Support small businesses in Wales

Welsh Conservatives call for Small Business Charter to boost the smallest firms   Welsh Conservatives are calling for a Small Business Charter to support Wales’ smallest firms.   Shadow Economy Secretary, Russell George, is urging the Welsh Government to deliver the tax cut they promised small firms during the Assembly elections, and to take steps…

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Raising Awareness of Sign Language Week

To raise awareness of Sign Language Week we chatted to Heather Patterson who works for RNIB Cymru as a Rights, Advice and Information Case Worker. Heather was born deaf along with her brother and attended a regular school that had a hearing impaired unit. Although Heather was allocated a few different teaching assistants who would…

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School transport policy changes causing ‘upheaval’ for children, ombudsman reports

Changes to councils’ school transport policies are causing ‘upheaval’ for an increasing number of pupils, Ombudsman warns. A new report from the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) found in 2015/16 there were 261 complaints and enquiries about school transport compared with just 160 the previous year. In one case detailed in the report, a council refused…

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