One person has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault at a playgroup in Ceredigion. It has been closed temporarily pending further investigation and Dyfed-Powys Police said this would be reviewed on a daily basis.

THE Cleddau River Day Unit has been honoured with an award and has been held up as a flagship facility by the Community Hospital Association.

PLANS to build a complex which will house a 93 bed care home in Montgomery have been submitted. Montgomery Community Care Project Ltd (MCCP), a group of local residents, including doctors, ministers, councillors and business people, submitted the plans to Powys County Council before Christmas and registration of them took place on January 20.

A PLAN to close a care home is to go to consultation, councillors decided this week. Monmouthshire Council’s cabinet approved officers’ recommendations to consult on the possible closure of Budden Crescent in Caldicot at a council meeting on Wednesday.

A FLINTSHIRE service which helps families affected by substance misuse could be under threat, unless more funding can be secured.

A course which will help people with a long-term mental health diagnosis develop self-management skills has been launched.

A SWANSEA hospital may be axed under plans to centre more health services out in the community. The future of Fairwood Hospital is again coming under the spotlight as part of talks over the next fortnight.

MORE than £1m is to be invested in services and support for adults with autism in Wales. The three-year funding follows recommendations made by the adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) task and finish group and is designed to help adults fulfil their potential.

THE Age Concern Ceredigion offices are cutting services because of a £100,000 funding shortage. The charity, which has offices in Aberystwyth, Aberaeron and Cardigan, has not secured sufficient funding for the next financial year, so leaders have established a “recovery plan” to secure the organisation’s future.

THE Royal British Legion (RBL) has come under fire once again following the publication of advertisements for the controversial sale of their Crosfield House care home in Rhayader.