Could you claim a Healthy Start payment? Asks Llanelli’s MS Lee Waters
Local Senedd Member for Llanelli, Lee Waters, is urging people to check if they are eligible to claim a Healthy Start payment. The MS was startled to read the latest figures stating that nearly 40% of eligible people within Wales…
Residents and their families will be supported as nursing home closes
Ceredigion County Council and Hywel Dda University Health Board regrettably confirm that we have received confirmation from the Company Director that Abermad Nursing Home in Llanfarian, Aberystwyth is to close. A spokesperson for Abermad Nursing Home said: “As a…
Llanelli’s ‘Great Titan’ Jim Griffiths honoured by local MS and MP
Lee Waters MS has spoken of the legacy of Llanelli’s former MP Jim Griffiths at a Senedd event organised to pay tribute to his political life. Brought up in Betws, the former miner, Jim Griffiths, went on to become Member…
Households in Carmarthenshire start to receive £150 cost of living payment
MORE than 31,000 homes in Carmarthenshire have started to receive a £150 cost of living payment to help tackle the cost of living crisis. The council is making a single payment directly into the bank accounts of all eligible households…
Thatcher statue egged and urinated on
People in Wales may be divided on where they stand regarding their love or hate for former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Her stance on the miner’s strike and her response to the Falklands conflict will be what most people will…
Public invited to attend Llanelli Mayor Making ‘virtually’
The new leader of Llanelli Town Council has begun his term with a new broom or rather the use of Facebook to offer Llanelli residents and those further afield the opportunity to attend the Mayor Making event live on Facebook. …
Llanelli MP and MS want your views on future of Tycroes surgery
Local Politicians Lee Waters MS, Nia Griffith MP and Tycroes’ County Councillor Tina Higgins are urging people to have their say on the proposed closure of Tycroes surgery. Tycroes surgery has been closed since February 2020 due to the COVID-19…
Silence at the Senedd
One could have heard a pin drop at the Senedd today, well outside anyway. While an event was taking place inside celebrating the life of a politician a small group of Quakers were sitting outside in camping chairs protesting silently…
Welsh Government Health Plan and the future of Prince Phillip Hospital
Lee Waters, Llanelli’s Member of the Senedd for Llanelli, has praised Welsh Government’s plans to bring two additional operating theatres to Prince Phillip Hospital. The local hospital is set to receive an investment of just under £20m as Welsh Government…
Huge police presence in Cowell Street following disorder
Dyfed Powys Police attended Cowell Street, Llanelli on Saturday evening, 7th May 2022, following reports of an ongoing disorder. One man was taken to hospital. One man was arrested on suspicion of affray. Enquiries into the incident continue. Anyone with…