Too many children under the age of five have poor oral hygiene, according to a survey published by charity Action for Children. The polling of 2,000 parents across the UK (115 in Wales) found that 19% children under five in Wales brush their teeth just once a day or less frequently, even though baby teeth,…
Over recent days, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (SWFRS) crews have been subjected to attacks, where fireworks have been used putting not only firefighters at risk, but preventing SWFRS from being able to carry out their public duty. The Service’s Head of Fire Crime, Matthew Jones said, “It’s always disappointing that our crews have…
A significant majority of local authorities expect litigation to rise in the foreseeable future with adult social care disputes leading the way, research conducted by Local Government Lawyer in association with Thomson Reuters has found. The survey of 62 local authority legal departmentsfound that two thirds of heads of legal and senior dispute resolution lawyers (64%) expect the…
A joint operation between Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and South Wales Police has caught 22 people illegally riding motorbikes in south Wales forests in just one day. Officers embarked on an operation across the Llanwynno, Pen y Cymoedd and Afan forest areas – known hot spots in Neath Port Talbot and Rhondda Cynon Taff….
