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Radio Wales,23 Apr 2026,121 mins
Oliver Hides takes your calls on the NHS, Welsh rugby and your favourite pub games.
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With the Senedd election in Wales on 7 May, NHS waiting times are one of the challenges facing the next Welsh government. The latest health statistics indicate that the NHS in Wales has failed to meet 3 key pre-election waiting times targets set by the Labour Health Secretary. With health taking up the majority of government’s budget, all Welsh main parties have their own ways of how they want to get the NHS on point. But what do you think the answer is? What's next for professional rugby in Wales? Yesterday the Welsh Rugby Union said negotiations with Y11 - the owners of Ospreys - to also buy Cardiff had fallen through. The move had been widely seen as an opportunity to disband the Ospreys. But all four professional regions will now continue to exist for the time being. Cardiff will remain under WRU ownership for now - however the union has stood by its plan to reduce to three teams in the long term. A local pub darts team from Blackwood battled all the way to the Grand Final of the Cool Hand Cup. The Cool Hand Cup saw 700 darts teams from across the UK enter to compete for the title, £10k and the chance to play former World No 1, Luke Humphries. The team, called Barlow's Babes, achieved second place - narrowly missing out on the title! And team captain, Shaun Barnes, will be here to tell us all about it. We ask, what are your favourite pub games? Call or WhatsApp 03700 100 110 or Text 8 10 12. Be part of the nation's conversation.
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