Minister provides Monkeypox Vaccination Strategy update
GIVEN the global supply constraints on the availability of monkeypox vaccine and following advice given by the Joint Committee for Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), Eluned Morgan MS, Minister for Health and Social Services…
New plan helping people with learning disabilities into work
“HELPING people with learning disabilities find employment is a key part of our action plan to ensure they live full, independent lives,” Deputy Minister for Social Services Julie Morgan said today (23 August) after meeting a Cardiff man celebrating an…
Kidwelly housing approved 15 years after the plans were submitted
OUTLINE plans for a large housing estate in Kidwelly have been given the green light, 15 years after they were submitted. Carmarthenshire Council said the application for the development on land bordered by Monksford Street and Stockwell Lane was part…
Re-routing of Burry Port X11 bus service to reduce gridlock and poor air quality claim
A NARROW street with 72 bus movements a day will have fewer when one of the services is re-routed in the coming days. Councillors representing Burry Port, Carmarthenshire, said people living on Glanmor Terrace had requested the route of the…
From the Courts August 22nd
The following appeared before Llanelli Magistrates’ Court on Monday (Aug 22). 19-year-old Ethan James Rees of Vista Lounge Llanelli The court heard that Rees failed without reasonable excuse to comply with the requirements of a community order made by Llanelli…
Cynllun peilot llinell asesu symptomau canser yr ysgyfaint (LUMEN) newydd i’w lansio yn Sir Gar
MAE Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Hywel Dda yn lansio gwasanaeth peilot, a ariennir gan Moondance Cancer Initiative, sef Llinell Asesu Symptomau Canser yr Ysgyfaint (LUMEN), gwasanaeth dan arweiniad Nyrsys sydd wedi’i anelu at ysmygwyr a’r rhai nad ydynt yn ysmygu, yn…
New lung cancer symptom assessment line (LUMEN) pilot to launch in Carmarthenshire
HYWEL Dda University Health Board, funded by Moondance Cancer Initiative, are launching a pilot service, the Lung Cancer Symptom Assessment Line (LUMEN), a Nurse-led service aimed at smokers and non-smokers, in the Carmarthenshire area. This service will be operational from…
Kidwelly new project has ‘split the community’ says town council officer
KIDWELLY will have a new museum featuring old world-style cottages after a project which a town council officer said would benefit the town but which had split the community was given the go-ahead. The new History Shed Experience will feature…
Businessman who built ‘UK’s first’ zero carbon eco village in deprived area of Carmarthenshire claims lack of support from council and Welsh Government
A businessman who has built ‘the first zero carbon eco village’ in the UK has criticised the local authority and Welsh Government for showing no interest and providing no funding for the project ‘Brecon View Eco Village’, which is already…
Former Debenhams building to be used to bring together key public services all under one roof
LOCAL public service providers are working together on an exciting new venture to take over the former Debenhams building in Carmarthen. The Carmarthen Hwb aims to bring health, wellbeing, learning and cultural services all under one roof. Carmarthenshire County Council…