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BBC News
6 hours ago
- Health
- BBC News
Carmarthen restaurant boss saves customer after heart attack
A restaurant manager has been praised after rescuing a customer that had suffered a heart attack and fallen Harries, of The Welsh House, was performing a routine toilet check when he noticed one of the cubicles were said he "wasn't that panicked" by the experience after working on the NHS frontline as a volunteer during the Covid Harries said the customer had since been into the restaurant to thank the staff, and companies nearby have also offered training for any future incidents. Mr Harries said he "saw something under the door" which alerted him that the customer had an issue."I went into the cubicle next door and had a look over the top. I saw a lady was unconscious on the floor."He immediately called an ambulance at which point the customer, who was initially unresponsive, started breathing again."I performed CPR and then the ambulance call holder asked me to get a defibrillator which we have on St Catherine's Walk."A staff member ran out of the restaurant to get the machine, which can restore a heart's normal rhythm, before returning with an off-duty paramedic who was passing by at the time. Mr Harries said his experience working on a hospital ward during Covid helped signed up to support the NHS at Withybush Hospital in Pembrokeshire."I had no experience in like care at all really but it was obviously a very tough time in general."But it was an amazing experience. I have so much respect for it and the people on that health board as well," he said. "I knew how serious it was," Mr Harries added."You just jump into action really and do what you need to."He also praised his colleagues saying he was "really proud of them"."I had two younger girls here on shift with me and they were crucial speaking to the ambulance people, getting some details about the customer and stuff," he added. The customer has since come in to "drop off a card and some presents off," said Mr Harries."Her friend actually left a review saying that we saved her life," he said it was a "great morale booster" for the team to know that she was has also led to some changes at the restaurant to ensure they are prepared if something similar happens in the future."Training companies in the Carmarthen area reached out to offer free defibrillator and first aid training," he said."For me it's a great skill to have that experience so we've got some of that training coming up." How can I get a defibrillator in my community? Typically, defibrillators can cost between £800 and £2,500 according to the St John's Ambulance community groups have fundraised to place a defibrillator in their neighbourhood, in case of use by organisations or can be available, depending on the circumstances, through organisations such as the National Lottery's Community fund or the Prince of Wales' Charitable year, a rugby player called for all schools in Wales to have a defibrillator as is law in are currently 7,564 public access defibrillators registered with Welsh Ambulance Service Trust and the national defibrillator network.
Yahoo
11 hours ago
- Yahoo
Landslip-hit Pembrokeshire coastal path reopens after months of work
A landslip-hit section of the Wales Coastal Path in Pembrokeshire has re-opened after its latest months of work. The path between Coppet Hall, Saundersfoot and Wisemans Bridge, which includes an under-cliff tunnel, has been plagued by landslips since late 2023 and most recently closed since the end of February 2025. Earlier this year, it was stated that £700,000 had already been spent by Pembrokeshire County Council on repairs. Cliff stabilisation work at the landslip-hit site. (Image: Gareth Davies Photography) At the time of the February closure, the authority predicted that the work would take around four months, and has now shared the news on Facebook that the path has re-opened. The post stated: "Some great news to bring you this afternoon – the popular coastal footpath between Coppet Hall and Wiseman's Bridge has re-opened – just in time for the lovely weather! "Thanks to everyone for their patience while the important safety work was carried out over the last few months following a series of landslides. "Thanks also to the council teams and contractors who have worked tirelessly to open the pathway. The popular path features the 'long tunnel' between Coppet Hall and Wisemans Bridge. (Image: Pembrokeshire County Council) Hundreds of locals and visitors have welcomed the path's re-opening. Said one Saundersfoot resident: 'It makes a huge difference to our community.' Another commented: 'Delighted to be able to use it again'. And there was also gratitude for the extensive work which has been carried out, with one person posting: 'Thank you to all those who made it safe for us.'
Yahoo
17 hours ago
- General
- Yahoo
New skatepark set to complete decade-long revamp of park
A ten-year campaign to revamp the dated and dilapidated equipment in a Pembrokeshire park is reaching its final stages with the announcement that a new skatepark will soon be installed. The Lota Project has been working steadfastly since 2015, to completely overhaul Fishguard's Lota Park in stages. The group has replaced dilapidated and obsolete equipment and created a modern and inclusive play facility. This has been made possible due to a mixture of fundraising, donations from groups, individuals, the town council and support from Pembrokeshire County Council and the Welsh Government. Funding has been used to buy new swings, a wheelchair inclusive roundabout, a new-style witch's hat and an arm rotator roundabout, a small basketball area and a teqball. Other additions to the park have been a zipline, a large round swing, a gravity bowl, two new multi play installations, a new sea saw and springers. A new skatepark to replace the one that was removed more than a decade ago has always been part of the plan. Back in 2015 group member Cllr Pat Davies said that youngsters were using their scooters and skateboards in car parks, or having to travel to skate parks in Haverfordwest, Newport or Cardigan. 'If we can get the one back in Lota Park the children can be safe in their own community,' she said. Since 2021 has been the primary objective of the Lota Project group. This week the group announced that, after years of fundraising, a new skate park will be installed next month. Among its features will be a ledge, a quarter pipe and two fun box combinations which include a flat wedge and a grind rail. 'When we started this group quite a few years ago - you told us that the park needed a complete refurbish with inclusive play equipment for all ages, and a skate park on the footprint of the previous one,' said the Lota Project's Tracey Cullen Johnson. 'We had achieved everything we set out to do, except the skate park. 'After lots and lots of red tape, disappointments and hard work. We are really pleased to announce that Lota Park will finally get a new skate park. Installation will begin on July 7 2025.' Tracey added that the group's core members; herself, Cllr Pat Davies, Natalie Morgan-Davies and Rebecca LeFevre will be stepping down from the Lota Project after the installation is complete. Anyone who would like to continue with any further improvements to the park is welcome to continue the hard work. 'Thank you all for your support,' she added.
