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Reply | NHS Overpaying staff or not for some
at 08:36 15 Jul 2026
The NHS isn’t a profit or loss service.
If this guy is overseeing the delivery of top quality services within budget then I’d regard that as the equivalent of turning a profit because he’s delivering what he’s been asked to, if he’s not delivering he should get the boot. |
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Reply | NHS Overpaying staff or not for some
at 21:47 14 Jul 2026
Quite possibly because the big companies really look after their top people.
The big companies will probably pay more, offer profit sharing bonuses and share options.
Guy I know is the regional manager for a national company, his pay is £160k per year and his bonus is the same. They have far less employees and budget than the guy in Fwm Taf who heads up an organisation of 12,500 employees. |
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Reply | Ann widdecombe murdered
at 19:03 14 Jul 2026
I think your last paragraph could well be hitting the nail on the head. Guy arrested, not known to Prevent or counter terrorist services, has his phone etc seized, is interviewed gives a plausible account and is then released.
Phone or other searches undertaken on items seized during the arrest etc after he’s been released could have yielded information suggesting potential terrorist motive.
Searching phones, computers can be difficult and take time especially when the owner won’t give the password etc. In addition, material could have been deleted and not be visible during the initial search, but a subsequent examination by an expert could have located and recovered deleted files still held deep in the devices memory.
The only people who know are the investigating team and those close to the investigating team. Let’s see how things pan out before we jump to conclusions and get 2 + 2 to make 25. [Post edited 14 Jul 19:11]
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Reply | NHS Overpaying staff or not for some
at 18:48 14 Jul 2026
That works out as a 15% pay rise which on the face of it and in my opinion is outrageous and scandalous. What the article doesn’t say is how that award of 15% came about, buts a lot of cash at a time when health boards are cutting their budgets.
Going back to the Health Visitors pay claim, if they’ve been regraded as Band 7s following a fair and transparent job evaluation process and their pay band is the same as other Health Visitors in other Heath Boards areas then the pay rise should defo be awarded.
If the job evaluation has delivered something that’s at odds with other Healthboard areas, then it should be reviewed and if it’s wrong the je results are reversed, if it’s right they have to pay out. We have an All Wales NHS and jobs should, by and large be the same grade across all 7 health boards. |
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Reply | Oxwich Bay today
at 21:40 13 Jul 2026
Oxwich doesn’t have a Blue flag this year nor does Tenby North Beach.
The state of our beaches is scandalous, I know they make excuses for poor water quality after storms and rain, but we’ve not had any of that for ages. Apparently the main beaches are tested 8 times, between May and September. |
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Reply | Motorhome destinations ?
at 18:54 12 Jul 2026
Fair point.
I saw something online earlier about a van being broken in to whilst parked in a hotel car park, but 4 cars were also broken in to so it’s a bit of a lottery. I’m careful where I park my car, I’d been even more careful and concerned about where I parked my motorhome.
I know 2 people who had their vans broken in to whilst they were sleeping in them parked up in aires in the South of France. One of them was a female lone parent who was away with her teenage son and his friend. They had no idea they’d had visitors until the following morning when they noticed their valuables were missing. Being a victim of a creeper type incident was very traumatic. |
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Reply | Motorhome destinations ?
at 18:00 12 Jul 2026
There are loads of commercial sites available, but if you haven’t already done it consider joining the Caravan and Motorhome Club. They’ve got their own network of sites which generally don’t have club houses etc and they are usually of a very high standard. They also have a massive network of Certified Locations which are small privately owned sites catering for up to 5 units, some sites are very basic and others have all mod cons. The certified locations can be anywhere, part of a pub carpark, farmers field etc etc.
I used to have a caravan when the kids were smaller and I’ve thought about getting a motor home, but decided against as they’re very expensive and I’d don’t think I’d use it enough.
I’ve a few mates with motorhomes, one tows a small car on an A frame so he’s not bothered where he goes, he just pitches up, unhooks his car and off he goes. Another tends to stay on sites near public transport or near towns, cities or cycle paths and the other just goes where he wants and stays where he wants, he’ll often pitch up at a pub and ask if he can stay in the car park overnight if he buys a meal and a few drinks - it usually works for him.
