Issue 153

Welsh news: Issue 153

26th February 2007

News in brief from around the country. In this issue: a fire engine is used as an ambulance, South Wales faces road charging and an ice age fish is saved.

Fire engine used as ambulance

South Wales Ambulance Service are investigating after John Baker, 48, recieved a fire engine for help after he was stabbed. Three other ambulances in the area were on call and unavailable. The Welsh Assembly has committed £71 million to the emergency services.

South Wales may see road charging

Motorists in south east Wales may face a road charging scheme if plans being dicussed in the Welsh Assembly go ahead. Economic Minister Andrew Davies told the BBC's 'Week In Week Out' program that a similar policy for the rest of Wales may not be relevant.

Ice age fish saved

A rare type of fish native to only north Wales has been saved. The project reached its final phase to save the species that dates back to the ice age. The Gwyniad, or white fish, faced extinction but the fertilised eggs of the fish have been relocated close to the Llyn Arenig as a conclusion to the two year project. The threat of extinction has been attributed to the water quality, lack of oxygen, and human activity.

Celeb to learn Welsh

Singer Cerys Matthews is going back to school and turning teacher next week as she attempts to help a fellow celebrity learn Welsh. The mother-of-two will be one of a host of stars taking part in a new television programme where Welshspeaking mentors get paired up with novices in the language.

Pensioner for asbo

An 82-year-old woman told a neighbour's daughter that she was a "witch" and that she would cast a spell on her family and kill her pet dog, a court has heard. Dorothy Evans, from Abergavenny denies verbally abusing the 13-year-old's family.

Arsonists target schools

Arsonists have struck at a second primary school in Flint. Two classrooms and the nursery at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, in Ffordd Llewellyn, were damaged when intruders set piles of books on fire.

Animals get their stash nicked

Police have warned that animal medication stolen from a garden centre in Morganstown near Cardiff could prove fatal if taken by humans.

The items were all stolen from the veterinary section of the centre overnight on Tuesday.

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