Community News

A Welsh Government Minister has been in Powys this week (Monday 23 April) looking at the way technology is being used to support health and welfare in the county.

Second-hand electrical retailers who sell faulty goods are putting lives at risk, Powys County Council has warned.

An all-new website and innovative ‘My Account’ facility will make it easier for people to access council services in Bridgend County Borough from today (24 April).

A stunning Curtain of Poppies, which features more than 65,000 hand made contributions from thousands of knitters and fibre fans from all over the UK and abroad, is a colourful highlight of this year’s Wonderwool Wales.

Today, (19th April) Big Issue founder Lord John Bird and Sophie Howe, The Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, spoke to a 100 strong audience at the National Assembly for Wales’ Pierhead, about the need for urgent action to prevent poverty and social exclusion. 

We have all been there, whether we have been on the receiving end and unlucky enough to lose something, or we’ve come across someone else’s lost property.

An incredibly daring group of nineteen fundraisers sacrificed their locks this month by shaving their heads, all in the name of a good cause.

Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s lovely Maesnewydd Garden Centre is once again in full bloom and open to residents who want to grab a bargain and support the ongoing training and employment of adults with learning disabilities.

The Cabinet Secretary has announced, that the three FRAs in Wales are to receive £1,424,000 to continue to support their arson reduction and youth engagement schemes, as well as for the purchase of home safety equipment.

Have you seen Peter Pan at a Cardiff children’s ward recently? It could well be the student-led Make A Smile project.