Emergency Services called to Withybush Hospital after concerns raised for welfare of man
DYFED-Powys Police received a call reporting concerns for the welfare of a man at just before 12.15pm. Officers are currently in attendance at Withybush Hospital, along with colleagues from other emergency services. More information on the incident will be available…
Cardiff Council urged to improve public transport before new city parking scheme
CARDIFF Council has been urged to make sure public transport is up to scratch before launching a new parking scheme in the city. The local authority announced last week that it is looking to bring in a new zonal parking…
Welsh business confidence ticks higher, but output and employment fall at faster rates
THE headline NatWest Wales Business Activity Index – a seasonally adjusted index that measures the month-on-month change in the combined output of the region’s manufacturing and service sectors – registered 48.0 in December, down from 48.5 in November, to signal…
Charitable donations fund cardiac ultrasound machine for Bronglais Hospital
THANKS to your generous donations to Hywel Dda Health Charities, the official charity of Hywel Dda University Health Board, a new cardiac ultrasound machine worth £73,500 has been purchased for Bronglais General Hospital in Aberystwyth. The new machine generates ultrasound…
British Army veteran selected to stand as Welsh Conservative candidate in Elli ward by-election
RICHARD Williams, a British Army veteran and local dad, has been selected to stand as the Welsh Conservative candidate in the Elli ward by-election for Carmarthenshire County Council. The by-election has been triggered by the resignation of long-term county councillor…
School reunion raises £900 for Bronglais Chemotherapy Day Unit
THE Dinas Secondary Modern 50th Anniversary Reunion has raised £900 for the Chemotherapy Day Unit at Bronglais Hospital. Old school friends who were pupils at Dinas Secondary Modern School organised the reunion which was held at Aberystwyth Football Club…
Bi-monthly board meeting for Welsh Ambulance Service
THE Welsh Ambulance Service will host its bi-monthly Board meeting next week. The public can join on Zoom to hear senior leaders discuss a packed agenda, including progress on actions to mitigate avoidable patient harm, progress on the Trust’s…
Tributes paid to victim of fatal Mountain Ash RTC
SOUTH Wales Police are continuing to investigate a fatal collision on the B4275, Abercynon Road, Mountain Ash that occurred at approximately 7:40am on 19 December 2023. A 18-year-old man from Mountain Ash died as a result of the collision and…
Concerns raised over new statutory registration and licensing for tourism accommodation in Wales
CONCERNS have been raised about plans to introduce statutory registration and licensing for all tourism accommodation in Wales. Dawn Bowden, the deputy minister responsible for tourism, announced details of the scheme during a statement in the Senedd on Tuesday January…
Plot of land with historic refusals for housing back on the agenda
A GREEN field beside a Gwynedd pub which was first refused permission for housing as far back as the 1970s is back on the planning agenda. Over the years housing proposals for the land adjacent to the Glyntwrog Inn at…