This year as an organisation we connected with and became full members of Disability Wales Since that time they have provided us with training to enable us to speak up for the rights of our members, they have given us the support and encouragement needed to move on from simply raising awareness and have e…mpowered…
A new report released by Alzheimer's Research UK highlights the unique challenges faced by carers of people with dementia. There are almost 700,000 people in the UK who care for someone living with dementia. The report aims to understand what it's like to provide full-time care, and how it can affect daily life. Caring for someone living…
Commenting on the launch of Labour’s Wales in Europe campaign on Monday, Leader of the Welsh Conservatives, Andrew RT Davies, said: “The First Minister’s dramatic scaremongering does nothing to aid rational debate about Wales’ future within the European Union. “Polling consistently shows a difference of opinion – from the public at large, in the business…
Olympic boxing hopeful Sean McGoldrick has faced his toughest opponent yet – a 10-year-old schoolgirl. Pocket rocket Lydia Saunders, from Griffithstown, won a unique training opportunity to step into the ring with McGoldrick at his local club – St Joseph’s in Newport. Lydia already packs a punch, training regularly with Torfaen Warriors Amateur Boxing Club,…
David Melding explains the findings of an Assembly committee inquiry into the draft Wales Bill. The Secretary of State’s decision to publish a draft Wales Bill (‘draft Bill’) in October for a period of pre-legislative scrutiny was very welcome, offering an opportunity for those not involved in its preparation to comment in advance of the…
The lack of a mobile phone signal on more than 750 miles of Welsh roads has been slammed as ‘unacceptable and potentially dangerous’ by two of UKIP’s front-benchers. Transport spokesman Jill Seymour, and the party’s MEP for Wales, Nathan Gill, were responding to a report from the RAC Foundation which named Powys, Gwynedd and Ceredigion…
THE is bracing itself for one of the busiest nights of the year as workplaces empty and the office party season moves into full swing.The Trust has teamed up with police forces, local health boards and local authorities across Wales to ensure that Mad Friday revellers have a safe and enjoyable evening.Mad Friday is…
South Wales Police can confirm that the human skeleton found in plastic wrapping at Trem-Y-Cwm, Beddau, was that of Mr John Sabine. John Sabine would now have been 85 years of age and is believed to have moved to Trem-Y-Cwm with his wife Leigh Ann Sabine in February 1997. DNA evidence has confirmed the identity…
With the Christmas party season upon us, the South Wales Police and Crime Commissioner and South Wales Police are reminding people they won’t get in to pubs and clubs if they are already drunk and they won’t get served. People are being urged to make sure they Know the Score and Drink Less, Enjoy More….
Families and staff gathered today (11 December) at Prince Charles Hospital Merthyr Tydfil to unveil a memorial plaque dedicated to organ donors and their families. The plaque, similar to the one placed at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital, was designed by Alexis Ward, the daughter-in-law of Paul Ward who worked as an Operating Department Practitioner at…
