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Free prescriptions funding is less than 1% of the Health budget, plus a lot of those having them would qualify anyway e.g those with chronic conditions, children and pensioners. If they weren't all free the cash saved would only keep the NHS going for one day. It's not a penny and bun situation and the fact that prescriptions are free means people who need basic medicines get them and take them and their conditions don't escalate to a more serious (and therefore expensive to deal with) issue.

Bronglais A & E is not being downgraded, the health board has categorically denied that when rumours (scaremongering) about that were started.

Gobowen is the first choice orthopod hospital for Powys due to proximity and many, many Welsh patients go there for treatment just as many English patients are treated at Welsh hospitals with specialisms. Roughly 11,000 Welsh patients a year are treated in England and actually slightly more come from England to Wales.

I'm sorry your friend's and her son's experiences haven't been good but that doesn't mean it's the norm, just as Mid Staffs wasn't the norm in England.
 
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Do you work in the health service in Wales annagain? You seem au fait with facts and stats my (lay) friends aren't aware of, so I am curious
 
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The NHS thing is utter rubbish. Yes it has its issues in Wales, but no more than in England (or Scotland for that matter). Wales is better for some things and worse for some things but saying "beware of the Welsh NHS" is nothing less than irresponsible scaremongering. The Tories (or rather the Daily Mail on their behalf) did a great job of terrifying people with this in the run up to the general election and it's frightening how many people just accept it as fact rather than looking at the issues themselves.
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Bless, but actually I have first hand experience of the issues with the Welsh NHS and have had to move into England to avoid going blind. Just saying that there are issues and it's not scaremongering.
 
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I live between Swansea and Llanelli have fantastic places to ride and can go up onto the mountain and ride for hours without seeing a road or even a person. Also beach riding within 10 miles. Must say though you can't beat Pembrokeshire and we to will eventually retire to the St Davids area.
 
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Crugeran Celt said:
I live between Swansea and Llanelli have fantastic places to ride and can go up onto the mountain and ride for hours without seeing a road or even a person. Also beach riding within 10 miles. Must say though you can't beat Pembrokeshire and we to will eventually retire to the St Davids area.
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Have lived in Aberystwyth area all my life.
Riding is great in most areas and there is a lot of work going on to improve the bridleway system.
I have always found saddlers hit and miss. Same with farriers. Have found a decent one now but he is only in the Area once a week.

Just to wade in on the NHS thing; as a family we have sadly had to use it a lot over the last few years and we have nothing but praise for it - Bronglais in particular.
I had a very poorly son born 3 years ago plus i had placenta previa. I received first class care from Bronglais and the UW Heath in Cardiff.
They saved the life of my niece who decided to try and make an appearance at 24 weeks (the early labour was spotted, stopped and my Sister dispatched to Swansea. My niece is now a boistrous and very bright 2 yr old
I was diagnosed with a pretty advanced dose of cancer last May. I had fertility treatment, 8 months of chemo and was given the all clear in April
And following a skiing accident in January, my brother now holds the record for the biggest one hit knee reconstructive surgery in Gobowen hospital. And he is seen by their physio team once a week.

All i can say is thank god for the NHS!

Yes people do have bad experiences but i suspect its across the board - not just in Wales!

Edited to say please excuse poor spelling/grammar. My phone is not user friendly when it comes to this site!
 
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Thanks for all the helpful suggestions.
I have worked within the NHS on 4 separate occasions since 1978,it's hard and often stressful work and yes there's bad out there but there's good too, same as within any organisation or trade. I'm a Saddler,like to think I'm a good one :) there's good and bad ones out there all round the UK.

We have narrowed down our "interested list" of properties to 4. Hopefully going up on the 11th July overnight to see them, one has 8 acres with the house all for £175k !
Round here that would go for £650k at least if not more!
So, keep your fingers crossed for me please, starting in Cardigan and travelling NE ending up in Rhayader I will find what I'm looking for eventually, when I do and have settled in, any locals to me on here will be most welcome to visit my saddlery workshop for a cup of tea , Oz
 
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If you're a saddler definately come to Aberystwyth!

Try Evans bros estate agents if you havnt already. They seem to have lots of 'small holding for sale' signs up dotted around the area.
 
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I used to work as a nurse in the NHS in North Wales but for the last 10 years have worked in an
adult hospice. Lots of the patients I meet have had specialist care in England and I seem to hear as many complaints about the NHS in England as I do about the NHS in Wales. Many people from North Wales go to Gobowen by the way.
£175,000 for a smallholding? I'm guessing it needs some work or is off the beaten track?
Really enjoying following this thread. Good luck.
 
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SJP said:
I used to work as a nurse in the NHS in North Wales but for the last 10 years have worked in an
adult hospice. Lots of the patients I meet have had specialist care in England and I seem to hear as many complaints about the NHS in England as I do about the NHS in Wales. Many people from North Wales go to Gobowen by the way.
£175,000 for a smallholding? I'm guessing it needs some work or is off the beaten track?
Really enjoying following this thread. Good luck.
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Thank you,

No, it looks like it's on the edge of a village/town and to be honest looks a bit rough around there, going to look at it anyway. They have done the house up and it looks great. No workshop for my saddlery though, so would have to build one and as I probably outgrew my current one many years ago, it's got to be large!
When I have been to Wales and looked at these 4 properties, I'll post pictures on here of the ones we crossed off the list.
When we finally get one, it's party time people!
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Photos would be great. If we have moved by the time you have your party then you can count us in!
We had planning permission passed last week to extend our cottage in Ceredigion and convert an attached barn. Good luck for the weekend.
 
