It has been brought to officers’ attention that unsolicited callers and visitors, claiming to be collecting for the flood relief fund, may be operating in the county borough. This follows a recent report that cold-callers claiming to be from utility suppliers had been operating in the area. Enquiries are ongoing by police and partners, but…
Following the recent devastating flooding around South Wales, some residents are utilising Gas Powered Space Heaters to dry out their properties. SWFRS would only recommend the use of Gas Powered Space Heaters in well ventilated spaces. Using them in under ventilated spaces could result in Carbon Monoxide (CO) poisoning. South Wales Fire and Rescue Service,…
A & E and referral-to-treatment figures released today (February 20) generally paint a grim picture of the state of NHS Wales under this Labour administration. The figures for January 2020 were published today, and for the second month running, the worst-performing hospital is Wrexham Maelor. Nearly half (47.3 percent) of patients missed the four-hour target. It was…
Following the recent disruption and damage caused by Storm Dennis and the intense rainfall over the weekend, the Council is providing residents with an update on the landslip at Llanwonno Tip. Since the initial movement occurred, the tip has been under 24 hour monitoring and the Council has commissioned consultants to undertake detailed inspections and…
Today (20 February 2020), the Bank of England’s new £20 note comes into circulation with tactile markings to help make it easy for blind and partially sighted people to decipher it from existing £5 and £10 notes. The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has been working with the Bank of England for…
Post Office, who own and run the largest cash network across the UK, have announced today that seven of their ATMs around the country will be stocked with the new £20 polymer note from this afternoon. The new notes, which are smaller and more secure than the previous notes, will be available from the following Post Office ATMs; • Ellesmere Road,…
