Swansea City shortlisted for City of the Year
THE city was shortlisted for the City of Year title at the Estates Gazette 2022 awards, which celebrate the country’s best regeneration and development schemes. Pipped to the post by Birmingham for the award, other cities on the shortlist included…
£2.5M in funding from UK Gov invested in schemes across Swansea City
FROM November 2021 to December this year, close to £2.5m worth of funding from the UK Government’s Community Renewal Fund has been invested in a number of schemes across the city. Swansea Council invited applications from local organisations as part…
New stats reveal recycling rates on the increase in Wales
NEW stats published today show that recycling rates in Wales have increased considerably over the last two decades with the country once again exceeding the statutory targets. Wales has long been a stand-out performer in the UK when it comes…
Three men jailed for supplying class A drugs to Aberystwyth
THREE men have been jailed for their part in an organised crime gang supplying class A drugs to Aberystwyth from Manchester. When arrested, police discovered the men had sent mass messages to known drug users in the area offering cocaine,…
Chef who opened pop-up pub carvery in care home scoops top award at social care Oscars
A CHEF who opened a pop-up pub restaurant style carvery in his care home has scooped a top award at the social care Oscars. Mark Hearne was honoured with a bronze accolade at the prestigious Wales Care Awards at Cardiff…
Three people charged with conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm
THREE people have been charged by officers from Dyfed-Powys Police investigating report that a woman had been assaulted with a knife in Ystradgynlais in the early hours of Tuesday, November 1. Officers were called to Pen y Bryn in the…
Liberal Democrats respond to news that RCN members will strike Health Boards in Wales
Responding to the news that RCN members have agreed to strike in all Health Boards in Wales apart from Aneurin Bevan Welsh Liberal Democrat Leader Jane Dodds MS said: “The Welsh Liberal Democrats support the RCN in their actions announced…
Plaid stand with RCN and its members
Plaid Cymru stands with the RCN and their members as they fight for the pay, working conditions and recognition they deserve Rhun AP Iorwerth MS has said. Responding to the results of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) strike ballot…
Improved Early Access to Heart Failure Care across West Wales
THIS new ‘One-Stop’ approach will consist of an echocardiogram heart scan, together with a comprehensive patient assessment and consultation with an Advanced Cardiology Pharmacist – this new approach and service is innovative given it will be the first Pharmacist-led heart…
Highway authorities prepare for changes in advance of new 20mph speed limit
ON 12th July the Senedd passed the legislation to change the National Default Speed Limit in Wales on restricted roads from 30 mph to 20 mph. Highways authorities are currently preparing for the necessary changes in advance of the 20mph…