CARMARTHEN: ‘I woke up seven days later and was told what had happened’ — the job centre staff who saved a man’s life with a defibrillator they’d never used before

Stephen Booth walked into Carmarthen Job Centre Plus in March last year.

He never expected to leave in an ambulance.

As he stepped out of the lift, security officer Chris Manfield noticed something was wrong.

Seconds later, Stephen collapsed.

He had suffered a sudden cardiac arrest – one of the most serious medical emergencies a person can face. Without immediate intervention, he would not survive.

Manfield had recently completed basic life support training and didn’t hesitate. He called 999, began CPR and shouted to colleague Endaf Davies to fetch the defibrillator from the entrance.

“I instinctively knew he was in cardiac arrest,” Manfield said. “So I called 999, followed the call handler’s instructions and began CPR.”

For Davies, a Job Centre service manager, this was his first cardiac arrest emergency – and he had never received CPR or defibrillator training in his life.

He grabbed the defibrillator, opened the lid and simply followed the voice instructions.

“I’m still amazed today, just as I was then, at how easy it was to use,” Davies said.

Together, the two men performed CPR for more than five minutes and delivered two defibrillator shocks until Welsh Ambulance Service Senior Paramedic Stephen Bowles arrived and took over.

Stephen was blue-lighted to Morriston Hospital in Swansea, where he spent the next two weeks. He woke up seven days after the cardiac arrest with no memory of what had happened.

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“I don’t remember anything about that day,” Stephen said. “I woke up in Morriston Hospital seven days later and was told what had happened.”

He had one stent fitted and underwent numerous tests before being discharged.

Save a Life Cymru recently reunited Stephen with the people who helped save him – including Manfield, Davies and paramedic Bowles – where he presented them with Bystander Commendation Certificates.

“I was later told I’d received excellent CPR, which was vital to my recovery,” Stephen said. “I would encourage everyone to learn these lifesaving skills.”

Bowles said meeting cardiac arrest survivors was always special for ambulance crews, who rarely get the chance to see the outcome of their work. “I think he was glad too, as I could explain from a medical perspective what had happened to him that day,” he said.

Julie Starling, Clinical Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest Programme Manager for Wales, said bystander intervention was the only way to increase survival rates. “We want to build a nation where people feel confident to call 999, start CPR and use a defibrillator when someone collapses,” she said.

A cardiac arrest happens without warning. The person collapses, becomes unresponsive and stops breathing normally. If you see this happen: call 999, start CPR and use a defibrillator if one is available – they are designed to be used by anyone, with no training required.

Anyone who has been affected by a cardiac arrest and needs support can visit resus.org.uk/public-resource/support-after-cardiac-arrest.

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CARMARTHEN: Lumo to launch direct Carmarthen to London Paddington service in December 2027 — with stops at Llanelli and Gowerton

The long-awaited direct rail service between Carmarthen and London Paddington is set to launch in December 2027, after train operator Lumo confirmed it has five new Hitachi trains on order for the route.

The route was first approved by the rail regulator in 2022 after a drawn-out battle with Great Western Railway, which operates its own south Wales to London Paddington services and had opposed the application. The original proposals were submitted by Grand Union Trains, which secured regulatory approval before selling its rights to the route to FirstGroup in 2024.

Lumo – FirstGroup’s open access train brand – will now operate the service, running five return journeys a day between Carmarthen and London Paddington. The service will call at Llanelli, Gowerton, Cardiff, Newport, Severn Tunnel Junction and Bristol Parkway.

A Lumo spokesperson confirmed the launch plans. The service will use single-class standard seating across all five new trains, with the operator describing its aim as bringing affordable open access travel to even more communities.

The route puts Lumo in direct competition with GWR on the south Wales to London corridor – and there is an added layer of complexity to that rivalry. Both Lumo and GWR are owned by FirstGroup, meaning the parent company will effectively be competing with itself on the route.

GWR is also scheduled to be absorbed into Great British Railways as part of the UK Government’s rail nationalisation programme – though the timeline for that transition remains unclear.

GWR said it welcomed enhancements on the route but cautioned that any new services should not be detrimental to existing services or to future services already agreed.

A spokesperson said the company would continue working with industry partners to ensure railway services were developed in the best way for passengers and taxpayers.

Carmarthenshire County Council threw its support behind the original Grand Union proposals when they were being considered by the regulator, making the case that a direct London service would bring significant economic benefits to west Wales.

