Today, the MPs from the All Party Parliamentary Group on Mental Health launch the report of their investigation into the implementation of the recent NICE Guideline on treatment of schizophrenia. The Group took up this issue following responses to parliamentary questions, which revealed that implementation was the responsibility of individual NHS organisations and progress was ...
Jenny Willott, Welsh Liberal Democrat MP for Cardiff Central, tabled a motion in Parliament calling on the Government to use its statutory powers not to increase the price of the Severn Bridge Toll in line with inflation. The move comes ahead of the usual December announcement of inflationary price increases over the Severn Bridges for ...
Just one of many prizes to be won in the NSPCC’s Dream Auction 2 is lunch with model Jodie Kidd. Christmas shoppers in Cardiff will have the opportunity to bid online for a range of money can’t buy lots at the NSPCC’s Dream Auction 2 which runs from Tuesday 1 December until Saturday 12 December. Celebrities ...
CommunityConfidence among business professionals in Wales has improved only marginally in the last three months, failing to keep pace with the rest of the UK, according to the latest ICAEW UK Business Confidence Monitor (BCM). A total of 70 senior business professionals in Wales were interviewed and the UK Business Confidence Monitor (BCM) from Institute ...
BusinessCommenting 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 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 ...
SportA 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 ...
HealthA bronze statue of Sir Tasker Watkins, VC, has been unveiled today (Sunday 15 November) at the Millennium Stadium in the heart of Cardiff as a permanent memorial to one of the most accomplished Welshmen of the late 20th century. It will stand in prominence on the elevated section of the main stadium entrance in ...
Cardiff News, SportThe Assembly Government has admitted it still does not have plans in place to help businesses with rising business rates. Following exchanges with the Welsh Conservatives in the National Assembly today, Local Government Minister Brian Gibbons has revealed there are still no “definitive proposals” to deal with the impact of rates revaluation, which is due ...
Cardiff NewsToday, the MPs from the All Party Parliamentary Group on Mental Health launch the report of their investigation into...
A shocking number of children are being rushed to hospital suffering from a potentially fatal diabetic condition, says the...
Cardiff Council’s energy saving drive and bid to cut carbon emissions is already reaping the benefits. In the last...
The new Park and Ride in the east of Cardiff is proving to be extremely popular, with the numbers...
A group of Cardiff students took control of one of the world’s most powerful radio telescopes this week as...
Jenny Willott, Welsh Liberal Democrat MP for Cardiff Central, tabled a motion in Parliament calling on the Government to...
Flagship Assembly Government legislation could take almost three years to come into force, says Welsh Conservatives. Shadow Health Minister...
This Christmas will be busier than ever for the Cardiff County & Vale of Glamorgan Music Service ensembles, with...
It’s not just Scrooge who has the opportunity to visit Christmas past, Glamorgan Archives has many items that help...
Cardiff Council, in partnership with the Friends of Insole Court Heritage Interpretation Project, today celebrate a successful first year...
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