8 News Rög shows gratitude through Welsh calendar INTERNATIONALLY-FAMED


caricaturist Roger Bowles (Rög), of Llanerch Terrace, Llanelli, has produced a Welsh themed calendar with a difference. The smile-a-month reflection on


famous folk with Welsh links includes Roger Moore in ‘Live and Let Dai’, Adele’s “We Coulda Had Porthcawl’, Tom Cruise in ‘Twp Gun’, Tom Hanks in ‘Trefforest Gump’ and many more. The cartoons are typically Rög


and ooze fun and minute details that will have you scanning each cartoon for ages. Some of the Welsh links are genuine but some are very tenuous, including Marilyn Monroe in ‘Some Like It Splott’. Rög said that he wanted to do


something to support Ty Bryngwyn Day Care, Llanelli, for the support and help they had given him while recovering from a major surgery in recent years. He is hoping the limited edition


print run will achieve £700 for the charity, selling at £7 a time. Anyone


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A big thank you: Rög draws on his talent to show gratitude to hospice team (Pic. Ron Cant)


wanting one can contact Rög on 07979 0752010 or by email at rogcartoons@ sky.com. Rög said: “Four years ago, I was


diagnosed with lung cancer. I receive treatment which is keeping everything stable. As part of the treatment, I went to Ty Bryngwyn Hospice day care unit and received counselling, therapy and


comfort. “Over the last three years, I have


sold my caricature calendar and caricature commissions to raise funds for the hospice day care unit which was such a great help in a dark time and hope you will help. It’s a cracker this year with a Welsh theme and a laugh for everyone this 2017.”


Mother warns about dangers of school craze A MOTHER is warning parents


about a new school craze, which has left her son with a serious injury, after she fears it will spread around Wales. The ‘salt and ice challenge’ is


where students dare each other to combine salt and ice on their skin, which causes a chemical reaction. The Swansea mother said that the


Severe burn: The result of the ‘challenge’


challenge has left her son with severe burns, to the point where medical staff were debating whether it warranted a skin graft. Ultimately, it was decided not to be necessary as the boy had


maintained full motor skills in the hand.


According to the mother, the


reaction is very similar to frost bite, with the temperature falling far below that of ice rapidly. It was such a deep burn that the


nerve endings had been burnt and there was no feeling on the burn itself – just the skin surrounding the area. She hopes that by spreading the


word of this ‘challenge’, other parents will be able to warn their children about the dangers before anyone else is seriously injured.


Service is one which is in need of renewed leadership. No-one wants to speak of a crisis in our NHS – it’s worrying for patients and demoralising for staff, but you’ll be aware that the Red Cross has recently described the situation in England’s A+E as a Humanitarian crisis under the Tories. Even more worrying is closer


to home where this week, the vice president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine in Wales described the situation here under Labour ‘as bad, if not worse’ than England. Here in Llanelli though


we’ve already witnessed our A+E service being cut and we’re now hearing of GP shortages across the constituency being reported. Plaid Cymru’s Shadow Health


Minister, Rhun ap Iorweth has asked why there is such a gap between the promises that get made here and what actually happens on the ground? We have been raising these issues time and time again with Labour Ministers. When will they take some responsibility? Our staff and patients deserve better, empty words are not enough! We have some of the best


doctors and nurses in the world. The problem is that there is not enough of them. Today’s NHS is characterised by a shortage of doctors and an overuse of locums. It’s vital to increase our capacity to train the future medical workforce especially in hard-to-recruit areas. Plaid Cymru would train and


recruit 1,000 extra doctors to our NHS and use financial incentives to encourage doctors to difficult- to-recruit areas ensuring you and your family get the healthcare you need where and when you need it. This will also help in improving workforce planning practices and addressing the growing problem of GP shortages so these unacceptable situations do not continue to happen. Every step must be taken in order to protect all of our local health services. This is not as good as it gets.


Plaid Cymru will not be settling on services for our communities that are just better than nothing, like you, we want the very best for our area.


We would like to hear from


you. Please feel free to contact us on 01554 770345 or info@ plaidllanelli.wales


Raid on electrical store DYFED-POWYS POLICE


are investigating a burglary that occurred at Brighthouse Store, Stepney Street, Llanelli, at around 2.30am last Saturday (Jan 7). A variety of electrical items were


stolen, including mobile phones and a Playstation games console.


Anyone who witnessed this


incident or has information that could help police identify the offenders is urged to call Llanelli Police on 101 immediately, quoting


crime reference ALT/0102/07/01/2017/01/C.


UKIP supports Ferrari NHS campaign THE UKIP GROUP of the


National Assembly has announced it is fully in support of LBC radio presenter Nick Ferrari and his ‘Stop Violence on NHS Staff’ campaign. New data acquired via a


Freedom of Information request has revealed more than 18,000 hospital staff were physically attacked in the last five years. The information request also


showed there had been 11,000 verbal assaults in this same period. Neil Hamilton AM, Leader of


UKIP in the National Assembly, said: “NHS staff are on the frontline


and very often the subject of violent attacks. They deserve the same protection as police officers.” The UKIP Group has pointed to


a law in Scotland – The Emergency Workers (Scotland) Act 2005 – which makes it a specific offence to assault, obstruct or hinder someone providing an emergency service. UKIP Health Spokesperson


Caroline Jones AM said: “Although this is not a devolved matter, we will be raising this issue in the Senedd at the earliest opportunity to urge the Welsh Government to make representations to the UK Government.”


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