COVID-19 five years on: What happened to record-breaking funds raised for NHS during lockdown – and what difference has it made in Wales?
Wednesday 26 March 2025 marked five years since the nation went into lockdown – it was also the same week NHS Charities Together launched their record breaking COVID-19 Urgent Appeal, raising £162 million. But as new research1 shows almost two in…
Petition launched calling for inquiry into ‘botched’ government-backed insulation scheme
Petitioners are calling for a public inquiry into a government-backed insulation scheme that left people thousands of pounds out of pocket in “one of the biggest scandals of devolution”. The botched Arbed/CESP energy efficiency scheme, which aimed to cut…
Welsh Gov supports new factory facility aimed at up-cycling old tyres
One of Wales’ leading providers of tyre services is set to open a new facility that will give new life to old tyres, with Welsh Government support. Tuf Treads, in Carmarthenshire, will save old tyres from landfill by using them…
GWR warn of disruption to travel along major routes this Sunday
Network Rail is completing planned engineering works along the mainline between Didcot and Swindon which means GWR trains will need to use alternative routes to serve Bristol and South Wales. This means there is a significant reduction to the train…
Conservatives quit Senedd’s Covid-19 committee
The Conservatives quit a Senedd committee charged with addressing gaps in the UK Covid-19 inquiry after Labour blocked calls for witnesses to swear an oath. Senedd members voted 24-23 against a cross-party motion which was tabled by the Tories with the backing of…
JenksArt brightens up New Castle Emlyn with latest Mural
Carmarthenshire News Online visited Newcastle Emlyn today where we met with street artist Jenks Art. Jenks was busy working on a new mural for the town centre and had already finished the first part featuring Newcastle Emlyn’s Castle and a…
Seventy Ewe Lambs believed to be stolen from farmland near Rhydlewis, Ceredigion
A Farmer in Ceredigion has lost approximately seventy-five ewe lambs in the Rhydlewis area of Ceredigion, leading to speculation that they may have been stolen. A friend of the farmer has taken to social media in hopes that the ewe…
Newport’s new £9million primary school will move forward following general community support
Plans for a new £9 million primary school in Newport will move forward following general support from the community. Housing developer Redrow is planning to build the new school at its Great Milton Park development off Cot Hill, where up…
More than 120 Llanelli residents identified as ‘money mules’ in fraud investigation
More than 120 people living in the Llanelli area have handed over their personal bank details to criminals involved in money laundering in exchange for financial gifts. Economic Crime Team officers from Dyfed-Powys Police identified the individuals as part of…
Three charged in connection with multi-million pounds fraud and theft investigation
Following an investigation by South Wales Police, with vital evidence provided by the Charity Commission for England & Wales, three people have been charged in connection with a multi-million pounds fraud and theft investigation into the former independent Cardiff Sixth…