Aberdare-based Welsh Hills Bakery, creator of Lovemore Free From Foods, has announced Tŷ Hafan as its charity of the year to coincide with its Diamond Jubilee. The dedicated gluten, wheat and dairy free manufacturer, which was established in 1956, will support the respite care charity over the next 12 months and has kick started its…
THE GOOD EARTH WILL TOUR WALES IN SEPTEMBER FOLLOWING ITS U.S. RUN Motherlode Theatre is preparing to perform its debut production, The Good Earth, in New York later this month, followed by an extensive tour at home, in Wales. A truly Welsh story about a community pitted against big business and its own local…
The Welsh Government has today released its latest data on referral to treatment waiting times, which shows that 434,928 people are now on a waiting list – more than at any other time this year. Responding to these figures, Welsh Conservative Shadow Secretary for Health, Angela Burns AM, said: “This latest dataset shows that for…
In a remarkable feat of irony, Plaid Cymru have followed up calls for Welsh independence – by asking the UK Government to extend the “scale and scope” of Welsh borrowing powers. They have argued that Welsh borrowing powers need to be expanded in light of the vote to leave the European Union. Earlier this month…
Starbucks has been fined more than £160,000 after two stores in central London repeatedly left rubbish bags on a busy pavement outside of normal collection times. Westminster City Council prosecuted the company after issuing regular warnings to the stores in Berkeley Street and Starbucks’ head office since April 2015. The company had paid 7 of…
Nearly 3,500 people from deprived communities across Wales have benefitted from a three year scheme to improve their health and ability to find work. The Come Outside! Programme, managed by Natural Resources Wales (NRW), brought partners together to deliver more than 1,000 outdoor activity sessions in Communities First areas across Wales. The activities ranged…
