Alcohol-related issues cost the NHS around £159m each year. Minimum unit alcohol pricing was introduced to save the taxpayer money and protect the general public from alcohol abuse, with the Welsh NHS expecting to see 1,281 fewer alcohol-related hospital admissions and 66 fewer deaths per year. However, Welsh Conservative research has revealed that there have…
Commenting on the WalesOnline story describing the Welsh NHS as being ‘on its knees’, Welsh Conservative Shadow Health Minister, Russell George MS said: “The Welsh NHS has been under Labour control for over a quarter of a century. It has faced perpetual underfunding, because Labour Ministers can’t get their priorities right. “Wales receives £1.20 for…
Residents will soon be able to view important proposals for the future Pentre Flood Alleviation Scheme. It will invest in further, major flood alleviation work – building on the significant measures already carried out since Storm Dennis. The village of Pentre was one of the hardest-hit communities during the unprecedented rainfall of Storm Dennis in…
As many of you will know who travel the Aberdare bypass the landmark Iron Bridge in Robertstown has been missing for some time and unused since August 2018 when the council erected a barrier preventing the use of the Public Right of Way, a barrier that was conceived by many as a permanent barrier, well…
