Save the Children’s ‘Read on. Get on.’ campaign is raising awareness of the effect of poverty on children’s reading ability. The campaign aims to ensure that every child living in the UK is a confident reader by the age of 11. Good literacy skills are thought to be one of the best routes out of…
Disabled people to lead on £5 million research programme Disabled people will be at the forefront of designing an innovative new £5 million UK-wide programme on Disability Research on Independent Living and Learning (DRILL). DRILL is fully funded by the Big Lottery Fund and will be delivered across the UK by a consortium of…
Local charity Welsh Hearts, Calonnau Cymru are holding a competition for primary and secondary school aged pupils to design a festive Christmas card. Pupils can draw, paint or photograph their entries. There will be three winners, one of which will receive a free defibrillator and CPR training for their school. Defibrillators are life saving pieces…
I was just on aberdareonline.co.uk doing a little research, and thought I would ask if you would consider adding a couple of resources on safety? As a Mother of two safety is very important to me. I thought this covers some important ground. There’s also new laws on put on place on dangerous chemical symbols…
South Wales Police can confirm that Matthew John Johnson, aged 27, from Hendreforgan, Gilfach Goch has been charged following the road traffic collision in Mountain Ash on the 3rd September. He has been charged with driving a vehicle without due care and attention and causing serious injury by dangerous driving. Tye Hawkins, aged 10, still remains…
Advertorial from Hynt: On 26 March 2015 we launched hynt. hynt is a national scheme with the needs of audiences placed firmly at its heart. It’s grounded in an understanding of the challenges that some people face in enjoying everything that arts and culture can offer. We want cultural spaces to be for everyone so…
Play Wales have launched a Manifesto for children’s play in Wales and hope that the new Welsh Government will continue to prioritise play provision in Wales. Play Wales are asking all political parties to recognise the importance of making time for play, as well as, having the freedom and suitable places to do so. The…
The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act is about improving the social, economic, environmental and cultural well-being of Wales, now and in the future. The main purpose of the guidance is to help public bodies to respond positively to the duties and powers they now have under the Act. These documents take into account the views…
Waiting times at Wales’ accident and emergency departments got worse last month, in spite of an overall fall in the number of attendances by patients. Two thousand fewer people visited Welsh emergency departments in August than in July, according to NHS Wales stats published today, yet just 83.6 per cent of patients were seen within…
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…
