4+ hour, 43+ min ago  (516+ words) The boss of Deeside-based Iceland is among more than 80 retail chief executives warning the Prime Minister that government policy is making it more expensive to hire young people. Tarsem Dhaliwal, group chief executive of Iceland Foods, which has its headquarters…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (665+ words) Flintshire County Council's social care costs are rising fast, and most of the increase is going to private care providers. More than 70 per cent of the "6. 474m budget pressure the service faced over the past year came from higher fees paid…...

3+ week, 9+ hour ago  (892+ words) Nearly three-quarters of 11 to 17 year olds have seen harmful content online in the past month, according to research published by Ofcom on Thursday. The figure of 73% has changed little since children's online safety duties came into force in July 2025. Just…...

1+ mon, 22+ hour ago  (402+ words) Foster Care Fortnight launches in Flintshire on Monday, with Flintshire County Council and Foster Wales urging more local families to consider becoming foster carers. The two-week campaign runs from 11 to 24 May, under this year's theme, "This is Fostering. Among those…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (495+ words) Two Crayola children's craft kits sold by major UK retailers have been recalled after warnings the sand inside may contain asbestos. The Office for Product Safety and Standards issued the recalls on 1 May. The affected products are the Crayola Discovery…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (604+ words) 56, 800 young people in Wales now classed as not in education, employment or training, up 18, 500 in 12 months. The proportion of young people in Wales not in education, employment or training has risen by 5. 5 percentage points in 12 months, while England and Scotland…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (597+ words) One in three children in Wales is growing up in poverty, and a new report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies says the Senedd has limited tools to change that number quickly. The IFS puts the child poverty rate in…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (501+ words) Millions of families across the UK will see an increase in Child Benefit payments from next week, HM Revenue and Customs has confirmed. From 6 April, parents will receive "27. 05 per week for their eldest or only child and "17. 90 for each additional…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (771+ words) Social media giants like Tik Tok have changed our lives and are used by thousands of young people in North Wales. One of the main topics that catches the interest of young Northern Welsh people is skincare." Beauty advice, tips,…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago  (840+ words) More than half of older adults in Wales have experienced at least one serious adversity since the age of 60, including abuse, loneliness, financial hardship or being unable to access health or social care, according to a major new study. The…...