Mabon ap Gwynfor led a debate on the charitable hospice sector in Wales, raising concerns about its short- and medium-term sustainability after years of underinvestment.
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Reduced opening hours at Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr made permanent
Cuts to opening hours at Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr have been made permanent, because there aren’t enough patients to justify a return to 24/7 treatment of injuries.
Calls for council tax votes rejected by Senedd
The Welsh Parliament has rejected calls to force local authorities to hold a referendum on any council tax rise more than 5%.
Tory leader cleared of breaking rules over 20mph ‘blanket’ description
The Senedd’s standards commissioner said the “blanket” description was “imprecise and inaccurate” – but not untruthful.
Darts star Gerwyn Price bids to open chippy in home village
Former world champion darts star Gerwyn Price has applied for planning permission to open a fish and chip shop in his home village of Markham.
Health board CEO reacts to Welsh Government’s intervention
The decision to place ABUHB board under enhanced monitoring – in part due to problems at the Grange Hospital – has been described as “disappointing”.
“Sad sign of the times”: Social enterprise broken into for the fourth time in five years
Staff at the Furniture Revival on Lawn Industrial Estate, Rhymney, arrived at work on January 24 to find that the shop had been burgled.
Aneurin Bevan Health Board ‘made insufficient progress on tackling its growing financial deficit’
ABUHB is one of three Welsh health boards facing increased Welsh Government scrutiny amid concerns about planning, finances and emergency care.
Blackwood man, 30, given suspended sentence for holding indecent images of children
Ashley Carol, 30, of Morrison Street, Blackwood was sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court on January 19 after pleading guilty in December.
Abortion clinic protestor guidance proves why Wales needs powers over policing and justice — MS
Labour MS Jenny Rathbone raised concerns about the UK Government issuing watered down draft guidance on safe zones around abortion clinics.