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yes I can imagine it's hard when you live so far away and can't just pop there in the evening. Probably be a problem I will have as well.
 
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ChwaraeTeg said:
The Tregarron cottage looks lovely. :) Hope all goes well.
If you are sill looking for others' have you seen this one >>>>
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property...cebook&utm_medium=sharing&utm_campaign=buying

I saw it on a facebook page I have just joined >>>>>>>
Small holdings and Land to buy/Let in west Wales

Hope you soon find what you are looking for,
Teg :)
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No, had missed that one thanks.
It's the sort of property we are looking for however it's too near humans!
We here in Caterham on the Hill, suffer from over crowding, pollution, noise which includes all night loud parties every weekend, fireworks most nights, fights out in the road, selfish parking so no one can get past, power tools being used all weekend when all you want is a bit of peace and quiet!
I have 3 dogs, one of which is noise phobic so the fireworks are a real problem every night and we dread Oct through to Jan every year when it intensifies so much it's like a war zone here.
What we are after is, 3 bed cottage, bungalow or house with good sized rooms and a very large garden for dogs, chickens and for me to build a pond for our fish. I need a very large workshop that's got power, is insulated and has heating it needs to be vermin free, something along the lines of a place you could live in as doing saddlery in it you'd need that sort of environment.
Lastly, far enough away from humans without being too cut off.
Hard to find such a place isn't it, we can find beautiful properties but no garden or beautifully large gardens/land that's level with good soil/grazing but the wrong house !
WHEN we have found something with potential we find it's slap bang in a town/village!
We will find something eventually just a case of keep looking!
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Crumbs, no wonder you want to move ! The Crymach property looks nice too. It is about half an hour, 40 minutes drive from our place. Very pretty area - but as you say - there are near neighbours though . Here is another you may have seen, but maybe discounted as it might to small >>>>
http://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/34091208#8Pwd9gRrrLrD0VAz.97
or another in Cardigan >>>>>
http://www.thesmallholdingcentre.co...ce=200000&minbedrooms=0&maxbedrooms=0&branch=

and this one looks more secluded >>>>>
http://www.dai-lewis.co.uk/property-for-sale/view/901-4-bedroom-detached-house-for-sale/

Sorry if you have seen them before. I currently have the local Western Telegraph properties supplement for South West Wales as we are currently selling our house. Am sorry it will not be in a quiet enough location for you. If I see any more, I'll bore you on here with the details :D
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ChwaraeTeg said:
Crumbs, no wonder you want to move ! The Crymach property looks nice too. It is about half an hour, 40 minutes drive from our place. Very pretty area - but as you say - there are near neighbours though . Here is another you may have seen, but maybe discounted as it might to small >>>>
http://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/34091208#8Pwd9gRrrLrD0VAz.97
or another in Cardigan >>>>>
http://www.thesmallholdingcentre.co...ce=200000&minbedrooms=0&maxbedrooms=0&branch=

and this one looks more secluded >>>>>
http://www.dai-lewis.co.uk/property-for-sale/view/901-4-bedroom-detached-house-for-sale/

Sorry if you have seen them before. I currently have the local Western Telegraph properties supplement for South West Wales as we are currently selling our house. Am sorry it will not be in a quiet enough location for you. If I see any more, I'll bore you on here with the details :D
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Thanks funnily enough the second one I had seen and I have already asked to view it next Saturday, first one I hadn't seen but it's 2 beds, we are after 3 so we can have friends staying, thank you for your help, we've had 2 lots of fireworks today, wasn't even dark for the first lot!
Just so sick of the constant din
 
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On the noise phobic dog front have you tried giving him a treat and praising him madly every time there's a bang? Our old dog was terrible with fireworks until we came across this tip. It sort of cured him, we got excited barks in anticipation of the cheese we used as treats instead. Not ideal but 100 times better than the shaking, dribbling, panting mess he was!
 
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On the noise phobic dog front have you tried giving him a treat and praising him madly every time there's a bang? Our old dog was terrible with fireworks until we came across this tip. It sort of cured him, we got excited barks in anticipation of the cheese we used as treats instead. Not ideal but 100 times better than the shaking, dribbling, panting mess he was!
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What an elegant means of dealing with the problem - I did behaviour training years ago but no-one thought of that, only desensitisation with pre recorded CDs
 
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ChwaraeTeg said:
quiet area>>> http://www.primelocation.com/for-sa...6a80440a5b716df36612fc191#1og3kvL9PKXwXcyS.97

Have you thought of the Brecon Beacons or Swansea/ Cardiff / Gwent areas ?
If you would be interested. we are relocating back east and can send details if I come across them if you want
(but will not block your inbox if it is not necessary) :)
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Thanks, been looking all round Wales, we are not in a hurry as we have sold our house and the new owner is a friend so will let us move out as and when.
If you find any more that I've missed please send them to unicornleather@excite.com
I'm on the net looking for hours but still seem to miss them!
 
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