At the beginning of July, I had the opportunity to participate in the UNIQ Oxford Summer School. During the week, I experienced the life of a Philosophy, Politics and Economics student by attending lectures, writing an essay on the topic of social equality and participating in an hour long tutorial, a method of teaching which…
Multi-medal winning gymnast Frankie Jones will help select the very best of elite and grassroots sport for 2015 as part of the Wales Sport Awards judging panel. Commonwealth Games gold medal winner Jones will help pick out the people who make sport tick and choose the finalists and winners to go forward to December’s…
Diabetes UK Cymru is urging parents and students in Rhondda Cynon Taf to nominate their schools for a special award for looking after children and young people with Type 1 diabetes. The charity’s Good Diabetes Care in School Award is open to all schools in Wales. Schools can nominate themselves, or be nominated by parents and…
Companies embark on first food and drink trade development visit to Finland and Sweden Sixteen Welsh food and drink companies are preparing to fly out to Finland and Sweden with the aim to find new trading opportunities in these markets. Supported by the Welsh Government, the Food and Drink Wales trade development delegation is…
A new guide setting out a dozen steps to successful community growing will be launched at the Welsh Assembly in Cardiff next week (Wednesday 23rd September) The Community Growing Resource Pack is designed to support the increasing number of community gardens, city farms and other growing spaces in Wales and covers everything from starting a group…
Download PDF[1.22MB] This report considers the progress made by local councils to address these weaknesses and highlights areas the Auditor General will focus on for the audit of the 2015-16 accounts. Since 2011-12, local councils in Wales have made progress to improve their financial management and governance. This is evidenced by improvements in the…
The targets used by Welsh Labour ministers to measure public service performance are ‘in tatters’ and urgent improvements are required across the country. That’s the focus of a Welsh Conservative debate in the Senedd today (Wednesday). Assembly Members will highlight health and education in particular – and call on Labour ministers to avoid…
Labour Ministers in Cardiff Bay are failing to truly recognise the benefits of apprenticeships to the Welsh economy, the Welsh Liberal Democrats have said. A report by the National Training Federation Wales entitled The Value of Apprenticeships to Wales notes that there is a “£74 return for every £1 invested compared to a £57 return for every…
We are issuing a warning to residents to ensure they are keeping their homes safe and secure after a spate of burglaries. Officers are advising householders not to make it easy for a burglar by locking all windows and doors and report any suspicious activity as soon as you become aware of it. Detective Inspector David…
Welsh Conservatives have called for early access to the Basic Payments Scheme (BPS) in Wales – and an end to Labour refusals and confusion. With the farming industry facing significant challenges, every possible level of support is a necessity from Welsh government and the Deputy Leader of the Welsh Conservatives has questioned…