The confirmation of a December 2027 launch date comes as Welsh Labour separately pledged a direct Milford Haven to London service as part of its Senedd election manifesto, backed by £50 million of investment in the Milford Haven to Carmarthen line.

The Lumo service would not serve Milford Haven or Pembroke Dock directly, but would give passengers at Carmarthen, Llanelli and Gowerton a genuine alternative to GWR on the London route for the first time.

Lumo declined to provide projected passenger numbers for its first years of operation.

Our coverage of the Carmarthen to London rail route

Regulator approves new Grand Union train service from Carmarthen to London Paddington
The 2022 decision that set the route on its current path.

Grand Union Trains submits fresh proposals to run service from Carmarthen to London
The original proposals that started the process.

Council throws support behind new intercity train service between Carmarthen and London Paddington
Carmarthenshire County Council’s backing for the route.

Union flag rail designs unveiled – south-west Wales impact comes later
What GBR nationalisation means for rail services in our region.

CARMARTHENSHIRE: Two Debenhams buildings, two very different outcomes — as Senedd candidates question council’s town centre spending priorities

Two former Debenhams buildings sit at the heart of two Welsh town centres – but their stories could not be more different, and the contrast is drawing scrutiny from candidates standing in Thursday’s Senedd election for Sir Gaerfyrddin.

In Swansea, the former Debenhams building in the Quadrant was sold this week to Centurion – the company that already owns the shopping centre – with three major new tenants set to be announced within days. The sale was brokered by Swansea Council after the Welsh Government helped fund the purchase of the building.

In Carmarthen, the picture is more complicated. Carmarthenshire County Council purchased the town’s former Debenhams building and announced plans to transform it into Atriwm, a cultural and community venue – part of a strategy to repurpose large vacant units left by departing chains.

But opening has been pushed back to 2027 after a structural defect was discovered in the building following purchase – a complication the council says forms part of its £146 million capital programme.

Calum Higgins, Welsh Labour’s lead candidate for Sir Gaerfyrddin, said the situation raised serious questions about spending priorities across the county. “There have been some poorly thought out purchases in Carmarthen by the Plaid Cymru led Carmarthenshire County Council, and a lack of investment in towns like Ammanford and Llanelli because money is being sucked up by white elephants,” he said. He is calling for a Senedd inquiry into how local authorities spend money on town centres.

The spending in Carmarthen comes against a backdrop of contested town centre plans for Llanelli and Ammanford set out by the council in September last year.

The masterplan acknowledged that both towns face significant challenges – in Llanelli, the Murray Street multi-storey car park and indoor market beneath it are nearing the end of their structural life, while Ammanford’s plan focused on reconnecting the town centre with surrounding communities and tackling the leakage of shoppers to larger centres.

Llanelli Market has been at the centre of significant controversy since plans emerged in July 2025 to demolish the existing building and relocate to the former Woolworths site, with traders and Labour councillors raising concerns about the process.

A Bake Off star who opened a bakery in the market quit after just a year, blaming the council’s handling of the situation.

Carl Peters-Bond, Mayor of Kidwelly and independent candidate for Sir Gaerfyrddin, said the pattern of spending reflected a wider failure of priorities. “Councils and Welsh Government must start listening to people rather than ploughing blindly on with vanity projects,” he said. “Money seems to be no object when it comes to Carmarthen – yet other market towns across the county are left to survive on whatever grant funding they can find, with all the restrictions and conditions that come with it.”

Peters-Bond said the Llanelli Market move illustrated the problem. “The proposed move to the former Woolworths site is only happening because refurbishment of existing retail is a condition of the grant the council has applied for – not because it is the best outcome for the town or its people,” he said. Carmarthenshire Council has not publicly addressed this specific claim.

Plaid Cymru’s candidate for Sir Gaerfyrddin, Mari Arthur, pointed to a different root cause – arguing that the business rates system was working against town centres across Wales, not just in Carmarthenshire. “A café owner on Stepney Street pays rates that bear no relation to the advantages enjoyed by a big-box retailer on the edge of town,” she said. “That is not a fair system – it is a rigged one.” Plaid’s manifesto commits to restructuring business rates to level the playing field between high-street businesses and out-of-town retail.

Carmarthenshire County Council’s position, as set out in its capital programme, is that the Atriwm project remains a long-term investment in Carmarthen’s cultural offer, with the 2027 opening date reflecting the work required to address the structural issues identified after purchase.

