In another blow to Wales’ wool sector – which, like the rest of the UK industry, has seen its fortunes weaken further during the pandemic and lockdowns – one of the country’s major depots for wool clip is to shut next month. Janet Finch-Saunders MS, Shadow Minister for Climate Change, Energy and Rural Affairs, has…
Dear Parent/Carer, I’m aware that yesterday’s announcement (Monday 4th) by the Education Minister, Kirsty Williams, that blended learning will continue until at least the 18th January may have caused some anxiety for pupils and for you as parents/carers. With COVID-19 transmission rates remaining high, these arrangements may also be extended beyond this date. With this in…
Patients in Merthyr Tydfil and Bridgend are among the first in Wales to have received the new Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine in their own doctors’ surgeries. Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB began its latest vaccination rollout today (Monday 4th January) in another turning point in the fight against this pandemic. CTM UHB has been vaccinating its frontline staff…
Around 5.4 million Self Assessment customers have less than a month to complete their tax return, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) announced today, ahead of the deadline on 31 January. HMRC expects 12.1 million tax returns to be filed this year. Around 55% have already filed their returns, with more than 6.2 million choosing…
The British Liver Trust is calling for every person in the UK to consider their liver health and take a simple quiz to assess their risk during January after adults across the UK admit to making unhealthy lifestyle choices in 2020. Over a million adults in the UK may currently have the early stages of…
Welsh Conservatives are today (January 5) calling for clarification from the Education Minister following reports from medical students concerned about the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine. Sources have told Welsh Conservatives that students – including those on medical, occupational therapy, and speech and language placements within hospitals – will not be vaccinated as their qualified…
Welsh Conservative Shadow Minister for Education, Skills and Welsh Language, Suzy Davies MS, has called on the Welsh Government to review the vaccine rollout to teachers in Wales. Suzy has written to the Welsh Government’s Health Minister making it very clear that the most vulnerable along with health and care staff “absolutely should come first”…
