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Welsh low-pay workers cheated by employers

Welsh low-pay workers cheated by employers

June 27, 2011 No Comments

Despite nearly three and half thousand poorly paid workers in Wales getting less than the minimum wage since 2002, not one single prosecution has resulted, says Leanne Wood South Wales Central AM. The scandal involves more than a thousand employers who have made underpayments of nearly one and half million pounds and it seems Cardiff ...

Hockey Duo Net Sponsorship Deal with Arriva Trains Wales

Hockey Duo Net Sponsorship Deal with Arriva Trains Wales

October 7, 2010 No Comments

Tom Vinney and Jonny Gordon play first team hockey for Cardiff based Whitchurch Hockey Club.  They approached ATW seeking assistance with travel to and from training and home matches at the Welsh Institute of Sport. Both Tom and Jonny – an established member of the Wales senior men’s side, previously played for Swansea Bay Hockey ...

Children increasingly assaulted by women

Children increasingly assaulted by women

November 6, 2009 No Comments

The NSPCC is releasing new figures today that show last year volunteer counsellors at ChildLine’s South Wales base in Swansea counselled a total of 536 children across the UK about sexual abuse as their main concern. 85 had been sexually abused by a female. In total, ChildLine counselled 12,268 children nationwide for sexual abuse. Although ...