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….
Looking at the plans that have been placed on Twitter New plans and a image looks like taken impression from satellite, Tweeted by the council leader Andrew Morgan, show draft plans for the major project which are subject to change following a public consultation. As it stands the planners have given the imprecation there…
New research published today in Science Translational Medicine presents results from a drug trial that explores reducing the production of amyloid as a way of treating Alzheimer’s disease. This study, carried out at Merck Research Laboratories in New Jersey, USA, describes early tests of a new drug, (full name BACE1 inhibitor verubecestat (MK-8931)) found to…
Rugby supporters love to debate their 'Dream Teams' and in The Greatest Lions XV Ever, former rugby union & league star Jonathan Davies tackles that most contentious and challenging of questions: who are the fifteen best players to have represented the British & Irish Lions? It is on Lions tours – to New Zealand, South…
Deep-seated misconception of personal budgets and dementia is preventing local authorities from delivering person-centred care. Alzheimer’s Society is calling on all local authorities in England to urgently break down the barriers preventing people with dementia accessing personal budgets. Fewer than a third of people receiving social care support for problems with memory and cognition have…
Welsh Conservatives today called on the Welsh Government to honour its promise to deliver universal broadband. In 2011, the Welsh Labour Government’s programme for government included a pledge to roll out broadband to all residential premises and businesses by 2015, but Ministers later announced that plans to achieve this had been pushed back. Currently Wales…
BMA Welsh council chair Philip Banfield answers your questions BANFIELD: 'We need to move money to frontline services quickly' The Health Foundation think tank has predicted a £700m shortfall in the NHS in next three years, while the Welsh Government recently upped its health spend for next year by £240m. There isn’t an endless pot…
