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Street‑view image showing the front entrance of Meddygfa’r Sarn GP surgery in Pontyates.
Coalbrook Surgery

Future of Pontyates GP surgery in doubt as health board considers dispersing all 4,300 patients

The future of Meddygfa’r Sarn — the only GP surgery in Pontyates — is now in serious question as Hywel…

Two older women sitting at a table in a care home, one in a wheelchair, with a staff member speaking to them.
Care

‘Tax on vulnerability’: Warning Swansea is ‘sleepwalking into a care crisis’

Swansea families are being hit by a “tax on vulnerability” as Wales “sleepwalks into a care crisis”, sector leaders have…

Ryan Jones completing a physiotherapy exercise following ankle surgery.
Neath Port Talbot Hospital

Welsh rugby legend Ryan Jones thanks hospital staff after surgery to fix decade‑old injury

Welsh rugby great Ryan Jones has paid tribute to Swansea Bay NHS staff after undergoing surgery to fix a painful…

Ambulance parked outside Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli.
Hywel dda University Health Board

Norovirus forces ward closures at Llanelli’s Prince Philip Hospital as outbreak spreads across region

Wards at Llanelli’s Prince Philip Hospital have been closed to visitors after a norovirus outbreak, just days after Swansea Bay…

woman wearing black jacket with white headphones
audiology

‘Can’t leave the house without them’: Welsh headphone lovers warned over rising hearing risks

A quarter of people in Wales say they can’t leave home without their headphones — and many admit they’re blasting…

Entrance to Morriston Hospital during a period of high demand and infection‑related pressures.
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Health board issues open letter as norovirus forces ward closures at Morriston Hospital

Swansea Bay University Health Board has issued an open letter to the public after a surge in demand, infection‑related ward…

Community First Responder Emily Hilton wearing her Welsh Ambulance Service uniform.
Community First Responder

Wales Ambulance Service warns of rising assaults as volunteer relives sexual attack by patient

A Welsh Ambulance Service volunteer has spoken publicly about being sexually assaulted by a patient, as the service warns of…

Exterior view of Morriston Hospital in Swansea, showing the main building and entrance area.
bed pressures

Swansea Bay hospitals full as health board urges families to take loved ones home

Swansea Bay University Health Board is urging families to help take loved ones home as soon as they are medically…

Anthony Trubridge walking into the boxing arena through a gateway of fire during his Ultra White Collar Boxing entrance.
boxing

Maesteg dad who “hit rock bottom” turns to boxing to rebuild his confidence

A father from Maesteg says stepping into a boxing ring has helped him rebuild his confidence after a period of…

Sir Bryn Terfel singing on stage mid‑performance, with an orchestra behind him and purple and white flowers arranged around the stage.
Bryn Terfel

Bryn Terfel launches hunt for Swansea’s hidden care heroes

Opera superstar Sir Bryn Terfel has issued a rallying cry for Swansea to nominate its unsung social care heroes for…