Contractor’s donation helps tackle loneliness
Construction expert Willmott Dixon has donated 10 laptops to help tackle loneliness. The contractor is currently working with Caerphilly County Borough Council to help deliver its ambitious house building programme. Risca-based group Community Volunteers Wales will use the laptops as…
Help for carers of people living with dementia in Wales
THIS Carers Rights Day (Thursday 23 November) Alzheimer’s Society Cymru wants people caring for loved ones with dementia in Wales to know their rights and get the support they need. 900,000 people are living with dementia in the UK,…
Plaid Cymru win Aberystwyth Penparcau electoral ward in by-election
Councillor Shelley Childs has been elected for the Aberystwyth Penparcau County Council electoral ward during the by-election held on Thursday, 16 November 2023. The Party of Wales, Plaid Cymru Councillor will represent the ward as County Councillor for Ceredigion County…
Jail for man who scammed young women online to send explicit images
An online fraudster who mocked up images of bank statements to trick teenage girls into sending him intimate photos has been jailed for 30 months. A National Crime Agency investigation found that Samuel Ward, 27, from Newmarket, Suffolk, approached victims…
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…