Ahead of the National Assembly for Wales elections in May 2016, Ramblers Cymru has published our manifesto calling on Welsh Government and Assembly Members to make Wales the best country in the world for walkers. The manifesto highlights the importance of having the best walking networks, attractive open spaces and encouraging a thriving culture of…
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The National Association of Local Councils (NALC) has called on the Government to halt its court closure plans, warning that they will leave communities without local access to justice. NALC said it understood that the Government wanted to bring quicker and fairer access to justice and create a justice system that reflected the way people…
Visual artists Kay Keogh, Shirley Anne Owen and Sue Roberts set up 3ormore in 2013 with the aim of either organising exhibitions of their own work, or acting as a hub with the option to invite guest artists to exhibit with them for specific exhibitions and projects. Their latest exhibition opens this week at Y…
Cardiff’s Mariclare Carey-Jones to open new fun run with a difference RNIB Cymru (Royal National Institute of Blind People) is preparing for its first Welsh Glow Neon 3k Fun Run at the International Sports Stadium thisSaturday 24 October. Taking place after dark, the run is inspired by the colourful full moon parties of…
The Council’s Cabinet will next week consider investing £11.9M in key priority areas. The investment will be targeted at Leisure and play facilities, transport infrastructure, regeneration and job creation. Money will also be earmarked to drive forward the regeneration of the Taff Vale site and to further improve waste recycling facilities in the County Borough….
Garry Davies, Head of Community Safety and Partnerships at South Wales Fire and Rescue Service has welcomed moves to improve the safety of children’s fancy dress costumes ahead of Halloween this year. Business Secretary Sajid Javid has recently requested a nationwide investigation into the safety of children’s fancy dress costumes by Trading Standards inspectors who,…
Following a campaign by the Welsh Liberal Democrats, the UK Government have announced that nurses will be added to the UK’s shortage occupation list – meaning nurses earning under £35,000 are no longer at risk of deportation. Previously, nurses from non-EU countries who have worked in the UK for 6 years or more at a…
The Welsh Liberal Democrats have called for urgent action as a Welsh Government report has revealed the shortfalls of Wales’ mental health services. The report, which reviews inequalities of access to health services for those with disabilities, finds shortcomings in many areas of Welsh mental health services. It highlights, among other concerns: a lack of…
Magistrates on the Isle of Wight have rejected attempts by the island’s council to enforce a fine on a parent who took his daughter on holiday in term-time. Jon Platt was taken to court after refusing to pay a £120 fine for his six-year-old daughter’s absence from school in April, after a request to take…
