More negatives to Nant Mithil Energy Park according to report by Powys planners
THERE are more negatives than positives on a proposal to build an Energy Park near Llandrindod Wells, according to report by Powys planners. At a meeting of the Powys County Council’s (PCC) Planning committee on Friday, December 19, councillors are…
Trewern development returns despite local opposition
PLANS for a social housing development in a village near Welshpool could be given the green light by councillors at the second time of asking. At a meeting of Powys County Council’s Planning committee on Thursday, December 18, councillors will…
Patients treated in store cupboards as corridor care ‘normalised’
Patients are being treated in store cupboards, break rooms and toilets as so-called corridor care becomes the norm in Welsh hospitals, the Senedd has heard. Senedd members warned that treating patients in inappropriate areas has become a “daily reality” rather…
Senedd Rejects Conservative Bid to Scrap Business Rates for Small Firms Amid High Street Concerns
Tory Senedd members urged the Welsh Government to scrap business rates entirely for the smallest businesses to give them “breathing space” amid a record wave of closures. Samuel Kurtz claimed Wales has the “least competitive” business rates in Britain coupled…
Two paedophiles jailed for 58 years for sexually abusing five girls in Bury and parts of Wales
Two men have been jailed for committing a series of sexual offences against five teenage girls more than 25 years ago. The Crown Prosecution Service’s dedicated Organised Child Sexual Abuse Unit prosecuted Imtiaz Ali, 53, and Manzorr Hussain, 54, following…
Developers Have Fully Fixed Only Four of 163 At-Risk Buildings in Wales Eight Years After Grenfell
Developers have fully fixed only four out of 163 at-risk buildings in Wales more than eight years on from the Grenfell disaster, which claimed the lives of 72 people. The warning came as the Senedd debated a building safety bill…
Teenage carer sat GCSE exam hours after 3am hospital return, Senedd committee hears
A teenage carer sat a GCSE exam only hours after getting home from a hospital at 3am following a family emergency, a Senedd committee has heard. The warning came as witnesses highlighted a “sink-or-swim” reality where children as young as…
10 years in prison for Bargoed man involved in the supply of drugs
37-year-old Peter Ian Yandell, from Bargoed, was arrested at his business premises on June 11. Officers from Tarian, the Regional Organised Crime Unit for southern Wales, executed the warrant at Yandell’s vehicle workshop in Tredegar. Yandell had been using the…
North Wales Officer Sacked After Groping Colleagues at Work Event
A North Wales Police officer has been dismissed after a disciplinary hearing found she engaged in inappropriate and unwanted conduct towards colleagues during a work-related social event. Pamela Pritchard, who joined the force as a trainee in 2023, was accused…
Unpaid carers ‘holding their own’ against broken system and lack of support
Unpaid carers are being left to “pick up the pieces” of a broken system due to a lack of respite, unsafe hospital discharges and carer’s assessments that result in “nothing at all”.The warning came as the Senedd’s health scrutiny committee…