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Tributes paid to schoolboy who died in quarry tragedy

Tributes have been paid to a teenager who died after falling at a quarry. Myron Davies suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene of the incident in Limekiln Road in Pontypool, South Wales, on July 6. The family of the 15-year-old, ...

14 Jul 2022 at 17:58

Concern over NHS pressure over the Bank Holiday weekend

Medics have raised concerns over additional pressures in the NHS over the extended bank holiday weekend. Extra strain could lead to longer ambulance waits and long stays in emergency departments, the Society for Acute Medicine said. Many GP ...

02 Jun 2022 at 03:45

Strike by Welsh Ambulance Service staff called off

A strike by Welsh Ambulance Service staff has been called off, unions have announced. The GMB and Unite unions said they had halted the industrial action, which was due to take place on Monday, after “significant progress in talks”. A ...

03 Mar 2023 at 17:11

Ex-Marine among striking ambulance workers says something needs to change

Ex-Marine among striking ambulance workers demands something must change

A former Royal Marine who is among striking health workers described it as “demoralising” to spend entire shifts waiting outside hospitals with patients stuck in the back of ambulances as he demanded “something needs to change”. ...

21 Dec 2022 at 15:06

‘The only deal in town’ – Welsh Government urges unions to accept new pay offer

The Welsh Government has urged health unions to accept the new pay deal for staff, calling it “the only deal in town”. Unions representing NHS workers in Wales have largely suspended industrial action while they consult members ...

06 Feb 2023 at 11:59

Fresh strikes planned as teachers and ambulance staff in Wales reject pay offers

Offers aimed at resolving disputes over pay have been rejected by teachers and ambulance workers in Wales, with more strikes now being planned. Unite said its members in the Welsh Ambulance Service had overwhelmingly rejected ...

15 Feb 2023 at 13:29

Girl, five, dies in Pembrokeshire house fire

A five-year-old girl has died after a house fire in Pembrokeshire. Alysia Salisbury was described as “a beautiful daughter and sister” in a tribute from her family released through Dyfed Powys Police. The force said it ...

28 May 2023 at 15:24

Ambulance worker died after contracting Covid-19, inquest hears

An ambulance worker died from Covid-19 after telling colleagues he had caught it from a patient, an inquest heard. Emergency medical technician Alan Haigh, 59, died in hospital two months after first falling ill with ...

14 Mar 2023 at 14:45

One missing and three in hospital after suspected gas explosion in Swansea

One person remains unaccounted for and three people have been taken to hospital following a suspected gas explosion in Swansea. Emergency services were called at just after 11.20am on Monday to an explosion at an ...

13 Mar 2023 at 17:47

Welsh Ambulance Service declares ‘critical incident’ after increased demand

The Welsh Ambulance Service has declared a “critical incident” because of significantly increased demand across the 999 service and extensive handover delays. The service, which covers three million-plus people ...

30 Dec 2024 at 22:10

Union calls for talks with Welsh Government over health workers’ dispute

Further industrial action by health workers next year could be avoided if the Welsh Government negotiates over pay, a trade union has said. Unison, which represents tens of thousands of health workers in Wales,...

23 Dec 2022 at 08:11

Scream ‘alerted neighbours to stabbing of pregnant woman in village’

A mother said her daughter’s scream alerted neighbours to the stabbing of a “pregnant” 29-year-old woman in a village in South Wales. Armed police are searching for a male suspect after the woman was stabbed ...

05 Dec 2023 at 15:57

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