BBC News
2 days ago
- BBC News
Newgale teenager guilty of campsite car crash
A teenager has pleaded guilty after crashing his car into a campsite in 2023, police have Hale appeared at Haverfordwest Magistrates Court on Tuesday where he admitted to four counts of causing serious injury by dangerous 19-year-old has been released on bail and will be sentenced at Swansea Crown Court in people were injured and taken to hospital as a result of the crash in Newgale, Pembrokeshire. Mr Hale, from Simpsons Cross in Haverfordwest, was driving a Ford Fiesta and had passengers in the car when the crash took Police said the incident occurred just after 22:30 BST on August 12 car went over a ditch and rolled into a tent that had a baby asleep inside at the baby escaped serious injury as it was in a cot, according to the campsite owner following the incident. Mike Harris told the BBC he "couldn't believe" the speed of the car after reviewing the CCTV footage of the the time, the road's speed limit changed from a 60mph (100km/h) to 30mph (50km/h) just beside the entrance to the campsite, with tents just a few feet away from passing Hale will be sentenced at Haverfordwest Crown Court on either 11 or 12 July.
Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Daily Mail
Driver who struck and killed eight-month-old baby in her pram after accidentally hitting the accelerator has prison sentence reduced
A driver who struck and killed an eight-month-old baby in her pram outside a hospital has had her prison sentence reduced at the Court of Appeal. Bridget Curtis, 71, lost control of her automatic BMW 520d car after accidentally pressing down on the accelerator outside Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, on June 21, 2023. The company director was helping her daughter locate her handbag in the backseat when it propelled forward, causing it to mount a kerb and collide with the pushchair of Mabli Cariad Hall. Mabli had just said a final goodbye to her paternal grandmother Betty Hall, who was receiving end-of-life care at the hospital moments before the collision. The youngster, whose first name is Welsh for 'lovable' and middle name means 'love', sustained fatal head injuries and died in hospital in the early hours of June 25. Curtis, who was 69 at the time of the offence, pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving last September and was jailed for four years at Swansea Crown Court in January. At the Court of Appeal on Tuesday, her barrister said the sentence was 'manifestly excessive' and should be reduced, stating that the case concerned a 'lapse of concentration'. Three senior judges ruled that Curtis's sentence was 'manifestly excessive' and reduced it to one of three years, while increasing her disqualification from driving from six years to seven-and-a-half years. Mr Justice Butcher, sitting with Lord Justice Bean and Judge Richard Marks KC, said: 'We say at once that this is a truly tragic case. 'We have read the very moving victim personal statements of Mabli's parents, expressing their grief at the death of their beloved baby. 'No one could fail to sympathise with them for the appalling loss that they have sustained.' Curtis, who attended the appeal via video link from HMP Eastwood Park in Gloucestershire and sat in a wheelchair throughout, had no previous convictions at the time of the incident and had held a clean driving licence for more than 50 years. Her sentencing hearing at Swansea Crown Court heard that on the day of the collision, she had driven her daughter to an outpatient appointment at the hospital. When her daughter struggled to find her handbag in the rear of the car, Curtis unlocked the door and turned around to assist her. But as she did so, she pressed down on the accelerator of her car, which had been left running and was not in park mode. The car reached speeds of more than 29mph and travelled 28 metres in around four seconds, mounting the kerb of a grass seating area and causing Mabli to be thrown out of her pushchair. The car only stopped when it collided with a tree, having also caused injuries to Mabli's father Rob Hall. Mabli, the youngest of six siblings, received treatment at the Withybush Hospital, as well as hospitals in Cardiff and Bristol, dying in the arms of her parents on June 25. Her mother, Gwen Hall, told the sentencing hearing that her daughter was 'so bright, so beautiful, so full of love and life'. She said: 'She hadn't crawled yet. She had said "Mama" for the first time only the day before. We had so much planned with her. 'It was nowhere near the time for her to be taken away from us. She was my baby. My eight-month-old baby.' John Dye, for Curtis, told Swansea Crown Court that she was a mother-of-four and grandmother of 10, who was 'absolutely devastated' by the incident. Appearing again for Curtis at the Court of Appeal on Tuesday, Mr Dye said: 'This is a tragic case, but the issue really was one of pedal confusion.' He continued: 'Objectively, this is clearly dangerous driving, but in terms of culpability, these four seconds of driving were more akin to, maybe not a momentary lapse, but a lapse of concentration.' Craig Jones, for the Crown Prosecution Service, made no oral submissions to the court. Reducing the sentence, Mr Justice Butcher said: 'True it is that the appellant did not intend to cause any harm, and true also that the mistake was of a short duration, but the driving was well over the threshold of dangerousness.' He continued that Curtis would have known that she had stopped 'in a busy area outside a hospital with potentially very vulnerable pedestrians around', and that four or five seconds 'is far from being a negligible duration'. He added that the court accepted that Curtis's remorse was 'genuine', stating: 'It was inattention and confusion as to which pedal she was pressing that caused this tragedy.'
