MP RESPONDS TO PWLLHELI FACTORY SHOP LANGUAGE ROW
Plaid Cymru Dwyfor Meirionnydd MP Liz Saville Roberts has responded to a decision by the Factory Shop to refuse to allow staff members at their Pwllheli store to wear badges showing that they speak Welsh.
DWYFOR MEIRIONNYDD NURSES SHORT-CHANGED BY CASH-STRAPPED HEALTH BOARD
HEALTH BOARD SLAMMED AS ACCOUNTANCY GIANT TARGETS NURSES TO SAVE CASH
Plaid Cymru Dwyfor Meirionnydd candidate for the National Assembly, Mabon ap Gwynfor has called on BCUHB bosses to reconsider plans which would force nurses and healthcare staff to work an additional unpaid shift every month.
The changes, being driven forward by global accountancy firm PriceWaterhouseCooper, will mean nurses taking an extra unpaid half-hour break during shifts and being on call during emergencies. It means full-time nurses will have to work an extra shift a month to make up the unpaid hours.
CALL FOR GWYNEDD CANCER HUB TO SPEED-UP DIAGNOSIS
Campaigner backs calls for dedicated regional centre to drive-down mortality rates.
Plaid Cymru have called on the Welsh Government to invest more in cancer diagnostics in north Wales by establishing a rapid diagnostic regional hub in Gwynedd, following the release of mortality rates across the UK.
Their calls have been backed by Becky Williams, widow of Irfon Williams who led the Hawl i Fyw campaign.
Newly-released mortality figures reveal that cancerhttp://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/903/news/49660 is the single biggest cause of death in north Wales, with 2,291 of the 8,156 recorded deaths attributable to cancer.