Man jailed for 8 years for city knife attack:
ONE STABBED IN BACK, ANOTHER SLASHED ACROSS LEG FOLLOWING ‘DISAGREEMENT’
A MAN who slashed his victim across the leg after stabbing another in the back in an incident in Bangor has been locked up.
Mihai Panait Surcica has been found guilty of a Section 18 Wounding and sentenced to eight years in prison following a weeklong trial at Caernarfon Crown Court.
On September 11, Surcica got into a disagreement with the victim before going home and arming himself with a knife.
He then returned to the scene and stabbed the victim in the back and slashed a second victim across their leg.
Detective Constable Geraint Jones of North Wales Police welcomed the sentence.
He said: “Today’s verdict sends a clear message that North Wales Police will not tolerate offences of this nature.
“We are committed to pursuing offenders who cause the greatest harm in our communities and north Wales is a safer place as a result of the sentence imposed today.
“Whilst knife crime of this nature is rare in North Wales, we continue to work with our partners and communities to tackle these issues.”
YM mis Rhagfyr daeth y Deyrnas Unedig y genedl gyntaf i gymeradwyo a dechrau rhoi brechlyn Coronafirws. Ar Ionawr 4ydd, cyhoeddodd y Prif Weinidog y targed hynod uchelgeisiol o gynnig brechlyn i bawb ledled pedair gwlad y DU sydd fwyaf mewn perygl o afiechyd difrifol a marwolaeth o Covid-19 erbyn 15fed Chwefror.
In December the United Kingdom became the first nation to approve and begin administering a Coronavirus vaccine. On January 4th, the Prime Minister announced the hugely ambitious target of offering a vaccine to everyone throughout the four nations of the UK who are most at risk of severe disease and death from Covid-19 by the 15th February.
Like so many of you, I am delighted that this target has been achieved ahead of schedule. Having spoken to so many of you, I know how much comfort, reassurance, and renewed hope for a happier future that the vaccination program has given you. Over the last year nains and taids have longed to hug their grandchildren and to enjoy the warm embrace of their families, friends have yearned to meet in the pubs without fear and restrictions and we have all dreamt of a return to a degree of normality. Through your steadfastness in controlling the virus through sticking to the rules, and through the miracle of science in developing vaccinations, I am confident that these days of longing and yearning are coming to an end. There is still much work to be done but through the vaccination program we have a safe path to freedom – jab by jab, we will overcome this virus.
The United Kingdom’s vaccine rollout is nothing short of astonishing. Already, nearly over 15 million of the most vulnerable people have received a vaccination. That is almost one in 4 adults across the four nations of the UK. Behind only Israel and the United Arab Emirates, much smaller nations in terms of both geography and population, the United Kingdom is leading the world in protecting its citizens against this terrible virus.
I am so delighted that, here in Wales, 20% of the population have received their vaccinations and that everyone aged 70 and over should have received their invitation by this past weekend. It is hugely exciting that people in their 60s are now being called forward and, as always, I encourage all of you to take up the offer of a vaccine when you are called.
I must thank everyone who has contributed to making this program such an incredible success. To our inspirational NHS, the UK Armed Forces and to the thousands of volunteers, we owe you all an immense debt of gratitude. You are helping to protect millions of people from this cruel virus and you are bringing a sense of hope for a brighter future to millions more.
To everybody who is helping to deliver this miracle – diolch yn fawr. Thank you.
I would like to use this opportunity to thank, once again, BCUHB for the proactive way in which they addressed concerns that I raised on behalf of constituents in the Holyhead area.
Over the last few weeks, I have been contacted by many of you who were concerned that there were apparent delays to vaccination roll-out some local surgeries.
This meant that some people from cohort four were receiving vaccinations ahead of those in cohorts two and three in the Holyhead area.
I raised this with BCUHB, who were unaware of the position. They reacted very rapidly to appraise the situation and swiftly addressed the immediate problem for specific high-risk individuals.
They then took the decision to open the LVC at Penrhos to ensure that there was sufficient provision the at to deal with local demand effectively. I am immensely grateful to BCUHB for acting so effectively and, having spoken to many of you, I know that this gratitude is widely shared.
This regular column is one of the many ways in which I communicate the work I am doing across our island on your behalf. In addition to my free monthly e-newsletter and regularly posting on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn I have a weekly MônFM radio slot at 8pm every Friday and I hold regular surgeries. Please do get in touch if you would like me to talk (via zoom!) to your local community group, charity or school or if you have any ideas that you would like to share as to how I can reach out to all corners of our island.
As always you can contact me at my office in Holyhead on 01407 644 645 or via my website www.virginiacrosbie.co. uk
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AN ANGLESEY data privacy and cyber security company has secured more than £500,000 in equity and grant funding.
Cufflink, co-founded in 2018 by Billy Williams and Boris Grekov, is developing a safe and secure app to help people control how their personal data is used.
The six-figure seed equity funding round was led by the Development Bank of Wales and complements further important investment by a group of London-based angel investors.
Cufflink CEO Billy Williams said: “We’re delighted to have secured our first equity investment and very much look forward to continuing to grow and develop alongside the Development
Bank of Wales and angel co-investors.”
The funding will enable Cufflink to continue to develop its app and corporate SaaS (Software as a service) offering alongside continuing to build and expand the team based both remotely and at the M-SParc Science Park in Anglesey.
It new and our will create several high-tech roles opportunities in
the area.
Cufflink have also received additional grant funding from Innovate UK – the UK Government’s innovation agency – which was secured in collaboration with Bangor University.
Led by Prof Andrew McStay and Prof Vian Bakir, it will allow continued research into the wider ethical issues surrounding personal information management systems.
The Cufflink App is free to use and helps people to easily store and encrypt their personal data securely on their device.
This personal data can also be shared with friends and family or licensed to companies via a corporate SaaS offering with access controlled by the data owner.
This functionality ensures the user is always in control of what personal data they share and for what purpose.
Billy added: “In the past, when someone had your phone number or address, you trusted them to keep it safe and not to share it. This is no longer the case.”
“We’ve lost control of our personal information, instead handing it over to be bought and sold by large multinational corporations who end up knowing more about us than our friends and family.
“This has to change. We’d love people to help us build a better app and are now encouraging people to sign up to our Beta Tester programme via our website.”