling systemic, institutional racism in…
Wales & West Utilities issue message of support for customers suffering in the energy crisis
WALES & West Utilities have issued a message of support for customers who may be finding it difficult or struggling with costs during the energy crisis which started two years ago. The gas network company has said: With a focus…
Man owes life to Wales Air Ambulance after near fatal hit and run on Christmas Eve, 2020
“If it hadn’t been for the Wales Air Ambulance, I wouldn’t be here”, says grandfather who was hit by drunk driver on Christmas Eve Three years ago, Simon Edmonds was lying in a hospital bed over Christmas recovering from a…
Settlement following ‘bullying row’ at Museum Wales was ‘least worst outcome’ according to senior officials
A SETTLEMENT following a bullying row at Museum Wales which cost the public purse more than £620,000 was reasonable and the “least-worst outcome”, according to senior officials. Wales’ public accounts committee grilled civil servants about the feud between Roger Lewis…