A total of 70 per cent of businesses in Wales reported that the global economic downturn has had a negative impact on their organisation, according to the 2009 Enterprise Survey from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. But the survey showed that the negative impact among Welsh business was the lowest among ...
Business, Cardiff NewsThe hard work and dedication of foster carers in Cardiff was recognised and rewarded at an awards evening last Sunday. Over 100 foster carers and children attended the event, held at the Grape and Olive bar, in the Heath area. The council’s fostering service organised the evening to formally thank their foster carers for all ...
Community, SportCardiff’s iconic Central Library has been hailed a building to be proud of at this year’s GGB BDP Building of The Year Award. BDP is the largest interdisciplinary practice of architects, designers, engineers and urbanists in Europe and the GGB BDP Building of the Year Award recognises the building they believe is the best they ...
Cardiff NewsCommenting on today’s claims by NHS Wales finance directors that £1bn of the annual health budget is not being spent properly, Opposition Assembly leader Nick Bourne AM said: “This is an astonishing admission of waste and an indication of how the Labour-Plaid Assembly Government’s centralised control culture has undermined the work and efficiency of NHS ...
Cardiff News, Welsh AssemblyA mother of two has found a creative way to encourage children to eat more fruit by designing a range of funky fruit animals. The initial six designs are the inventive creation of 40-year-old, Heather Gifford, after having talks with father of five, Peter Jones, the tycoon businessman and star of TV series Dragon’s Den. ...
Cardiff NewsThe Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales has said it will oppose any moves to divert transport investment in Wales from east-west corridors to north-south for political reasons. In a submission to the Welsh Assembly Government consultation on its National Transport Plan, David Lermon, Wales director of the ICAEW, said: “The scale of ...
Cardiff NewsThe Welsh Assembly has formally agreed to Cardiff Council’s plans to close Cefn Onn Primary School and extend the age range at Llysfaen and Thornhill Primary Schools from 4-11 to 3-11. Earlier this year the final decision was passed to the Minister for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills following objections received by the Council ...
Cardiff News, EducationRadio 1 DJ Huw Stephens is set to announce the winner of the Soundtrack For Cardiff competition this Saturday 24 October at a special awards ceremony in the Wales Millennium Centre. The Soundtrack Award is part of the Swn 09 Festival which hits town on Thursday and parties through to the early hours of Sunday ...
Cardiff News, Community Diary, EntertainmentAs previously reported in NOW Cardiff – parents in Whitchurch are being invited to undertake a consultation to decide the future of education provision in the area. Cardiff council are offering three options, all of which involve reducing the size of Whitchurch High School, selling off some school land and merging Eglwys Newydd and Eglwyn ...
Cardiff News, EducationDrop-in sessions and public meetings on options for the future of primary and secondary education in Whitchurch will be taking place throughout November. A consultation period on the proposals will run until December 18. A series of consultation meetings has been arranged in the area for interested parties to learn more about the options for ...
Cardiff News, EducationNew 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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