Patients treated in store cupboards as corridor care ‘normalised’
Patients are being treated in store cupboards, break rooms and toilets as so-called corridor care becomes the norm in Welsh hospitals, the Senedd has heard. Senedd members warned that treating patients in inappropriate areas has become a “daily reality” rather…
Senedd Rejects Conservative Bid to Scrap Business Rates for Small Firms Amid High Street Concerns
Tory Senedd members urged the Welsh Government to scrap business rates entirely for the smallest businesses to give them “breathing space” amid a record wave of closures. Samuel Kurtz claimed Wales has the “least competitive” business rates in Britain coupled…
Ysgol Bro Myrddin placed under lockdown following threat against pupil
A school was placed into lockdown on Wednesday, December 10, following a reported threat against a pupil. Students at Ysgol Bro Myrddin in Carmarthen were prevented from leaving the premises while emergency services attended the scene, including armed Police. According…
Two paedophiles jailed for 58 years for sexually abusing five girls in Bury and parts of Wales
Two men have been jailed for committing a series of sexual offences against five teenage girls more than 25 years ago. The Crown Prosecution Service’s dedicated Organised Child Sexual Abuse Unit prosecuted Imtiaz Ali, 53, and Manzorr Hussain, 54, following…
New Parc Penprys Development Set to Ease Llanelli Crematorium Parking Pressures
Overspill parking on the A4138 has been repeatedly highlighted by grieving families, funeral directors and local councillors for many years. Bartypower, the landowner behind the Parc Penprys scheme, is proposing a 150-space dedicated car park within safe walking distance, designed…
Teenage carer sat GCSE exam hours after 3am hospital return, Senedd committee hears
A teenage carer sat a GCSE exam only hours after getting home from a hospital at 3am following a family emergency, a Senedd committee has heard. The warning came as witnesses highlighted a “sink-or-swim” reality where children as young as…
Llanelli MP supports Freedom from Fear campaign as survey shows high levels of retail worker abuse
Dame Nia Griffith, MP for Llanelli, joined with staff and campaigners at Tesco in Trostre recently to show support for frontline shopworkers who suffer from unacceptable levels of verbal abuse, threats and assaults. She gave her backing while there to…
10 years in prison for Bargoed man involved in the supply of drugs
37-year-old Peter Ian Yandell, from Bargoed, was arrested at his business premises on June 11. Officers from Tarian, the Regional Organised Crime Unit for southern Wales, executed the warrant at Yandell’s vehicle workshop in Tredegar. Yandell had been using the…
North Wales Officer Sacked After Groping Colleagues at Work Event
A North Wales Police officer has been dismissed after a disciplinary hearing found she engaged in inappropriate and unwanted conduct towards colleagues during a work-related social event. Pamela Pritchard, who joined the force as a trainee in 2023, was accused…
Police appeal for information following collision in Llanelli
Police are appealing for the driver of a van, involved in a collision in Llanelli on Friday 10th October at about 5.30pm, to come forward. A report was received that a child on a scooter was involved in a collision with…