Thousands of children will benefit from a schools counselling pilot scheme which is the first to be set up in Wales and will be launched in Grangetown Primary at 10.30am on Monday, November 30. Six primary schools are involved in the initiative under the Assembly Government’s schools-based counselling programme. It is also the first scheme ...
EducationCelebrate a traditional Scandinavian Christmas at the Norwegian Church in Cardiff Bay. There is a long tradition of celebrating Christmas at the Church and this weekend is no exception as the Church hosts its annual Christmas Market. Children and adults alike are also welcome to attend the Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony and Carol Service. On ...
Community, Community DiaryFollowing news that the UK Government will bring an early end to the East Anglia rail franchise, Welsh Lib Dem Shadow Transport Minister, Jenny Randerson AM has called for a renegotiation of the Arriva Trains Wales franchise to allow it to be transformed from a “Cinderella service.” Ms Randerson’s intervention comes after senior officials in ...
Cardiff News, TransportCommenting on the publication of the Assembly Government’s Higher Education Strategy: For Our Future, Welsh Lib Dem Shadow Education Minister, Jenny Randerson AM said: “Higher Education does need to change and I welcome the intentions behind this strategy, but without real detail on improving research and development and exploiting this to build a better economy, ...
Welsh AssemblyCardiff has climbed into the top six of the UK’s best performing retail locations. The latest report by Experian, who provide an in-depth analysis of the UK’s retail centres, shows that Cardiff has jumped impressively from 10th place to 6th. The news comes on the back of the last month’s opening of St David’s, which ...
RetailMore tailor-made programs are needed to get older people back into the workforce according to a new report from the Equality of Opportunity Committee for the National Assembly for Wales. An inquiry by the committee found previous periods of economic downturns have had a greater impact on older workers and initial figures suggested the current ...
Welsh AssemblyCommenting on today’s report from the Human Genetics Commission on the DNA database, Nothing to hide, nothing to fear?, Jenny Willott, Welsh Liberal Democrat MP for Cardiff Central, said: “The idea that the police are arresting people that they normally wouldn’t, in order to obtain their DNA, is deeply worrying.
Welsh AssemblyCardiff University will today mark the Inauguration of its new President, formally passing the honour from one major figure in the University’s history to another. The Inauguration of Professor Sir Martin Evans as the 22nd President of Cardiff University will take place at a special ceremony (23 November, 5:30pm National Museum Cardiff), which will also ...
EducationA joint Cardiff University and NHS study designed to establish whether encouraging obese pregnant women to eat more healthily and take more exercise has a positive impact on both mother and child has received a £1M funding boost. The Healthy Eating and Lifestyle in Pregnancy (HELP) project, funded by the National Prevention Research Initiative, will ...
HealthCardiff Council has discovered an outbreak of Phytophthora ramorum at the Moundfield Motte site in Morganstown and will now be working to destroy the infected vegetation. Phytophthora ramorum – known as Sudden Oak Death – is a fungal infection and has been found on rhododendron in the small woodland area around the motte. DEFRA (Department ...
Cardiff NewsNew draft legislation to overhaul mental health services in Wales were formally laid this week by Welsh Conservative AM...
Welsh Lib Dem Shadow Transport Minister, Jenny Randerson AM commenting on the report of the Committee on Climate Change’s...
Commenting on the National Council for Voluntary Organisations’ (NCVO) quarterly Charity Forecast Survey, which shows that 77 per cent...
Today, the Welsh Liberal Democrats released figures showing that their radical new tax plans will help over 1 million...
New funding arrangements for Wales will ensure a fair deal for the people of Wales for years to come....
Today’s publication of the latest Gross Value Added (GVA) figures showing that prosperity levels in Wales remain the lowest...
Cardiff Council is setting up a scheme where residents can borrow electricity monitors from libraries to help keep an...
Commenting on concerns over the provision of swine flu vaccinations to the under-fives, Shadow Health Minister Andrew RT Davies...
Former Cardiff Blues and Wales international Rhys Williams has been forced to retire from rugby after a serious knee...
The Liberal Democrats have unveiled radical new tax plans to help millions of people across the country. The party’s...
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