More 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 AssemblyOver 13,500 people have taken the advice of Wales captain Ryan Jones and pre-registered for tickets to the 2010 RBS Six Nations Championship at the Millennium Stadium – launched via the Welsh Rugby Union’s website on Saturday, 21 November. Wales will play three games at the Millennium Stadium next year as they chase their third ...
SportCommenting 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 ...
EducationAn ecumenical Christmas Memorial Service will be held at the Wenallt Chapel at Thornhill Crematorium on Sunday, 6th December at 2pm. Everyone is welcome to attend and pay their respects to their loved ones during this Christmas period. The welcome will be given by The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of Cardiff, Councillor Brian Griffiths and ...
CommunityOn Saturday 28 November 2009, one of the year’s busiest shopping days, ‘Buy Nothing Day’ is asking people to stop shopping – for a whole day! Why? Well it’s a chance to step off the treadmill and really think about what we are consuming and the environmental consequences. How many things do you buy without ...
CommunityCardiff Castle is celebrating the most magical time of year when the ever-popular Victorian Christmas Tours return in December. For many visitors, coming to the Castle at this time of year has become something of a family tradition. The beautifully decorated apartments adorned with all the Christmas trimmings, the table set in the Banqueting Hall in ...
CommunityWhen Gordon Clarke told Homeless Support worker Mark Davies his garden had become overgrown and that he didn’t have the manpower or equipment for the job, Mark came up with a plan that benefited both Gordon and the Riverside market Over the last year Gordon has donated a lot of his time to the Riverside ...
CommunityA 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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