Mid and West Wales MS Jane Dodds calls for help to save Centre for Alternative Technology
This week in the Senedd, Mid and West Wales MS Jane Dodds has called on the Welsh Government to help save the Centre for Alternative Technology in Machynlleth. The centre, which raises the importance of sustainable energy in combating climate…
West Wales Friends of Palestine to hold vigil in Carmarthen
West Wales Friends of Plaestine will be hoding a vigil in Guildhall Square, Carmarthen on Saturday (Nov 18. The event will take place between 2 to 3 pm. The organisation said: “Our first hour long protest had an impressive turn…
Future of council tax in Wales
THE Welsh Government will today [Tuesday 14 November] publish a consultation on possible approaches to redesigning Wales’ council tax system. The Programme for Government and the Co-operation Agreement with Plaid Cymru commit to reforming the current council tax system. The…
CAW demands apology after senedd member tells struggling dairy farmers to ‘Find another business’
COUNTRYSIDE Alliance Wales (CAW) has demanded an immediate public apology from Labour Senedd member Joyce Watson, after she told struggling dairy farmers impacted by Bovine TB to “find another business”. The “insulting” comments came during an update on bovine…
Second public engagement event will give people opportunity to discuss long-term future of GP services in Cross Hands and Tumble
HYWEL Dda University Health Board (UHB) will hold a second public engagement event to give people an opportunity to discuss their views on the long-term future of General Practice (GP) services for the patients of Cross Hands and Tumble Surgery…
Paramedic left feeling ‘dirty’ after being spat on by patient
A PARAMEDIC who was called a ‘c**t’ and spat at by a patient has relived his ordeal. Geoff Williams (pictured), who is based in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, needed hospital treatment after an attack by the man he was trying to help….
Carmarthen Solicitor celebrates global recognition
SEAN Boucher, Director and Head of Lifetime Planning – West Wales at JCP Solicitors, has been appointed as a full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) ¾ becoming one of West Wales’ few industry-accredited Practitioners with…
Dafen base for Dyfed-Powys Police wins prestigious award at NPEG
Dyfed-Powys Police’s new Police base in Dafen, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire has won a national ‘high quality estate’ award. The National Police Estates Group (NPEG) Awards is an annual award that provides an opportunity for police forces in the U.K to…
Housing developer strengthens ties with Bridgend College
A LOCAL housing developer further cemented its partnership with Bridgend College this month by supporting its rugby academy. Persimmon Homes West Wales – whose training academy in Llanilid is run in conjunction with the College – donated £5,000 to…
Welsh Lib Dems call for childcare allowance to help support parents and children across Wales
THIS week in the Senedd, the Welsh Liberal Democrats have called on the Welsh Labour government to establish a permanent Childcare Allowance to help support parents and children across Wales. Currently during the first two years of a child’s life,…