1+ week, 4+ day ago   (226+ words) Four staff members at a Caerphilly primary school have received national honours after keeping a colleague alive during a 90-minute wait for an ambulance. Eleri Jones, Emma Powell, Amie Sullivan, and Angharad Vaughan have been awarded Royal Humane Society Resuscitation…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (383+ words) A terminally ill 22-year-old was refused service at a Caerphilly pub after staff mistook the symptoms of his rare neurological condition for drunkenness. JD Wetherspoon has since issued a public apology to Matthew Ball, who has Niemann-Pick disease type C,…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (309+ words) More than 230,000 people in Wales are now living with Type 2 diabetes, as health officials launch new resources to tackle rising diagnosis rates. Figures show cases across Wales rose by 7,685 in a single year, with an estimated 328,000 people living with undiagnosed…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (344+ words) More than one in three illegal drugs and online prescription pills tested in Wales over the past year contained completely different, untested, or dangerous substances, a health report has revealed. The annual report from the Welsh Emerging Drug Identification Service…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (220+ words) A new martial arts and fitness academy has been proposed at an industrial site in Abercarn. Rhys Price, of Ty Grapple, wants to convert a unit at the Prince of Wales Industrial Estate for the new venture, which would offer…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (486+ words) Emergency departments across Wales recorded their busiest month on record in July, with an average of 3,357 daily visits putting extreme pressure on health services. Data published on Thursday August 20 shows more than 104,000 total attendances at Welsh emergency departments last month....