Cabinet Member for Regeneration Cllr Hazel Evans said in September that the placemaking plans for all three towns would “only succeed if they’re driven by the communities they affect.”

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CARMARTHENSHIRE: Tributes to Granny Dot – the 102-year-old whose £6k gamble built a £70m Welsh food giant

Heartfelt tributes have been paid to a great-grandmother whose generosity and faith in her family helped launch one of Wales’s most successful food businesses after she died at the age of 102.

Dorothy Edwards, known to all as Granny Dot, loaned 6,000 pounds to her daughter and son-in-law in 1972 to buy a frozen food shop and wholesale business in Harlech. That single act of faith laid the foundations for Harlech Foodservice, a family-run company that now employs 300 people, turns over around 70 million pounds a year, and has a depot in Carmarthen serving pubs, restaurants, schools and hospitals across Wales and beyond.

Dorothy passed away on 28 March. A celebration of her life takes place tomorrow, Friday 1 May, at 2.30pm at Telford Crematorium, with donations to the Midlands Air Ambulance.

The loan, worth around 100,000 pounds in today’s money, enabled Gill and Colin Foskett to purchase the Harlech business and begin what would become a remarkable Welsh food and drink success story. The company has since expanded to depots in Carmarthen, Caerphilly and Telford, alongside its long-established centres in Cricieth and Chester, and was named UK Food Wholesaler of the Year in 2025.

Andrew Foskett, Dorothy’s grandson and Harlech Foodservice‘s joint chairman, said the loan had been life-changing for the entire family. He said: “It is fair to say without my grandmother, Harlech Foodservice would simply not exist. The circumstances were there, the opportunity came along and the rest is history.”

Andrew recalled his grandfather Harry’s words at the time of the loan. “Giving that money was a gamble,” he said, “but I remember grandad’s comment to my dad Colin — he said if it doesn’t work out, it’s not for the want of trying. So they backed them knowing they would have the ability to make a go of it.”

Today three generations of the family work in the business, with Dorothy’s grandchildren Jonathan, Andrew and Laura in director roles and a third generation also on board. Andrew said Dorothy had followed the company’s progress right to the end. “She was over the moon about the success of the business,” he said. “Dorothy would still follow Harlech on their Facebook page in her later years — she took an ongoing interest in it.”

Dorothy was born in Shrewsbury in 1923 and met her future husband Harry through his sister Phyllis, with their first date at a fairground. During the Second World War she made Spitfire parts at a factory in Hadley while Harry served as an Army gunner in Greece. The couple married in 1945 after Harry sent a telegram from abroad asking Dorothy to arrange the wedding for his return — she had not seen him for three years.

The pair went on to have six children and run a family funeral directors business, Harry Edwards and Sons. It was money from that business that is believed to have funded the pivotal 1972 loan that changed the family’s fortunes forever.

Andrew described his grandmother as someone whose warmth and laughter filled every room. “She quite often would tell stories but laugh so much it was difficult for her to complete the story,” he said, “especially when her daughters were around because they would be laughing so much.”

Dorothy is survived by grandchildren Jonathan, Andrew, Laura, Joshua and Molly Rose, and great-grandchildren Toby, Hari, Charlie, Ella, Mili, Maisie, Joel, Nancy, Eden and Dorothy.

Her family described her as one of a kind who lived a long and beautiful life and leaves behind a lasting legacy — not just through her family, but through the hundreds of jobs and the thriving Welsh business that her generosity made possible.

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CARMARTHEN: Raptor attraction that drew 4,000 visitors in its first winter launches new all-weather facilities for spring

West Wales’s newest wildlife attraction has launched a range of new all-weather facilities as it heads into its first full spring season at its Carmarthenshire home.

The British Bird of Prey Centre, which opened at its new independent site in Idole, near Carmarthen, in October 2025, has attracted more than 4,000 visitors since opening — with school trips, sold-out winter owl evenings and private flying experiences already under its belt.

The centre, previously based at the National Botanic Garden of Wales, is the UK’s only visitor attraction dedicated entirely to native British birds of prey.

Visitors can see some of Britain’s most iconic raptors up close, including golden eagles, red kites, peregrine falcons, kestrels, owls and buzzards. Red kites have a particular resonance in Carmarthenshire — the county is home to some of Wales’s most celebrated birds of the species, including the oldest ringed red kite recorded surviving in the wild, which was found injured in the area.