Some suggestions from me would be
Pembrey Country Park, the caravan club have a site there as do the County Council. The former is of a much higher standard. It’s close to the Millenium Coastal Path and you can cycle in to Burry Port or Llanelli. Defo worth a visit.
Aeron Coast, Aberaeron. I’ve not been there myself, but my mates all stay there and love it. It’s within walking distance of Aberaeron.
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. The facilities were a little tired the last time we were there, but it’s a great location.
Baltic Wharf, Bristol. It’s a Caravan Club site, excellent location in the centre of Bristol. It’s inside the Low Emission Zone, so that may be an issue and it’s very busy.
Moreton in Marsh, another Caravan Club Site - great location.
There’s plenty of great sites about, but these are some of the nearer ones I’d recommend to start with. |
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Reply | Ann widdecombe murdered
at 12:45 11 Jul 2026
I didn’t agree with all her views, but we live in a democratic society and unless she was breaking the law I’d 100% defend her right to say what she wanted.
In terms of these awful comments on her passing, if people have nothing nice to say why can’t they just do the decent thing and STFU and act with dignity. Unfortunately, the down side of social media provides cranks, idiots, deranged etc etc on all sides of the political spectrum with a platform to make sick comments that they’d never say to someone’s face. |
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Reply | Senedd battles to stop 'period poverty' in men's loos
at 12:35 11 Jul 2026
It’s something that’s been happening for a while, the Welsh government have had some products in toilets for a few years.
I’m keeping an open mind on this story as it’s come from GB News and Reform who may be pushing an agenda, but equally it may be right. I don’t agree with tampons being placed in men’s toilets and I’ve never seen any tampons in a male toilet, but I have seen pads and sanitary bins. If what’s being placed in toilets is just pads and it’s being distorted to include other products then it’s a bit naughty, but if the story is correct then I agree with the comments about tampons.
I 100% support pads and sanitary bins being placed in male toilets, it’s something prostate cancer patients and survivors have been requesting for years as many suffer incontinence following treatment. Given prostate cancer affects 1 in 8 males, if your father, or brother have had prostate cancer the risk increases to 1 in 4 so it’s quite common. |
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Reply | Estate Agents
at 10:25 10 Jul 2026
Spot on.
A mate had 3 agents come around and value his place, 2 came in at £320k and 1 came in at £350k. Unsurprisingly he went with the agent who gave him the highest valuation - he had 2 viewings in 5 months and when the viewers turned up they weren’t interested. He’s now switched and gone with one of the other agents and dropped his price to £320k but I still think it’s overvalued. Even though he’s not sold, he’s looking for his new place and is making offers well below asking price because it’s a buyers market, but he can’t see it that his house is still overpriced. 🤦♂️ |
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Reply | Estate Agents
at 22:59 9 Jul 2026
Buying a house is frustrating, most Estate agents are warm as toast and their goal is to get as much cash out of you and commission as possible.
My son has been in this position a few times and he’s lost out on each occasion, but he always set a limit based on what he thought the house was worth and how much he wanted it and he wouldn’t go over the limit and his budget. On one occasion he was outbid, but the highest offer was subsequently withdrawn and he was invited to increase his offer but he told the estate agent to do one.
My advice to you is to work out your budget and to stick to it, don’t get sucked into a bidding war like people do at auction. If you’ve got the money and are in a position to move quickly, or have a large deposit emphasise that to the estate agent because a bird in the hand is worth 2 in the bush. That’s worked for me on 2 previous occasions when wifey and I were looking for a new pad.
Make sure you do your homework, check out the previous sold prices on Zoopla/ Rightmove or the Land Registry sites, drive past the houses and compare them to the place your interested in buying because that should give you an idea of what the place is worth. I don’t know where you’re looking, but I spoke to an estate agent about a month ago and they said the market was flat, properties up to £200k were moving albeit slowly, above £400k market was dead. You don’t want to be bidding more than the property is worth and ending up in negative equity in the future.
Edit - Pop around the other estate agents and chat to them, they may tell you about more about the state of the market, they may even tell you what they think the house you’re looking at is worth if you are lucky, they may even have valued the house when the vendor was looking for an estate agent because most people get more than 1 valuation. [Post edited 9 Jul 23:10]
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Reply | Farage resigns as MP for Clacton
at 21:35 7 Jul 2026
I’m not a lefty and I’ve never voted Labour. All I want to see is good governance where we can trust people to do the right things for the rights reasons.
