Mark Palmer
Managing Director, Hasaw Ltd and Contributor at Tom Cannavan's Wine-Pages.com
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4 days ago |
bbc.com | Mark Palmer
Longest NHS waits to end by 2026, says Betsi chairMark PalmerAssistant editor, BBC Wales NewsAdrian BrownePolitical reporter, BBC Wales NewsGetty ImagesWales' largest and most troubled health board has said no patients will be waiting for more than two years for NHS treatment by the end of this year. Dyfed Edwards, chair of Betsi Cadwaladr health board, said he is "fairly confident" there will be no one on the long-term waiting list by next January.
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Mark Palmer
Positive 'green shoots' at troubled jail - inspectorMark PalmerAssistant editor, BBC Wales NewsBBCCategory B prison Parc has 1,670 prisoners and 676 staffThere have been some "green shoots" of positive actions at the troubled Parc prison, near Bridgend, the most senior prisons inspector in Wales and England has said. Earlier this year a report from Charlie Taylor, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, said the situation at Parc was "enormously disappointing".
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.co.uk | Mark Palmer
The report, which followed an unannounced inspection of HMP Parc in January, said drugs were "pouring into the prison", with deliveries often by drone. Seventeen inmates are known to have died at Parc in 2024, more than any other UK prison. Of the 17 deaths G4S, which runs the prison, confirmed that eight inmates had died from natural causes, and five deaths were believed to be drugs related.
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Mark Palmer
NRW said the last year has been a "significant period of change and challenge for our organisation, as we live within the resources available to us". "Despite this, our colleagues have remained steadfast - stepping up time and time again to deliver for the people, places, and wildlife of Wales."On cutting back on responding "low-level" incidents, NRW said: "Of the incidents we attended last year, only 5% were confirmed as having significant or major environmental impact.
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Mark Palmer
MP accuses WRU of bully boy tactics over fundingMark PalmerAssistant editor, BBC Wales NewsGetty ImagesTwo clubs have accused the WRU of making a U-turn after the funding decisionA senior MP has accused the body running rugby in Wales of "bully boy tactics" after it announced its four regions would no longer be equally funded. Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) bosses said they now intend to implement a new two-tier funding system.
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