The crisis that engulfed Wales’ ambulance service has been laid bare as it is revealed police cars had to be used several times in just one weekend to take people to hospital. Across the weekend of the 29 October 2021, 110 incidents were recorded where in: 14% of incidents, officers conveyed a patient to hospital; 15% of incidents, officers spent an unnecessary amount of time waiting … [Read more...]
Keeping staff is now a priority
With 41% of the workforce considering leaving their employer this year, investing in people will be essential in overcoming recent recruitment issues facing the automotive industry, says Birmingham-based national vehicle movement and inspection firm, DMN Logistics. Recruitment continues to plague the industry, particularly the vehicle logistics sector. Drivers have been enticed to home … [Read more...]
Hundreds hit by TfW service breakdown
Welsh Conservatives have expressed disappointment and outrage over a broken-down train leaving passengers abandoned and distressed for hours. The 12:31 TfW service from Manchester Piccadilly to Milford Haven left hundreds of commuters stranded for three hours and twenty minutes just north of Abergavenny Station about 4pm on Monday. The incident led to the line being closed by Network Rail with a … [Read more...]
Cars now more appreciated than before pandemic
Disruption during the Covid crisis changed Britain's driving habits, but motorists emerged loving their cars even more, according to Auto Express. Two years on from Britain's first Covid lockdown, a third of all drivers appreciate their car more than ever, even though a majority drive less often for leisure and personal reasons today than before the pandemic. The research by … [Read more...]
Station vandals putting lives at risk
Vandals have been damaging heart defibrillators at railway stations across Wales. Defibrillators, which are used to give a high-energy electric shock to the heart of someone who is in cardiac arrest, were recently installed at several stations by Transport for Wales. Since their instillation, seven incidents of defibrillators being damaged (above) or stolen have been reported … [Read more...]
Government urged to speed up pollution cut
Government’s plans to reduce one of the most harmful types of air pollution do not go far enough or fast enough, according to the chief executive of a green technology company which has developed technology to help tackle the problem. George Eustice, the environment secretary, has proposed that the limit on fine particulate matter in England should be cut by 2040 from an annual average of 20 … [Read more...]
Welsh Government ignores roads poll result it commissioned
Welsh Government is ignoring the results of its own poll on 20mph residential speed limits and introducting "trials" in selected areas. Over half of those who contributed to the survey were opposed to lowering the 30mph limit and a majority were strongly against it, but now Welsh Government has decided to press ahead with trials which will almost certainly become fixed. The trails come after … [Read more...]
Newslines 11 March
With Europe's first all-electric bus and transporter range, Volkswagen is providing yet another solution to sustainable and CO2-free mobility. The ID. Buzz looks like the historic campervans but there the similarity ends as the futuristic model comes with the latest ID. software and sets new standards in its segment with the latest systems and functions for safety, comfort and charging taking up … [Read more...]
Newslines 25 February
The number of fatalities in road accidents where the driver was over the drink drive limit slightly decreased in 2020 to 220 - down from 230 the previous year, said AlcoSense. Provisional from the Department for Transport estimate a total of 6,480 people were killed or injured in drink drive accidents, compared with 7,800 the year before and one in 20 of all reported crashes involved a drunk … [Read more...]
Wales locks down before Storm Eunice
Transport services and links across Wales are being locked down before the potentially lethal Storm Eunice arrives this morning. All trains have been cancelled, most long distance bus services are suspended while ferries are also taken out of service around Wales and schools are closed. Those living close to the sea and rivers have been sent potential flood alerts. Bridges over the Severn … [Read more...]