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It is time to devolve policing in Wales to the Welsh Government, according to the former Chief Constable of Gloucestershire Dr Timothy Brain.  Dr Brain will put the case for devolving policing in a guest lecture at the Centre for Welsh Legal Affairs Annual lecture which is being organised by the Department of Law and Criminology at Aberystwyth University on Thursday 23 February. The lecture takes place at 7.00 p.m. in room C22 in the University’s Hugh Owen Building. Speaking ahead of the lecture, Dr Brain said: “The decision not to devolve policing may have been sound enough when devolution first happened, but with the maturity of the Welsh Government, which after all looks after such important functions as health and education, there is no longer any reason for not devolving policing as well.” “The arguments against no longer stack up. England and Wales share the same legal system, but that’s no reason for not devolving policing, especially since the Ministry of Justice has ...

The Aberglasney Spring Newsletter has now been uploaded to the link on the front page of the website - http://www.aberglasney.org/

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Sports teams voice concerns over loss of Llanelli's A&E department | This is South Wales Plans to axe Llanelli’s Accident and Emergency (A&E) department could prove disastrous for sports teams in the area, it is feared. Clubs across the region are uniting to fight proposals to replace Prince Philip Hospital’s A&E department with an urgent care centre amid fears injured players may not receive the necessary medical attention fast enough if the service is removed.

It's no yolking matter as pet chickens are stolen in theft | This is South Wales A Llanelli woman is in a real flap after her three pet chickens were taken during a burglary. Yolande Rees-Hopkins, 33, could not believe it when her mother's home in Glasfryn — where her chickens were kept — was burgled while her mother was in hospital two weekends ago.

BBC News - Plaid Cymru leadership: Rhodri Glyn Thomas backs Elin Jones Plaid Cymru AM and former heritage minister Rhodri Glyn Thomas says he is backing Elin Jones in the party's leadership contest. Mr Thomas, the transport spokesman and AM for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, said he had confidence she could lead a team capable of rebuilding the party. He also praised Leanne Wood, another of the three leadership candidates, saying he had been "excited and inspired" by her campaign.

BBC News - Withybush Hospital: more wards hit by norovirus winter vomiting bug More wards at a Pembrokeshire hospital have been affected by a diarrhoea and vomiting infection. Hywel Dda Health Board said the outbreak at Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest had worsened, with five wards closed to admissions. Friends and relatives of patients are asked not to visit the hospital, while staff available to work are being asked to contact their line managers.