Motor World new development plans set to be rejected on grounds of harming the appearance of Newtown Conservation area
THE quality of planning applications has been criticised by councillors as they discussed plans to demolish the former Motor World car spares building in Newtown and build flats there. At the Powys County Council Planning committee meeting on Thursday, March…
Community Mental Health Team encourage colleagues to join challenge
Hywel Dda University Health Board’s Carmarthen Community Mental Health Team are encouraging their NHS colleagues to put on their running shoes to help improve their health and wellbeing. Steve Plumb, Specialist Practitioner in Adult Community Mental Health has been coordinating…
Cuts to Haverfordwest levelling-up project to be made in order to meet budget pressures
By Bruce Sinclair A saving of more than £6m is to be made by cutting part of Haverfordwest’s levelling-up project, to meet budget pressures of over £5m. The March meeting of Pembrokeshire County Council’s Cabinet heard there was an overall…
Next Mayor of Wrexham still undecided after chaotic council meeting
THE next Mayor of Wrexham is still undecided after a chaotic bad-tempered full council meeting to decide the issue. Just before the meeting, current Deputy Mayor and preferred candidate for the role Brymbo Cllr Paul Rogers (Con) withdrew his candidacy…
New funding to support Wales’ business, economic and research links with EU regions
New funding to help maintain and strengthen Wales’ business, economic and research ties with European regions following the UK’s exit from the EU has been announced today by the Welsh Government. The Welsh Government’s Agile Cymru programme will support Welsh…
Mind the ‘AI gap’ – Children in the UK falling behind Europe in AI education
As AI tools dominate the news agenda, with the emergence of ChatGPT (Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer) kicking off a race in the big tech sector, a new study has revealed that kids in the UK have already fallen behind the…
High-achieving Flintshire pupils set their sights on careers in medicine
Three Buckley students looking to pursue promising futures in medicine have been recognised for their efforts and achievements in science. Sharing the aspiration of saving and improving the lives of others, Elfed High School pupil Kimmy Chen won the annual…
Welsh Government issues Written Statement – Default 20mph speed limit update
Today marks exactly 6 months until the legislation changing the default speed limit on restricted roads in Wales from 30mph to 20mph comes into force. Wales is leading the way in improving people’s quality of life – making our streets…
North Wales conference key to supporting businesses on global stage
Supporting North Wales businesses to build on their capabilities is key to success in international markets, North Wales Minister Lesley Griffiths has said. The Minister was speaking at the Explore Export Wales conference held at the Village Hotel in Ewloe….
Rapid response service helps prevent unnecessary ambulance callouts and hospital admissions
Delta Wellbeing’s rapid response team is helping to prevent unnecessary ambulance callouts and hospital admissions across west Wales by attending non-medical emergencies and supporting people in their own homes. During February, the team attended a total of 407 callouts,…