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Emma Reardon, a woman with red-streaked grey hair and glasses, sits on steps outdoors with her hand resting on her Red Fox Labrador Jeff, who is wearing a blue Support Dog vest and looking directly at the camera.
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CARMARTHEN: ‘Having Jeff means people recognise I might need help’ — how a Red Fox Labrador gave a mum her life back after long Covid and heart failure

Emma Reardon was working full time and raising a family despite a lifelong condition — until long Covid and a…

The exterior courtyard of Canolfan Pentre Awel in Llanelli, a modern multi-storey building complex in dark brick with large glazed sections, surrounded by paved walkways and landscaped planting under a blue sky.
Antioch Centre

LLANELLI: Blood test services moving to Canolfan Pentre Awel on 1 June — with drop-in event next week for patients who want to know more

Hywel Dda University Health Board has confirmed that phlebotomy services for Llanelli patients will move to Canolfan Pentre Awel on…

The MV Hondius, a dark blue and white expedition cruise ship, seen from the bow with the name Hondius visible on the hull, sailing in calm grey-blue waters with a snow-covered rocky hillside behind it.
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MV HONDIUS: Public health body confirms ‘small number’ of Welsh residents self-isolating after hantavirus cruise ship outbreak

Public Health Wales has confirmed Welsh residents are self-isolating following the deadly hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship…

Dr Robin Ghosal wearing blue latex gloves and an NHS lanyard guides a colleague through the CryoEBUS procedure during a training session, with other medical professionals watching in the background
Cancer

LLANELLI: Prince Philip Hospital becomes first in Wales to offer pioneering cancer diagnosis technique

Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli has become the first centre in Wales to introduce CryoEBUS — a pioneering cancer diagnosis…

Foster carers Sarah and Steve Motley (Image: Swansea Council)
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SWANSEA: ‘The first time they relaxed into a cuddle’ — foster carer shares the breakthrough moments that change young lives during Foster Care Fortnight

A Swansea foster carer has described the moment she knew a withdrawn baby was beginning to feel safe — as…

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Neath Port Talbot tops Welsh league for homelessness applications linked to relationship breakdowns

Neath Port Talbot has recorded more homelessness applications linked to relationship breakdowns than any other Welsh council, with 2,712 over…

A young woman in school uniform sits in conversation with a smiling adult counsellor, both engaged in a one-to-one wellbeing session as part of The Exchange programme
CAMHS

SWANSEA: Children’s mental health service based in city wins national award for its work in more than 800 schools

A Swansea-based children's mental health service that delivers counselling in more than 800 schools across the UK has been named…

Five men stand together in a row indoors at a Save a Life Cymru reunion event, with two wearing the dark green uniform of the Welsh Ambulance Service, one in a yellow checked shirt holding a Bystander Commendation Certificate, one in a black Mitie security fleece, and one in a blue shirt holding another certificate
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CARMARTHEN: ‘I woke up seven days later and was told what had happened’ — the job centre staff who saved a man’s life with a defibrillator they’d never used before

A Carmarthen man who suffered a cardiac arrest at the town's Job Centre Plus has been reunited with the security…

What Not To Eat with Professor Tim Spector & Dr Kandi Ejiofor has been recommissioned by Channel 4.
Channel 4

TV: Channel 4 wants Welsh families for hit health show What Not To Eat — here’s how to apply

Channel 4 is looking for Welsh families to take part in the second series of its hit health show What…

Street‑view image showing the front entrance of Meddygfa’r Sarn GP surgery in Pontyates.
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PONTYATES: Green Party candidate calls for independent review of Meddygfa’r Sarn closure process — citing missing equality assessment and lack of pre-consultation engagement

A Green Party candidate has called on Hywel Dda to pause its Meddygfa’r Sarn decision, citing FOI evidence that no…