Stars of Stage and Screen join the campaign to tackle the biggest hidden problem facing farmers today
Farming in the UK has been hit by an increase in flooding, drought, and heatwaves in recent years. The effects of the relentless season of storms have had huge consequences for those whose lives and livelihoods depend on the…
Single parent gains full-time employment thanks to Welsh Gov’s Communities for Work+ scheme
A SINGLE parent from Ceredigion has gained full time employment through the help of Welsh Government’s Communities for Work+ scheme. Eleanor Yates, a single parent with two children living in Ceredigion was looking for 30 hours work that would fit…
Health Board awards contract for Cross Hands and Tumble GP practices
HYWEL Dda University Health Board (UHB) has successfully appointed a new GP partnership to take over the contract to provide General Medical Services (GMS) for patients registered with Cross Hands and Tumble practices in Carmarthenshire from 1 April 2024. At…
Generous donations to Hywel Dda Health Charities enable purchase of new eye scanner for Glangwili Hospital
THANKS to generous donations to Hywel Dda Health Charities, the official charity of Hywel Dda University Health Board, a new eye scanner worth £14,250 has been purchased for Glangwili Hospital. The new scanner is used to take eye measurements prior…
Plaid Cymru’s Westminster leader raises concerns over Israeli ground invasion of Rafah
PLAID Cymru Westminster leader, Liz Saville Roberts MP, has raised her grave concerns over a planned Israeli ground invasion of Rafah and renewed her party’s calls for a ceasefire. Ms Saville Roberts said that the prospect of a ground…
Man sentenced to prison following brutal assault
THOMAS Love, who brutally attacked his ‘friend’ – including punching him 41 times in the head – has been jailed for seven years and three months. Just after midnight on October 9, 2023, Thomas Love, 53, from Trowbridge, Cardiff, seriously…
Tributes paid to victim of fatal M4 crash
SOUTH Wales Police is appealing for any witnesses to a collision on the M4 in the vicinity of junctions 42 (Briton Ferry) and 43 (Llandarcy) at 3:10pm on Friday, January 26, 2024. A 53-year-old woman from Mount Pleasant died as…
Bronwydd road will be subject to full road closure from Monday
THE A484 road at Henallt Bends, between Carmarthen and Bronwydd, will be subject to a full road closure from Monday, 12 February, for a period of 4 weeks, in order for Carmarthenshire County Council to carry out essential highway support…
Five projects get UKSPF money to boost adult numeracy skills in Ceredigion
FIVE projects have received Shared Prosperity Fund (Levelling Up) grants to help people manage their money and improve their wellbeing. The award of up to £5 million has been made by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund under its Multiply (improving…
Man sentenced to prison following rape of girl under 16
ANDREW Glyn Passmore, 41, has been sentenced to nine years in prison after being found guilty of attempt rape of a girl under 16, assault by penetration and sexual assault. In addition to the jail term, he will have…