New community library opens in Ystalyfera
COMMUNITY representatives of Ystalyfera and the wider area gathered for the grand opening of the new community library in Ystalyfera Community Hall on Monday 25 March 2024. The Mayor of Neath Port Talbot County Borough, Cllr Chris Williams, officially cut…
PSE in Welsh success prompts calls to expand the provision
Jigsaw Education Group (Jigsaw), a provider of Personal and Social Education (PSE) and Religion, Values and Ethics (RVE) curricula and resources to over 500 primary and secondary schools in Wales, is championing the provision of PSE education in the Welsh…
Transport for Wales stays on track to win apprenticeship award
A pioneering apprenticeship programme for train drivers helped Transport for Wales (TfW) to stay on track to win a coveted national award. TfW was named Large Employer of the Year at the prestigious Apprenticeship Awards Cymru 2024 awards ceremony,…
Pedestrian dies following incident on A40 Carmarthen to St Clears
A pedestrian has died after an early morning collision with a car, which led to part of the A40 in Carmarthenshire being closed for much of Easter Monday. Dyfed-Powys Police are investigating the collision on the A40 eastbound just before…
Police investigate collision on A40 eastbound following death of pedestrian victim
POLICE are investigating a road traffic collision which occurred at about 4.45am, Monday 1st April 2024. A car and a pedestrian were involved in the collision on the A40 eastbound just before Carmarthen. Sadly the male pedestrian died at the…
Are we blase about progress for ethnic diversity in Politics?
WHEN Vaughan Gething became the first Black leader of a national government anywhere in Europe the Welsh public did not necessarily focus on the fact that ethnic minorities are taking on more leadership roles in politics. The focus was on…
New figures detail staggering amount of sewage discharges into waterways in 2023
New figures released by the Environment Agency have shown that Dwr Cymru discharged sewage into waterways for a staggering 23,354 hours last year, a 40% increase on 2022. The Welsh Liberal Democrats are now calling for tougher action against sewage…
Hywel Dda i ddechrau gwaith ar uned ddydd canser gwerth £3 miliwn
Mae Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Hywel Dda wedi cadarnhau heddiw (dydd Iau, 28 Mawrth 2024) y bydd gwaith adeiladu ar yr Uned Ddydd Cemotherapi (CDU) newydd yn Ysbyty Bronglais yn dechrau ym mis Mai. Bydd y prosiect yn sicrhau gwelliannau sylweddol…
Hywel Dda to begin work on £3 million cancer day unit at Bronglais Hospital
Hywel Dda University Health Board has today (Thursday, 28 March 2024) confirmed that building work on the new Chemotherapy Day Unit (CDU) at Bronglais Hospital will start in May. The project will deliver significant enhancements in care and experience for…
Welsh Conservative candidate for Llanelli blasts fines issued at Trostre Roundabout
Charlie Evans, Welsh Conservative candidate for Llanelli at the General Election, has labelled the amount of money collected by Carmarthenshire Council through fines issued at Trostre Roundabout, a “complete farce”. This follows a report by WalesOnline which showed the local…