February 2017

The number of care applications received by Cafcass looks set to reach a record level for the third year in a row, it has emerged. In the ten months from April 2016 to January 2017, Cafcass received 12,095 applications. This was 17% higher than the 10,308 recorded from April 2015 to January 2016. In all…

Staff and students from Cardiff University’s School of History, Archaeology and Religious Education (SHARE) visited MACS on Monday 13th February 2017. This was part of their ‘Share with Schools’ programme. This was their fifth visit to the History Department at MACS since 2013. The team included lecturers and students from Cardiff who met with and…

Millions of just about managing families are on the ‘tipping point’ of falling into poverty, warns think tank. New research from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) has revealed the number of individuals living below the Minimum Income Standard (MIS) has risen by four million to 19 million between 2008/9 – 2014/5. MIS is a benchmark…

In Pursuit of Saint David by historian Gerald Morgan follows the life of Saint David, looking at how the myths and traditions that surround the historical figure have come to be and how he eventually became such an important part of Welsh history. The truth behind the myth of Saint David has been revealed this week…

We are appealing for any witnesses to a robbery which happened at about 5.35pm on Monday 13th February 2017 near the Fernhill Estate, Glenboi, Mountain Ash.The male victim had just got off the Cardiff to Fernhill Train and was walking towards Abercwmboi along the main Aberdare road.He was approached from behind by two men described…

Commenting outside the chamber following the Minister for Public Services’ statement on the activities of Sport Wales, Shadow Secretary for Economy and Sport, Russell George, said: “First and foremost we must pay tribute to the efforts of the staff at Sport Wales in what has clearly been an extremely challenging and difficult period for all…

The Children’s Commissioner for Wales has created an  intergenerational resource with the Older People’s Commissioner that aims to encourage schools and groups of older people to establish Intergenerational groups – https://www.childcomwales.org.uk/our-work/resources/intergenerational-resource/ The resource can be downloaded and used as a lesson plan in schools. Having an intergenerational project can be a really positive way of breaking down barriers between…

When Edie the guide dog looked across a crowded room and saw Chris, she knew it was ‘love at first sight’ both for her and her blind owner Andrea.   “We were on a weekend away for 18-25 year olds run by Action for Blind People in Manchester and Edie kept walking over to Chris,”…