Author: Rhys Gregory

Maternity and Neonatal champions will be appointed to every health board in Wales to improve the quality of services in a new £1.15m Welsh Government plan. They will work with a new team reporting to the Chief Nursing Officer for Wales to improve the safety, experience and outcomes for mothers and babies in Wales. The Maternity and Neonatal Safety Support Programme in Wales will ensure clear and consistent approach to maternity and neonatal safety across Wales. The first phase will see Improvement Cymru supporting Health Boards to identify key priorities and improvements which the Programme will deliver, to ensure every…

With growing concerns over the ‘Cost of Living Crisis’ that families are facing across Wales, Minister for Social Justice Jane Hutt and Minister for Climate Change Julie James outlined the full package of support the Welsh Government has developed to help families during this difficult time and reiterated their call for action from the UK Government to ease the burden on families across Wales. Minister for Social Justice Jane Hutt stated: “Energy bills are at an all-time high, food costs are mounting and inflation is climbing to its highest rate in a decade. Families across Wales are feeling the strain…

According to a new study, Cardiff residents are partial to the odd white lie, with nearly one in ten (9%) telling one lie a day, and one in twenty (6%) telling up to ten lies a day. Contact lens retailer Lenstore surveyed 2,000 UK adults to find out how often Brits lie, and which lies we tell most often. Before you begin worrying that your best mate or mother may be telling you porkies, rest assured that the people of Cardiff are more likely to lie to strangers than anyone else, with over a quarter of those surveyed (28%) admitting they…

The number of skilled HGV lorry drivers in the UK continues to shrink, It has been estimated the number has shrunk by over a quarter since 2019. The result has been witnessed by empty shelves in supermarket stores and fuel shortages. The UK government  is at last taking steps to right the situation by sponsoring  HGV “training boot camps”. Let’s look at the reason for the current shortage and the steps being taken to training more truck drivers within the UK Why there’s a shortage of Truck drivers? The government website has listed  the following as key reasons for the…

Sabine Appelmans is surely one of the greatest female tennis players to represent Belgium. She went pro in 1998 and participated in three Olympics, reaching the quarter-finals in singles at the 1992 games. Appelmans won seven titles and got to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open in 1997, the same event which the bookies expect Ashleigh Barty to win in 2022. Sabine Appelmans was chosen as the captain of Belgium’s Fed Cup team in 2007, replacing Carl Maes. To remember her time in the spotlight, Betway spoke to Sabine Appelmans about her most challenging opponents throughout her career. This article…

If you’re interested in trading in 2022, you’re most likely targeting one of three markets: stocks, Forex, and/or cryptocurrency. Whichever market you choose, each of these marketplaces is driven by its unique volatility, which makes them trading-relevant. However, trading blindly might result in a massive loss at the start, thereby killing your trading enthusiasm. You may have read and seen enticing headlines about trading profits. No trader has ever gained in the long run by betting on a hunch. Successful traders employ multiple different trading tactics. These tactics, as well as the skill to choose when to employ either strategy,…

Town centre property owners in Pembrokeshire interested in improving their buildings and/or sites are being urged to apply for funds available from Welsh Government. The Transforming Towns ‘Place Making’ grant offers support for a wide range of projects, from green infrastructure developments to internal and external commercial and residential improvements, with the aim of reducing the number of empty, underused sites and premises in town centres. The scheme is open to private businesses, including developers, third sector businesses, and the public sector. It is not available to private individuals. It is available within the town centre areas of: Fishguard and…

Bridgend County Borough Council is planning to consult local residents over proposals that could extend existing Public Space Protection Orders in Bridgend town centre, Maesteg, Porthcawl, Pencoed and Caerau. Designed to help tackle anti-social behaviour, the orders make it an offence for anyone to continue to consume alcohol or fail to surrender intoxicating substances when asked to do so by a police officer, police community support officer or authorised council officer. Under the orders, dog owners using any public space in the county borough are also required to carry bags, pick up after their pets, dispose of their waste in…

Bridgend County Borough Council has revealed plans to provide Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Ogwr with larger, £12.6m state of the art new premises on land located off Ffordd Cadfan in Brackla. The Cabinet of Bridgend County Borough Council has agreed to carry out public consultation over the proposals after acquiring a vacant brownfield site within the local catchment area which backs on to Brackla industrial estate. The announcement comes almost a year after the authority confirmed that it was no longer seeking to build the new Welsh-medium school premises on a 14-acre site known locally as Brackla Hill. Under the scheme,…

Twin brothers Paul and Richard lived together under the care of their auntie – until she sadly passed away. They could have been separated until Shared Lives carer Tina stepped in. Paul and Richard Jordan, who have a learning disability, featured in Stacey’s latest podcast series, Fresh Starts, released this week. She heard how the twins, 35, and their carer Tina, from Rogiet, came to live together just before the first Covid-19 lockdown in 2020, and managed to come through a rollercoaster of personal tragedy and pandemic hardship. Prior to meeting Tina, Paul and Richard had lived with their aunt…