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Links and stories of interest [06-03-08]

Nick - Web Team Nick - Web Team | 15:18 UK time, Thursday, 6 March 2008

Burrell refuses to return to inquest; Reprieve for Prestatyn hospital; JCB jobs fears; 20% not qualified to teach pupils Welsh; and Ruthin's new build estate changes it name - a third time.

Burrell refuses return to inquest - BBC News
Former royal butler Paul Burrell has refused to return to the inquest into the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. He had been asked to explain discrepancies.
Tag: Burrell

Reprieve for two North Wales hospitals - Daily Post
Health campaigners in North Wales were last night celebrating a decision to shelve plans to shut two community hospitals in Prestatyn and Blaenau Ffestiniog.
More: Health review

JCB warns factory jobs could go - BBC News
Union officials are in talks with JCB's Wrexham plant which employs 600 people amid fears a "small number" of jobs could go.

20% not qualified to teach kids Welsh - Daily Post
One in five secondary school Welsh teachers are not qualified to teach the subject.

Ruthin new build estate changes name - again - Ruthin blogger
First it was called Rhuthun Parc, then the far more acceptable and linguistically correct Parc Rhuthun. It seems developer George Wimpey has bowed to pressure by renaming the site a third time...

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