The attraction’s biggest new addition for spring is an interactive indoor activity space, where visitors can test their reflexes in a game simulating catching prey, look through binoculars that replicate an owl’s vision, and build their own bird.

The centre says it will expand the space over the coming months to include night vision goggles and a virtual reality experience simulating what it feels like to hold birds ranging from little owls to a peregrine falcon.

The centre has also extended its spring flying show programme, with daily shows in its indoor arena giving visitors close encounters with the birds whatever the weather — a significant draw for families during school holiday periods. The site also has an on-site café, outdoor adventure play area, and dedicated spaces for schools, community groups and corporate events.

A new car park, funded through the Welsh Government’s Weatherproofing grant, has also been added to cope with anticipated higher footfall through the spring and summer.

Emma Hill, Director of the British Bird of Prey Centre, said the response to the move had exceeded expectations. “Welcoming over 4,000 visitors in just a few months has given us real confidence that we made the right decision,” she said.

“We’ve built this site around freedom, welfare and immersive experiences — and the public response shows people genuinely value that difference. This spring feels like the start of something much bigger.”

Since opening, the centre has also welcomed more than 500 school children and hosted over 300 private flying experience guests alongside its public programme.

The move to Idole is part of the centre’s wider ambitions for the site. Future plans include a Wild Raptor Rehabilitation Centre, as well as camping and glamping options to support eco-tourism in west Wales.

The centre is currently ranked number one on TripAdvisor for things to do in the Carmarthen area and is open now for its first full season. Further details are available at the centre’s website.

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‘We need action. We need jobs. We need answers’ — Welsh student nurses face unemployment after 2,300 hours of unpaid training

Student nurses in Wales are facing the prospect of qualifying with no job to go to — just days after a similar crisis emerged for newly trained paramedics — after a key NHS recruitment process was delayed for the second time due to a critical shortage of available posts.

ITV News Wales first reported that the Royal College of Nursing Wales was raising the alarm over the shortage of Band 5 posts for newly qualified nurses, warning that up to 50% of nursing graduates across Wales may have no job at the end of their studies. Now the human face of that crisis has emerged from Carmarthen, where the S23 Adult Nursing cohort — 23 students — have written an open letter describing their situation as one of “deep desperation and disappointment.”

The students say they received an email on 7 April — the day before their planned streamlining date — informing them that the process had been pushed back from 8 April to 11 May 2026 due to a significantly low number of available Band 5 roles compared to graduating students. Even with the delay, they were told the gap was not expected to fully resolve. It is the second time the process has been delayed for this cohort.

“We were told that training as nurses would guarantee us employment, allowing us all to embark on a meaningful career that means so much to us,” the students wrote. “How have we been able to train for jobs that don’t exist?”

The Carmarthen cohort is part of a far wider picture, with the students estimating that around 400 nursing students across all pathways and universities in Wales are entering the process with little guarantee of employment.

The students describe the personal cost in stark terms. Over three years they have worked days, nights, weekends and holidays across NHS trusts in Wales, completing 2,300 hours of unpaid clinical placements — administering medication, performing CPR, dressing wounds, and supporting families through some of the most difficult moments of their lives. Their NHS bursary requires them to work within Wales for two years after qualifying.

“We have done all this, without salaries, driven by the belief in our NHS, our desire to serve our wider community, and our understanding that we, as nurses, are in high demand,” they wrote. “Now, as we are preparing to qualify, we have been informed that there may be no jobs available.”

One student, Trystan Thomas, spoke to ITV News about the impact on morale. “We were sold a dream about becoming nurses, about becoming healthcare professionals — and now we’ve been told ‘thanks for all your hard work, you may or may not get a job,’” he said. “I used to walk in and see smiles and we’d be happy about where we are. Now I see long faces, me included.”

Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW), which co-ordinates the national process of matching final-year nursing, midwifery and Operating Department Practitioner students to Band 5 roles across NHS Wales, confirmed the delay. “This decision has not been taken lightly,” a spokesperson said, adding that the extension was intended to allow health boards more time to review workforce positions and validate vacancies. HEIW acknowledged it could not guarantee the gap would fully resolve, and confirmed students would be released from the two-year Wales work obligation if posts could not be found.

Professor Sandy Harding, Associate Director of Nursing at RCN Wales, said the situation exposed serious failures in workforce planning. “Our NHS is under intense pressure, yet hundreds of newly qualified nurses may have no posts to enter. This is simply unacceptable,” she said. “These students stepped forward for Wales, trained through immense challenges, and now face uncertainty at the very moment the system needs them most.”

