Swansea Council has applied for a High Court injunction to halt the proposed deal between the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) and Y11 to buy Cardiff Rugby, fearing that the process would lead to the end of the Ospreys and men’s professional regional rugby in Swansea. The council is seeking an urgent court hearing but stated…
The latest NHS statistics for Wales revealed that, the median response times for ambulance red calls was 9 minutes 33 seconds, longer than the previous month and the 90th percentile also increased to 22 minutes 48 seconds, the longest recorded so far. The Accident & Emergency department target is for no patients should wait over 12 hours, yet in January, 11,392 patients waited 12 hours or more , which is again higher than…
New replacement ambulances and response vehicles will soon be on the road thanks to a £23.1m investment by the Welsh Government. The funding will pay for 160 vehicles for the Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust – 50 new emergency ambulances, 40 single responder vehicles, 67 Non-Emergency Patient Transport Vehicles, and three specialist Hazardous Area…
Cabinet will soon consider a proposed capital programme for the Council over the next three years. In addition, Members will consider a targeted, one-off investment of £19.38 million for priority areas that has been identified for 2026/27, which would go over and above the normal capital programme. This extra funding would further invest in priorities…
