Download (opens in new window) PDF [0.19MB] This report summarises my findings from the audit work I have undertaken at the Welsh Ambulance Services Trust (the Trust) during 2017. I have issued an unqualified opinion on the 2016-17 financial statements of the Trust, although in doing so I have brought a number of issues…
Download (opens in new window) PDF [0.78MB] Our structured assessment work helps inform the Auditor General’s views on the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust’s arrangements to secure efficient, effective and economical use of its resources. Our 2016 work found The Trust has made progress in developing and improving its arrangements to support financial management,…
The Open Spaces Society called on the Welsh Government to introduce a statutory designation for open space, to ensure that it is properly protected and can be enjoyed by local people. The society has responded to the Welsh Government consultation on changes to town and village green legislation in the Planning (Wales) Act 2015. Town and village…
Living Streets are excited to announce the launch of their annual badge design competition for WOW – the year-round walk to school challenge. The theme for the 2018 competition is Walk the Seasons. They are looking for WOW badge designs that reflect a year’s journey through autumn, winter, spring and summer, bringing to life what pupils…
A WELSH care company is asking owners of 4x4s and other off-road vehicles to volunteer their time and wheels to assisting carers on their routes during bad weather (February 2018). Abacare says carers visiting the elderly and vulnerable in remote parts of the country can find it very tricky on foot or in their…
The invasive and insidious nature of Japanese knotweed means that it has the capacity to cause extensive damage to properties, road verges, rail infrastructure, flood defences, retaining walls and landscaping schemes. Ignoring it in the hope that it might wither and die is simply not an option, as once it is growing, Japanese knotweed has…
Join a host of famous faces as the nation comes together to beat an epic one billion steps a day, every day, for Sport Relief Sport Relief is back and for the first time ever every corner of the UK will be home to a challenge as the whole nation comes together to beat one…
