New blood test clinic set to open
A new blood test clinic is set to open its doors as the service at the Bay Field Hospital comes to an end. The community hub at the Port Talbot Resource Centre in Baglan is due to open in early…
Have Fun, Take Care and Stay Safe during Royal Welsh Show week
A campaign encouraging people to Have Fun, Take Care and Stay Safe during Royal Welsh Show week has been launched. The Builth Wells Event Safety Group has launched the campaign ahead of the return of Wales’ premier agricultural show later…
Pilot project for pollinators underway across Carmarthenshire
A NEW pilot project is underway across Carmarthenshire to encourage native flowers to grow and to provide food for pollinators. Carmarthenshire County Council received funding under Welsh Government’s Local Places for Nature programme as part of a pilot project to…
Public urged to take precautions as temperatures rise in Wales
THE Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Wales is urging people to take extra precautions and to plan ahead to keep themselves and others safe as the Met Office warns of extreme heat. The Amber warning, issued for Sunday 17 July,…
Legacy lives on – coal mines could heat homes of the future
A £450,000 project will explore whether water from disused mines has the potential to play a vital role in supplying Wales’ energy needs for years to come. Wales’ mines were crucial in firing up the industrial revolution, but once abandoned,…
Enforcement action over illegal waste sites rising
WALES’ environment regulator is receiving increasing reports of illegal waste sites and taking more of them forward for enforcement action, figures have shown. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) handled 504 reports of illegal waste sites in 2021, more than double the…
Every business in southern Wales to get access to Police CyberAlarm
Tarian Regional Organised Crime Unit has today announced that every business and organisation in the region can now get access to a free tool called Police CyberAlarm, designed to help them understand and monitor the threats they face from malicious…
Tenants enjoy garden makeover thanks to funding from West Wales Freemasons
THE West Wales Freemasons have helped bring life, light, colour and comfort to what was a sad and dreary garden at a home for people with a learning disability Until recently the front and rear garden areas a home to…
Invasive knotweed plant blighting large area of land right outside gardens
SOME householders who live by a large area of Japanese knotweed-infested land in Llanelli have resorted to taking their own steps to deal with the invasive plant because it is creeping up to their gardens. The land is surrounded on…
Save Our Sands memorial unveiled at Pembrey Country Park
A MEMORIAL has been unveiled at Pembrey Country Park to commemorate a hard-fought campaign to save Pembrey sands for public use. Between 1969 and 1971, the Save Our Sands campaign was launched by the local community against Ministry of Defence…