New project to support asbestos cancer patients in Wales
A new project has been launched to provide support to asbestos-related cancer patients in Wales, funded by Mesothelioma UK ...
Category: Wales
Cwmbran family’s asbestos lockdown nightmare
A frustrated family of four say they have spent the whole of the coronavirus lockdown living in two bedrooms after asbestos was found in their home. Simone Jones, from Northville in Cwmbran, says she has had “endless problems” at the Bron Afon property in Orchard Lane where she lives with husband...
Charity which runs Wales’ oldest cinema has lost nearly £100,000 since it closed because of asbestos
The charity that runs Wales’ oldest cinema has lost almost £100,000 since its forced closure in December after asbestos was found in the building...
Man dies 39 years after being exposed to asbestos for just two days
A man died from an industrial disease decades after being exposed to asbestos for just two days...
Fears that asbestos in Colwyn Bay pier ‘could contaminate beach’
Concerns are increasing that asbestos from the derelict Grade II-listed Colwyn Bay pier could contaminate the beach...
Newport joiner warns that more will suffer from mesothelioma
Carpenter and joiner Keith Gardner’s hopes of a long, happy retirement have been brutally dashed by asbestos-related cancer, the South Wales Argus reported today...
Horrified dad finds potentially deadly asbestos used as infill in children’s playground
An investigation is underway after asbestos was found to have been used to infill a children’s playground...
Asbestos found in church organ forces Swansea congregation to hold Christmas services elsewhere
Christmas activities in a Swansea church have been thrown into disarray after asbestos was found in the church organ...