The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating the death of a man following contact with police in Aberdare yesterday. The man, aged 43, was stopped by a police officer and police community support officer (PCSO) in Bute Street at around 2 pm on Thursday 7 April. The man became unwell shortly after and an ambulance…
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) and Public Health England, have carried out analysis of weekly and monthly death figures. This comes after the 2015 provisional data showed the highest number of deaths in a single year since 2003 and the highest year on year percentage increase since 1968. Analysis showed the largest rise in…
The Welsh Liberal Democrats have unveiled their party election broadcast. Click below to watch.
Figures for renewable energy generation in 2015 have just been published. They make mouth-watering material for our friends in Scotland, where 22 GWh of renewable electricity was generated – 58% of the country’s electricity demand. But it’s rather depressing for those of us who see a green, 100%-renewable future for Wales. We generated just 5.1 GWh of renewable…
Wales needs a public health revolution say the Welsh Conservatives, as they announce a range of measures to tackle Labour’s public health ‘time-bomb’. A Welsh Conservative Government would: Appoint a voice at the cabinet table, via a Deputy Minister for Public Health; Introduce a dedicated nurse in every school, FE college and university; Conduct…
Literature Wales has announced the names of twenty writers who will receive 2016/17 Writers’ Bursaries. This year’s Bursaries, which total £70,000, will allow these writers to take time out of employment to write, or enable some small-scale travel and research. As well as supporting a number of established figures in the literary world, Bursaries have…
