Welsh Ambulance Service issues warning ahead of Storm Goretti
The Welsh Ambulance Service is urging people to take extra care ahead of heavy snowfall and strong winds expected from Storm Goretti. The Met Office, which has described the storm as a ‘multi-hazard event’, has issued a number of Amber…
Echoes from the Past, From Wales to Greenland
From time to time, powerful states reveal how they see the world not through policy papers, but through passing remarks. Recent debate over Greenland’s strategic importance and the current discussions underway by the U.S government to ‘buy’ Greenland, particularly in…
Harlech Man Who Posed as Royal Navy Admiral Pleads Guilty
A 64-year-old man has been prosecuted following an incident at a memorial service event last November. Jonathon Carley, of Twthil, Harlech, appeared at Llandudno Magistrates’ Court today (Monday, 5 January), charged with offences under the Uniform Act. The charge related…
Drug Gang Jailed for Exploiting Children to Sell Drugs
An organised criminal network responsible for the supply for class A drugs across Barry have been jailed for a total of twenty-nine and a half years. The gang, led by Dalton Raffell (left), operated drugs lines which supplied crack cocaine…
Public Consultation on Future of Plascrug Footbridge
A public consultation event will take place on 14 January to view options and proposals for a new Active Travel bridge in Plascrug, Aberystwyth, proposed by Ceredigion County Council. The event will be open to the public between 10am and…
Man admits stealing almost £30,000 worth of tools from Aberystwyth shop
A 48-year-old man has pleaded guilty of burglary after thousands of pounds worth of tools were stolen from an electrical shop in Aberystwyth. Dyfed-Powys Police received a call reporting that a burglary had taken place at CEF Electrical sometime between…
Former Hotel in Swansea ‘can’t be turned into shared house for 12’ says planning inspector
A FORMER hotel which was sold at auction for a reported £430,000 can’t be turned into a shared house for up to 12 people in Swansea, a planning inspector said. The inspector, Anthony Thickett, was worried about the living conditions…
Extra Day Added to Christmas Holidays Thanks to Snowfall
Many Schools across Carmarthenshire, which were due to reopen today (Monday, 5 January) following the Christmas and New Year holidays, remained closed for many pupils after snow and icy conditions made travel unsafe. Carmarthenshire County Council confirmed that dozens of…
Check before you travel as the weather warning continues
Rail and bus passengers across Wales and the Borders are being advised to check before they travel as Yellow weather for snow and ice remains in place into Tuesday. Scattered sleet and snow showers, combined with icy patches, may cause…
Glamping Pods Proposal in Ceredigion Refused Again
A resubmitted scheme for two glamping holiday pods as part of a Ceredigion farm diversification scheme has again been refused by county planners on the grounds of an embargo on new ‘static’ holiday units near the coast. In an application…