On the face of what we’ve seen, Farage has trousered a fair chunk of cash and there’s questions to be answered, given that he’s potentially going to be our next PM I think it’s only reasonable that he’s held to account, otherwise we could end up like other countries who are run by corrupt politicians and grifters who are brazenly out for their own ends.
If I took a £5m bung in my old job, I’d have a lot of explaining to do! |
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Reply | Farage resigns as MP for Clacton
at 21:28 7 Jul 2026
Farage held a private meeting with the Governor of the BOE where he allegedly lobbied Andrew Bailey to drop cryptocurrency plan that could be costly for the billionaire bankrolling his party, this was allegedly in breach of parliamentary rules and has been reported for investigation.
Farage is strongly opposed to the “Britcoin” and after a meeting last September, he told the Zebu audience of crypto enthusiasts he would be “prepared to go to prison” to stop it.
He may well be our next PM - his behaviour needs to be beyond reproach and scrutinised - and that applies to ALL politicians. If we don’t scrutinise and blind eyes are turned there’s a risk we could end up like Orban’s Hungary. |
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Reply | Farage resigns as MP for Clacton
at 18:09 7 Jul 2026
Witch hunt, witch hunt!!
Farage has taken in millions and millions and he failed to declare the “gifts” as required, why was he gifted this money? Firstly it’s security, then he can spend it on whatever he wants, then it’s none of our business - he’s an MP, he’s in a very influential position and we’re entitled to know what the ….. is going on.
There also a rumour that Harborne gifted money to Farage and Boris after Reform withdrew from the 2019 election to clear a path for the Conservatives - if things like this are happening we need to know.
In September 2025, Nathan Gill, ex UKIP and Reform politician was found guilty of taking bribes from Russia !! Our politicians should expect nothing but the highest levels of scrutiny, far far more than Joe Public. If we don’t have such high levels of scrutiny, we’ll end up sliding in to the abyss of corruption. [Post edited 7 Jul 18:10]
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Reply | Yet Another Farce…
at 18:03 4 Jul 2026
Digwas is actually appealing against his conviction and is seeking to have it quashed as well as appealing against his sentence.
I wouldn’t have thought a Human Rights lawyer would be anywhere near this case. |
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Reply | And another farce
at 17:38 3 Jul 2026
The government didn’t have a choice about leaving him out, once he’s served 2/3rds of his sentence in prison he’s automatically released on licence for the last 1/3 - that’s the law.
My personal view is that the government should go everything possible to deport this guy, an agreement was signed by the UK and Pakistan governments in 2022 re transferring /deporting criminals and other illegals and this guy should be on the next plane. All the formalities re deportation should have been addressed when he was first banged up.
If Pakistan won’t accept him, I think we should just stop issuing visas to Pakistani citizens who want to come to the UK until the Pakistani government take him back. The current government introduced a “visa break” for 4 countries earlier this year and have stopped people from those countries entering the U.K. we should look at adding Pakistan to the list if they won’t take him back. I think that would focus the minds a little! [Post edited 3 Jul 18:40]
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Reply | Yet Another Farce…
at 00:47 2 Jul 2026
I’d jail them for something like 3 or 5 years ( and that’s actually proper time not 40% of the sentence) then deport them straight after they’ve finished their porridge! If they returned again it would be an automatic doubling of the sentence. That’s the only way I think they’ll learn. |
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Reply | Tarmac Layers
at 18:51 30 Jun 2026
A mate of mine had some work done by Gwendraeth Valley Tarmac, they’re a big company based in Pontyates just outside Llanelli.
I had done tarmac work done at my place about 3 years ago, my father in law has a small building and civil engineering company and he did the gulleys, drains and edging and I used a company called Alan Rees Tarmac to do the tarmacing. They’re based out of Pontyates and are a small family business, based on what they’ve done for me I’d defo recommend them to you. |
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Reply | Attempted murder but not terrorism hmmmm
at 12:44 30 Jun 2026
Indeed.
If it was a terrorist incident the counter terrorist police ( who’ve already had a look at the case) would lead the investigation - but as they aren’t investigation it’s fair to assume it’s not terrorist related. |
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