The crisis sits in uncomfortable contrast with the recent history of NHS nurse recruitment in the region. Swansea Bay University Health Board — which covers Morriston and Singleton hospitals — spent the last four years running a major international recruitment drive to fill the very Band 5 nursing vacancies that domestic graduates are now being told don’t exist. A recruitment trip to Kochi in India in 2023 attracted 107 nurses to Morriston Hospital, with the health board at that time employing approximately 32 international nurses every five weeks. In total, 456 overseas nurses were recruited over four years, with a 96% retention rate. Head of Nursing Education and Recruitment Lynne Jones said at the time: “Our sources of Band 5 nurses are our student nurses and the regular recruitment of overseas nurses.” The student nurses are now here — but it appears the posts are not.

The Welsh Government said it was working closely with health boards, HEIW and universities to address the situation. A Welsh Labour spokesperson said the number of nurses working in NHS Wales was now at record levels and that vacancy rates were falling — but acknowledged this improvement must translate into “clear and timely employment pathways for graduates.” The Welsh Conservatives called the situation “completely unacceptable” and pointed to the paramedic crisis as evidence of systemic workforce planning failure. The Welsh Liberal Democrats called it “an extraordinary and unforgivable failure.” Plaid Cymru said it highlighted Labour’s failure to invest in and plan for the NHS workforce. The Greens and Reform UK Wales also condemned the situation, with both noting the parallel with the paramedic recruitment collapse.

The nursing crisis follows Swansea Bay News’s revelation last week that nearly £10 million of public money had been spent training paramedics at Swansea University who were then told there were no NHS posts for them in Wales — with some advised to look as far away as Canada and Australia. Together, the two crises suggest a deepening pattern of NHS Wales workforce planning failures across multiple healthcare disciplines.

The Carmarthen students were clear about who they do and do not hold responsible. “We do not blame our university. They have been honest, transparent and supportive throughout our three years,” they wrote. Their three questions for those responsible were direct: why was there minimal transparency allowing them to seek roles elsewhere? Are they free to work outside Wales if posts are unavailable? And why is Wales continuing to accept increasing numbers of nursing students if this situation is likely to continue?

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CARMARTHEN: £2m hospital unit to reopen in bid to ease A&E pressure

A refurbished Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) unit at Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen will reopen to patients on Monday, March 30, in what health chiefs say is a major step towards easing pressure on overstretched emergency services.

The unit has undergone significant improvements backed by more than £2 million in Welsh Government funding, with changes designed to speed up care and improve the experience for both patients and staff.

Health board bosses say the upgraded facility will play a crucial role in reducing demand on the hospital’s busy Emergency Department, which has faced ongoing strain in recent years.

The investment has delivered additional consultation rooms, a revamped reception area and a more modern environment aimed at making visits less stressful for patients.

The move comes amid mounting pressure on services, with Glangwili already earmarked as a regional hub for emergency surgery and stroke care as part of wider plans to turn it into a major acute centre for west Wales.

The reopening also marks the return of several services that were temporarily relocated during the refurbishment work.

These include the Discharge Lounge, Medical Day Unit and the Primary Care Out of Hours service, all of which will move back into the upgraded SDEC building.

Specialist cancer support services will also return, including the Cancer Information and Support Service and the Cancer Psychological Support Service.

Patients accessing podiatry, neuro-rehabilitation and occupational therapy services will also see a return to normal access routes after months of disruption.

Health board director Keith Jones said the changes are expected to improve patient flow and reduce bottlenecks in urgent care.

He added that the improvements should help staff deliver a “smoother and swifter experience” for those attending the hospital.

The investment builds on wider upgrades at the site, including a previously reported £2m scheme to improve facilities and ease pressure on A&E, as well as separate plans to modernise diagnostic services such as X-ray facilities.

Welsh Government has said the funding forms part of a broader push to improve hospital environments and ensure patients are treated more quickly.

Patients attending appointments in the coming weeks are being urged to check their letters carefully, as clinic locations may have changed with services moving back into the refurbished unit.

Clear signage will be in place across the hospital, and staff will be on hand to help direct visitors to the correct departments.

While the reopening is being welcomed, it comes as health services across west Wales continue to face high demand, with hospitals under sustained pressure to meet growing patient needs.

The hope for local residents is that the revamped SDEC unit will help ease some of that strain and deliver quicker care when it matters most.

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